Eredivisie 26/27 · 15 Sep 2026

AFC Ajax 5–1 Willem II Tilburg

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made AFC Ajax favourites at 78%.

AFC Ajax won and made the better chances: 3.8 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Oscar Gloukh, 75.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Oscar Gloukh +36.2, Julian Brandt +15.7, Uriel van Aalst +10.9.

Well below it: Steven Berghuis −13.7, Calvin Twigt −11.2, Owen Wijndal −9.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

12 Sep 2026	W 5–1	at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
5 Sep 2026	L 1–3	v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
30 Aug 2026	W 4–0	at SC Telstar Eredivisie
27 Aug 2026	W 5–3	v FC Sion Conference League
20 Aug 2026	W 4–2	at FC Sion Conference League

11 Sep 2026	D 1–1	at AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
5 Sep 2026	L 0–3	v Excelsior Eredivisie
30 Aug 2026	D 2–2	v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
15 Aug 2026	L 1–4	v NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
8 Aug 2026	L 1–4	at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder	90	1	1	1.02	75.8	+36.2
Julian Brandt Forward	67	1	0	0.14	66.6	+15.7
Viktor Tsygankov Midfielder	33	1	0	0.15	65.6	–
Sofyan Amrabat Midfielder	33	0	0	0.02	58.2	–
Youri Baas Defender	90	0	0	0.07	54.9	+4.5
Maarten Paes Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.8	−1.5
Thilo Kehrer Defender	77	0	0	0.08	48.7	−1.8
Kasper Dolberg Forward	90	1	2	0.93	45.9	+8.7
Davy Klaassen Midfielder	57	1	0	0.30	44.5	+0.2
Dies Janse Defender	13	0	0	–	44.4	–
Lucas Rosa Defender	90	0	1	0.07	44.3	−4.2
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder	90	0	0	0.17	38.8	−8.1
Steven Berghuis Forward	57	0	0	0.55	34.8	−13.7
Owen Wijndal Defender	67	0	0	0.01	33.3	−9.4
Caio Henrique Defender	23	0	0	–	31.7	–
Abdellah Ouazane Midfielder	23	0	0	0.28	30.5	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Eser Gürbüz Midfielder	8	0	0	–	63.7	–
Alessandro Ciranni Defender	45	1	0	0.79	58.0	–
Chido Obi-Martin Forward	20	0	0	–	55.0	–
Uriel van Aalst Midfielder	90	0	1	–	49.6	+10.9
Tonny Vilhena Forward	45	0	0	0.09	47.6	–
Jaden Slory Midfielder	70	0	0	–	47.4	+8.8
Maxim Dekker Defender	84	0	0	–	46.9	−0.6
Mats Lemmens Defender	45	0	0	–	46.4	–
Devin Haen Forward	90	0	0	0.58	45.2	+3.9
Nathan Tjoe-A-On Defender	90	0	0	–	44.4	+5.7
Finn Stam Defender	90	0	0	–	44.0	−0.2
Maxime Delanghe Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	43.2	−0.1
Per van Loon Defender	45	0	0	0.04	36.4	−0.9
Hidde ter Avest Defender	61	0	0	0.02	35.1	−0.7
Calvin Twigt Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	33.5	−11.2
Amine Et-Taibi Defender	29	0	0	–	23.1	–