Eredivisie WON 2–2
Sat, Sep 19 · 20:00 · Johan Cruijff Arena
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Excelsior Away
Ajax vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
Tipster's pick Both Teams to Score
Confidence Medium
Odds 1.53 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Ajax and Excelsior Both Expected to Score

Ajax have scored in every match this season and create plenty of chances at home. Excelsior also reach the net regularly and post strong away goal numbers. Earlier meetings between the clubs produced high totals in every case. Ajax allow opponents opportunities despite their recent results. Excelsior press forward often enough to test the home back line. Clean sheet rates remain low for both sides in current form. These patterns point to an open game where each team finds the target.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
2–2 WON

Our pick “Both Teams to Score” at odds 1.53 won — final score 2–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Owen Wijndal ↓ Caio Henrique 23'
  3. Julian Brandt assist Kasper Dolberg 32'
  4. Jan Plug 35'
  5. Lennard Hartjes 45+1'
  6. Second half
  7. Oliver Valaker Edvardsen ↓ Viktor Tsygankov 61'
  8. Tolu Arokodare ↓ Kasper Dolberg 62'
  9. Aymen sliti assist Irakli Yegoian 62'
  10. Tolu Arokodare assist Oscar Gloukh 64'
  11. Kasey Bos ↓ Eric da Silva Moreira 65'
  12. Ilano Silva Timas ↓ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson 71'
  13. Alireza Jahanbakhsh ↓ Aymen sliti 71'
  14. Sofyan Amrabat ↓ Jorthy Mokio 76'
  15. Abdellah Ouazane ↓ Davy Klaassen 77'
  16. Oscar Gloukh 85'
  17. Irakli Yegoian 85'
  18. Mario Domínguez Franco ↓ David Garden 85'
This season
Ajax Excelsior
Over 2.5 goals 83% 100%
Clean sheet 33% 33%
Failed to score 0% 0%
Scored per game 3.2 2.2
Conceded per game 1.2 1.2
Scored home / away 2.7 / 3.7 1.3 / 3.0

Across 6 and 6 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
3 FEY Feyenoord 6 4 2 0 14
4 AJA Ajax ▲ 6 4 1 1 13
5 TWE Twente 6 4 1 1 13
6 EXC Excelsior ▲ 6 3 1 2 10
7 FOR Fortuna Sittard 6 3 1 2 10
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Ajax WWLWW
W vs FC Sion 5–3 Aug 27
W @ Telstar 4–0 Aug 30
L vs PSV Eindhoven 1–3 Sep 5
W @ Fortuna Sittard 5–1 Sep 12
W vs Willem II 5–1 Sep 15
Excelsior LWWDL
L vs PSV Eindhoven 1–2 Aug 15
W vs Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Aug 29
W @ Willem II 3–0 Sep 5
D @ NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Sep 8
L vs Utrecht 1–2 Sep 13
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Ajax
Scored 4.0 avg
5 4 1 5 5
Conceded 1.6 avg
3 0 3 1 1
Excelsior
Scored 1.8 avg
1 2 3 2 1
Conceded 1.4 avg
2 1 0 2 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
6 AFC Ajax
3 Draws
1 Excelsior
Feb 2026 Excelsior 2–2 Ajax Draw
Nov 2025 Ajax 1–2 Excelsior Excelsior
Apr 2024 Ajax 2–2 Excelsior Draw
Aug 2023 Excelsior 2–2 Ajax Draw
Jan 2023 Excelsior 1–4 Ajax Ajax

Over 2.5 goals in 10 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Ajax 4-3-3
  • 1 M. ter Stegen G
  • 3 A. Gaaei D
  • 6 T. Kehrer D
  • 15 Y. Baas D
  • 12 Caio Henrique D
  • 18 D. Klaassen M
  • 24 J. Mokio M
  • 8 J. Brandt M
  • 11 V. Tsygankov F
  • 9 K. Dolberg F
  • 10 O. Gloukh F
Bench Lucas Rosa, S. Amrabat, T. Arokodare, Rayane Bounida, O. Edvardsen, D. Janse, A. Ouazane, M. Paes, Marcos Leonardo, C. Setford, Jofre Torrents, O. Wijndal

Míchel

Excelsior 4-3-3
  • 1 S. van Gassel G
  • 2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira D
  • 4 C. Widell D
  • 14 J. Plug D
  • 15 S. Janssen D
  • 8 I. Yegoian M
  • 3 R. Meissen M
  • 20 L. Hartjes M
  • 7 A. Sliti F
  • 19 D. Garden F
  • 30 Á. Þorsteinsson F
Bench Celton Biai, K. Bos, Giulliano Cairo, Mario Domínguez, N. Groen, A. Jahanbakhsh, I. Silva Timas, V. Sulzbacher, O. Turay, D. van Vianen

R. den Uil

Team news · injuries & suspensions
AFC Ajax
  • OUT S. Adingra Foot Injury
  • OUT D. Blind Injury
  • OUT A. Bouwman Injury
  • OUT S. Adingra Foot Injury
  • OUT D. Blind Injury
  • OUT A. Bouwman Injury
Excelsior
  • OUT N. Naujoks Inactive
  • OUT N. Naujoks Inactive