Eredivisie 26/27 · 19 Sep 2026

AFC Ajax 2–2 Excelsior

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 68%.

AFC Ajax deserved more from the draw, creating 2.4 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Thilo Kehrer, 65.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Oscar Gloukh +17.0, Owen Wijndal +15.1, Thilo Kehrer +14.9.

Well below it: Viktor Tsygankov −27.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

15 Sep 2026	W 5–1	v Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie
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

13 Sep 2026	L 1–2	v FC Utrecht Eredivisie
8 Sep 2026	D 2–2	at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
5 Sep 2026	W 3–0	at Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie
29 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
15 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie

1 Feb 2026	Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax Eredivisie
22 Nov 2025	AFC Ajax 1–2 Excelsior Eredivisie

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tolu Arokodare Forward	28	1	0	0.71	88.6	–
Abdellah Ouazane Midfielder	13	0	0	0.18	79.0	–
Sofyan Amrabat Midfielder	14	0	0	–	76.4	–
Thilo Kehrer Defender	90	0	0	0.11	65.1	+14.9
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder	90	0	1	0.35	61.1	+17.0
Julian Brandt Forward	90	1	0	0.33	60.9	+8.9
Owen Wijndal Defender	67	0	0	–	56.9	+15.1
Youri Baas Defender	90	0	0	–	55.3	+4.0
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen Forward	29	0	0	–	52.6	–
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder	76	0	0	0.27	49.7	+4.5
Anton Gaaei Defender	90	0	0	0.10	45.4	+2.7
Kasper Dolberg Forward	62	0	1	0.09	42.6	+4.0
Marc-André Ter Stegen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	41.7	−5.9
Davy Klaassen Midfielder	77	0	0	0.23	40.1	−4.0
Caio Henrique Defender	23	0	0	–	29.0	–
Viktor Tsygankov Midfielder	61	0	0	0.02	24.1	−27.4

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Kasey Bos Defender	25	0	0	–	75.9	–
Casper Widell Defender	90	0	0	–	58.4	+6.6
Aymen Sliti Forward	71	1	0	0.73	54.7	+8.2
Lennard Hartjes Midfielder	90	1	0	0.09	48.7	+7.3
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	45.1	−5.9
Rick Meissen Defender	90	0	0	–	43.5	+3.7
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder	90	0	1	–	41.2	−2.8
Jan Plug Defender	90	0	0	–	41.1	−3.6
Eric da Silva Moreira Defender	65	0	0	–	40.9	+13.7
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Forward	19	0	0	–	40.8	–
Mario Domínguez Forward	10	0	0	–	38.3	–
David Garden Forward	85	0	0	–	37.9	−7.5
Simon Janssen Defender	90	0	0	–	33.9	−7.3
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Midfielder	71	0	0	–	32.4	−7.1
Ilano Silva Timas Midfielder	19	0	0	–	32.3	–