Eredivisie 2026-27 ｜ Matchday 7 ｜ 2026-09-20 03:00 JST
2 – 2
32' J. Brandt 64' T. Arokodare 45' Lennard Hartjes 62' Aymen Sliti
Match summary Ajax and Excelsior met in the Eredivisie 2026-27 Matchday 7 on September 20. A goal-filled contest ended 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time and 1-1 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Ajax – J. Brandt and T. Arokodare; Excelsior – Lennard Hartjes and Aymen Sliti. Assists: Ajax – Kasper Dolberg and O. Gloukh; Excelsior – Irakli Yegoian.
Possession: Ajax 81%, Excelsior 19%. Shots: Ajax 33, Excelsior 4. Yellow cards: Ajax 1, Excelsior 2.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Stegen 12 Henr iqu 15 Baas 6 Kehrer 3 Gaaei 8 Brandt 24 Mokio 18 Klaasse 10 Gloukh 9 Dolberg 11 Tsygank
4-3-3 1 Gassel 15 Jans sen 14 Plug 4 Widell 2 More ira 20 Hartjes 3 Meissen 8 Yegoian 30 Thorste 19 Garden 7 Sliti
2.51 Expected goals (xG) 0.82
View as table Ajax Stat Excelsior 4-3-3 Formation 4-3-3 81% Possession 19% 2.51 Expected goals (xG) 0.82 33 Shots 4 8 Shots on target 2 17 Shots off target 1 8 Blocked shots 1 24 Shots inside the box 4 9 Shots outside the box 0 9 Corner kicks 0 3 Offsides 0 6 Fouls 12 821 Passes 197 755 Accurate passes 132 0 Goalkeeper saves 6 1 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Jannick van der Laan, Netherlands
Player stats Ajax Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. ter Stegen 0 25(96%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 1 DF Anton Gaaei 5 1 0 2(100%) 3 86(90%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 3 6(5) DF T. Kehrer 1 1 0 1 137(98%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 8(5) DF Y. Baas 0 1(50%) 1 135(95%) 0 0 0 1 1 7 90 1 7(4) DF Caio Henrique 0 10(71%) 0 0 0 6.6 23 1(1) MF D. Klaassen 2 0 1(100%) 2 44(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 77 6(4) MF J. Mokio 1 0 2 58(95%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 76 2 1 10(4) MF J. Brandt 2 1 1 1 68(89%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 6 6(2) FW V. Tsygankov 1 0 30(83%) 0 0 0 2 2 6 61 2 1 5(2) FW Kasper Dolberg 1 0 1(100%) 10(77%) 1 0 0 1 1 6.6 62 2 4(2) FW O. Gloukh 5 3 0 5(100%) 58(87%) 1 1 0 4 9.2 90 4 10(9) DF O. Wijndal 0 1 47(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 67 4 1 7(2) FW O. Edvardsen 0 10(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 29 3 2(None) FW T. Arokodare 5 1 1 7(78%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 28 7(6) MF S. Amrabat 0 1 17(94%) 0 0 0 7.3 14 1 1(1) MF A. Ouazane 2 1 0 3(100%) 13(100%) 0 0 0 7.2 13 1 4(3) GK C. Setford 0 0 0 0 GK M. Paes 0 0 0 0 DF Jofre Torrents 0 0 0 0 DF D. Janse 0 0 0 0 DF Lucas Rosa 0 0 0 0 FW Rayane Bounida 0 0 0 0 FW Marcos Leonardo 0 0 0 0
Excelsior Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Stijn van Gassel 0 21(48%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1(1) DF Eric da Silva Moreira 0 2(100%) 13(72%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 65 2 5(3) DF Casper Widell 0 1 2 17(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 5 12(6) DF Jan Plug 0 2 1 12(75%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.3 90 3 7(3) DF Simon Janssen 0 1(100%) 3 7(64%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 90 1 8(4) MF Irakli Yegoian 0 3(50%) 15(75%) 1 1 0 1 1 7 90 2 