Ajax 2-2 Excelsior: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

Ajax

2 : 2

Excelsior

J. Brandt32'
T. Arokodare64'

45'L. Hartjes
62'A. Sliti

Ajax4-3-3

Line ups

4-3-3Excelsior Excelsior crest

Substitutions

23'
126.6
Caio Henrique
56.2
O. Wijndal
61'
116.0
V. Tsygankov
206.7
O. Edvardsen
62'
96.6A
K. Dolberg
997.3
T. Arokodare
76'
246.9
J. Mokio
47.3
S. Amrabat
77'
186.3
D. Klaassen
687.2
A. Ouazane

Unused

Substitutions

66'
26.5
E. da Silva Moreira
127.2
K. Bos
71'
306.2
A. Thorsteinsson
216.5
I. Silva Timas
71'
77.5
A. Sliti
116.3
A. Jahanbakhsh
85'
196.5
D. Garden
96.3
M. Dominguez

Unused

Home

S. Adingra
Foot Injury
Out
D. Blind
Back Injury
Out
A. Bouwman
Knock
Out

Away

N. Naujoks
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Oscar Gloukh

Midfielder · Ajax

9.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists1

Shots5

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy60%

Dribbles won5

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes67

Key passes4

Pass accuracy87%

Defending

Duels won9 · 90%

Fouls won/made4 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Stijn van GasselG	6	2	1,23	-0,77	21/44	16/38
Marc-André Ter StegenG	0	2	1,44	-0,56	25/26	3/4

Live stats

Possession & Passing

81%Possession19%

821Total passes197

92%Pass accuracy67%

9Corners0

Attack

33Shots4

8On target2

17Off target1

8Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

24Shots in box4

9Shots out box0

2.4xG0.8

-0.2Goals prevented-0.2

Defense & Discipline

0Goalkeeper saves6

3Offsides0

6Fouls12

1Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,16xG0,28

12Shots3

3On target1

1Big chances1

16Touches in box6

78%Possession22%

2Corners0

Second half

1,20xG0,54

21Shots1

5On target1

2Big chances1

38Touches in box6

84%Possession16%

7Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Ajax

2.39331681%

74% open play26% set piece

Excelsior

0.824319%

98% open play2% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

37 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Ajax2,39 xG · 2 scored

Excelsior0,82 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Ajax64

Open play 52Set piece 6Dribble 3Rebound 3

Excelsior8

Open play 5Set piece 1Dribble 2

Momentum

10 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Ajax95% pressure

Excelsior5% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

2.39xG0.82

33Shots4

16On target3

Momentum

90' Off target Oscar Gloukh 0.03 xG · Throw in set piece · Right foot

Shot map

33 v 4

Ajax shoot right, Excelsior left. Bigger dot = better chance.

AJAAjaxEXCExcelsiorgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

AjaxExcelsiorgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AjaxDefensive line 41%

ExcelsiorDefensive line 26%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AjaxUntil 23'

Most-connected pair: Kehrer and Gaaei, 25 passes between them.

ExcelsiorUntil 65'

Most-connected pair: Widell and Gassel, 8 passes between them.

Tactical battle

79control21

Oscar Gloukh

12 touches in box

In possession

83,4%Field tilt16,6%

22Passes into box3

56Progressive passes9

13Carries into final third9

25Chances created3

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

6,30Press intensity (PPDA)23,88

15High turnovers7

9Regains within 5s5

12,5sBall recovery time35,9s

11Interceptions28

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

202Carries77

2209mCarry distance1013m

25Progressive carries9

1200mProgressive carry distance516m

3Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

13Take-ons won8

16Take-ons attempted16

875mProgressive pass distance172m

1Through balls1

6Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,77Expected threat (xT)0,60

2,68Action value (VAEP)2,48

64Shot-creating actions8

4Goal-creating actions4

23Box entries6

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

6,5Passes per attack2,2

20,8sAttack duration10,2s

1,61 m/sAttack directness3,22 m/s

11Build-up attacks2

16Direct attacks7

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

53Touches in box12

92Final third entries38

3Big chances2

1,23xG on target1,44

1Big chances missed0

Passing

13/35 (37%)Crosses0/3 (0%)

21/34 (62%)Long balls26/58 (45%)

23Throw-ins9

12Free kicks6

2Goal kicks16

Duels

58Total42

36/59 (61%)Ground23/60 (38%)

13/26 (50%)Aerial13/25 (52%)

12/15 (80%)Dribbles8/15 (53%)

7Dispossessed5

Defending

45Recoveries41

6Interceptions20

12Tackles10

75%Tackles won20%

10Clearances34

2Big chances scored2

0Big saves3

1Errors led to goal0

3Fouled in final third0

7,81Average rating7,06

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AjaxThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal100%

75%2+ goals63%

38%3+ goals25%

38%4+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal75%

38%2+ goals63%

13%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 5-1 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AjaxshootallowExcelsior

3.8%Six-yard box4.6%

65.6%+3.3Penalty area63.7%

26.1%Edge of the box25.1%

4.5%-3.2Long range6.6%

532 shots taken · 502 faced

ExcelsiorshootallowAjax

5.2%Six-yard box5.1%

63.1%Penalty area-5.157.4%

26.2%Edge of the box+3.328.1%

5.4%-2.3Long range+1.89.4%

423 shots taken · 469 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Ajax and Excelsior drew 2-2 at Johan Cruijff Arena in the Eredivisie. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: J. Brandt (32'), T. Arokodare (64') for Ajax; L. Hartjes (45'), A. Sliti (62') for Excelsior. In their last 21 meetings, Ajax have won 14, Excelsior 1, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.