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Ajax
Eredivisie
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2 - 2
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Excelsior
Ajax vs Excelsior: match report
Ajax Amsterdam hosted Excelsior at Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday 19 September 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 7). Ajax are without 1 player (Simon Adingra); Excelsior have no reported absences. Jannick Van Der Laan is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.
Result and scorers
Ajax 2-2 Excelsior. Goals: Julian Brandt 32' for Ajax; Lennard Hartjes 45'+1' for Excelsior; Aymen Sliti 62' for Excelsior; Tolu Arokodare 64' for Ajax. Attendance: 54,175.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 32' Goal: Julian Brandt (Ajax) 1-0
- 35' Yellow card: Jan Plug (Excelsior)
- 45'+1' Goal: Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) 1-1
- 62' Goal: Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) 1-2
- 64' Goal: Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) 2-2
- 85' Yellow card: Oscar Gloukh (Ajax)
- 85' Yellow card: Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 80.8% | Possession | 19.2% |
| 33 | Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 9 | Corners | 0 |
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Ajax 4-2-3-1
Coach: Míchel
- 1 Marc ter Stegen GK
- 3 Anton Gaaei DEF
- 6 Thilo Kehrer DEF
- 15 Youri Baas DEF
- 12 Caio Henrique DEF
- 18 Davy Klaassen MID
- 24 Jorthy Mokio MID
- 11 Viktor Tsigankov FWD
- 8 Julian Brandt MID
- 10 Oscar Gloukh MID
- 9 Kasper Dolberg FWD
Bench
- 5 Owen Wijndal DEF
- 20 Oliver Edvardsen FWD
- 99 Tolu Arokodare FWD
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat MID
- 68 Abdellah Ouazane MID
- 51 Charlie Setford GK
- 26 Maarten Paes GK
- 36 Dies Janse DEF
- 21 Jofre Torrents DEF
- 2 Lucas Rosa DEF
- 38 Marcos Leonardo FWD
- 43 Rayane Bounida FWD
Excelsior 4-1-4-1
Coach: Ruben den Uil
- 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
- 2 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF
- 4 Casper Widell DEF
- 14 Jan Plug DEF
- 15 Simon Janssen DEF
- 3 Rick Meissen DEF
- 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
- 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
- 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
- 30 Ágúst Thorsteinsson FWD
- 19 David Garden FWD
Bench
- 12 Kasey Bos DEF
- 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD
- 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
- 9 Mario Domínguez MID
- 16 Celton Biai GK
- 24 Guilliano Cairo DEF
- 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
- 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
- 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
- 28 Nesto Groen FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Ajax
- Simon Adingra injury, back Day to day
Excelsior
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Sunday 1 February 2026: Excelsior 2-2 Ajax Amsterdam
- Saturday 22 November 2025: Ajax Amsterdam 1-2 Excelsior
- Wednesday 24 April 2024: Ajax Amsterdam 2-2 Excelsior
- Saturday 19 August 2023: Excelsior 2-2 Ajax Amsterdam
- Sunday 29 January 2023: Excelsior 1-4 Ajax Amsterdam