10(4) MF Rick Meissen 0 1 2 14(64%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 5 11(2) MF Lennard Hartjes 1 1 1 1(50%) 1 15(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.6 90 2 8(5) FW Aymen Sliti 2 1 1 1 3(50%) 0 0 0 7.5 71 4(3) FW David Garden 0 1 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 85 1 6(1) FW Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson 0 7(78%) 0 0 0 6.2 71 5(None) FW K. Bos 0 1 2 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 25 1 4(2) FW Ilano Silva Timas 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 6.5 19 1(None) FW Alireza Jahanbakhsh 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 19 2(None) FW M. Dominguez 0 0 0 0 6.3 10 GK Celton Biai 0 0 0 0 DF Osman Turay 0 0 0 0 MF Giuliano Cairo 0 0 0 0 MF Daniel van Vianen 0 0 0 0 MF Valentin Sulzbacher 0 0 0 0 FW Nesto Groen 0 0 0 0
Lineups Ajax Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. ter Stegen Starter DF 3 Anton Gaaei Starter DF 6 T. Kehrer Starter DF 15 Y. Baas Starter DF 12 Caio Henrique Starter MF 18 D. Klaassen Starter MF 24 J. Mokio Starter MF 8 J. Brandt Starter FW 11 V. Tsygankov Starter FW 9 Kasper Dolberg Starter FW 10 O. Gloukh Bench DF 5 O. Wijndal Bench MF 4 S. Amrabat Bench MF 68 A. Ouazane Bench FW 20 O. Edvardsen Bench FW 99 T. Arokodare
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 26 M. Paes Bench GK 51 C. Setford Bench DF 36 D. Janse Bench DF 21 Jofre Torrents Bench DF 2 Lucas Rosa Bench FW 43 Rayane Bounida Bench FW 38 Marcos Leonardo
Excelsior Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Stijn van Gassel Starter DF 2 Eric da Silva Moreira Starter DF 4 Casper Widell Starter DF 14 Jan Plug Starter DF 15 Simon Janssen Starter MF 8 Irakli Yegoian Starter MF 3 Rick Meissen Starter MF 20 Lennard Hartjes Starter FW 7 Aymen Sliti Starter 19 David Garden Starter FW 30 Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Bench FW 21 Ilano Silva Timas Bench FW 9 M. Dominguez Bench FW 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh Bench FW 12 K. Bos
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 16 Celton Biai Bench MF 24 Giuliano Cairo Bench MF 6 Daniel van Vianen Bench MF 18 Valentin Sulzbacher Bench FW 28 Nesto Groen Bench DF 22 Osman Turay
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 23' Ajax 🔄 Substitution OUT Caio Henrique → IN O. Wijndal 1H 32' Ajax ⚽ Goal J. Brandt 1-0 1H 35' Excelsior 🟨 Yellow card Jan Plug 1H 45' Excelsior ⚽ Goal Lennard Hartjes 1-1 2H 16' Ajax 🔄 Substitution OUT V. Tsygankov → IN O. Edvardsen 2H 17' Ajax 🔄 Substitution OUT Kasper Dolberg → IN T. Arokodare 2H 17' Excelsior ⚽ Goal Aymen Sliti 1-2 2H 19' Ajax ⚽ Goal T. Arokodare 2-2 2H 21' Excelsior 🔄 Substitution OUT Eric da Silva Moreira → IN K. Bos 2H 26' Excelsior 🔄 Substitution OUT Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson → IN Ilano Silva Timas 2H 26' Excelsior 🔄 Substitution OUT Aymen Sliti → IN Alireza Jahanbakhsh 2H 31' Ajax 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Mokio → IN S. Amrabat 2H 32' Ajax 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Klaassen → IN A. Ouazane 2H 40' Ajax 🟨 Yellow card O. Gloukh 2H 40' Excelsior 🟨 Yellow card Irakli Yegoian 2H 40' Excelsior 🔄 Substitution OUT David Garden → IN M. Dominguez
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