SC Telstar 2–3 AFC Ajax
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.5 – 1.0
- Actual xG
- 0.8 – 1.7
- Goals
- 2 – 3
Footybot made SC Telstar favourites at 51%.
AFC Ajax won and made the better chances: 1.7 xG to 0.8.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ko Itakura, 69.8 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Ko Itakura +19.5, Youri Baas +13.6, Mika Godts +11.1.
Well below it: Tyrese Noslin −13.7, Davy Klaassen −12.6, Milan Zonneveld −8.7.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
SC Telstar
| 20 Dec 2025 | W 1–0 | at NAC Breda |
| 13 Dec 2025 | D 2–2 | v NEC Nijmegen |
| 6 Dec 2025 | D 1–1 | at Heracles Almelo |
| 30 Nov 2025 | L 1–2 | v Feyenoord |
| 23 Nov 2025 | D 1–1 | v FC Utrecht |
AFC Ajax
| 20 Dec 2025 | D 2–2 | at NEC Nijmegen |
| 14 Dec 2025 | W 2–0 | v Feyenoord |
| 10 Dec 2025 | W 4–2 | at Qarabağ FK |
| 6 Dec 2025 | W 3–1 | at Fortuna Sittard |
| 2 Dec 2025 | W 2–0 | v FC Groningen |
Head to head
| 10 Aug 2025 | AFC Ajax 2–0 SC Telstar |
SC Telstar
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Koswal | 31 | 54.1 | – |
| Jeff Hardeveld | 90 | 53.7 | −1.7 |
| Ronald Koeman Jr | 90 | 51.9 | −6.7 |
| Danny Bakker | 90 | 51.0 | +4.4 |
| Sebastiaan Hagedoorn | 1 | 49.5 | – |
| Neville Nwankwo | 90 | 43.4 | −6.5 |
| Patrick Brouwer | 75 | 41.8 | −2.8 |
| Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp | 75 | 41.8 | −5.9 |
| Soufiane Hetli | 15 | 41.1 | – |
| Guus Offerhaus | 90 | 41.1 | −7.5 |
| Nils Rossen | 89 | 39.4 | −4.3 |
| Milan Zonneveld | 59 | 38.4 | −8.7 |
| Tyrese Noslin | 59 | 35.6 | −13.7 |
| Kay Tejan | 15 | 33.3 | – |
| Adil Lechkar | 31 | 26.5 | – |
| Cedric Hatenboer | 53 | 22.4 | – |
AFC Ajax
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayane Bounida | 25 | 72.3 | – |
| Ko Itakura | 90 | 69.8 | +19.5 |
| Youri Baas | 90 | 67.5 | +13.6 |
| Mika Godts | 90 | 67.3 | +11.1 |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | 15 | 61.4 | – |
| Oliver Valaker Edvardsen | 14 | 58.4 | – |
| Jorthy Mokio | 15 | 53.3 | – |
| Anton Gaaei | 84 | 51.5 | +2.2 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | 90 | 50.5 | −4.1 |
| Oscar Gloukh | 65 | 48.9 | −5.1 |
| Youri Regeer | 65 | 46.3 | −4.8 |
| Lucas Rosa | 90 | 44.2 | −7.4 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | 25 | 43.5 | – |
| Sean Steur | 75 | 43.0 | −2.9 |
| Kasper Dolberg | 75 | 39.1 | −7.4 |
| Davy Klaassen | 90 | 35.3 | −12.6 |