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Willem II
Ajax vs Willem II: match report
Ajax Amsterdam hosted Willem II at Johan Cruijff Arena on Tuesday 15 September 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 3). Ajax are without 1 player (Simon Adingra); Willem II have no reported absences. Allard Lindhout is the referee, averaging 2.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.
Result and scorers
Ajax 5-1 Willem II. Goals: Davy Klaassen 41' for Ajax; Julian Brandt 45' for Ajax; Viktor Tsygankov 69' for Ajax; Oscar Gloukh 74' for Ajax; Alessandro Ciranni 76' for Willem II; Kasper Dolberg 87' for Ajax.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 41' Goal: Davy Klaassen (Ajax) 1-0
- 45' Goal: Julian Brandt (Ajax) 2-0
- 69' Goal: Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax) 3-0
- 74' Goal: Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) 4-0
- 76' Goal: Alessandro Ciranni (Willem II) 4-1
- 87' Goal: Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) 5-1
Match stats (contains the result)
| 69.9% | Possession | 30.1% |
| 33 | Shots | 10 |
| 12 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 14 | Corners | 2 |
| 6 | Fouls | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Ajax 4-3-3
Coach: Míchel
- 26 Maarten Paes GK
- 2 Lucas Rosa DEF
- 6 Thilo Kehrer DEF
- 15 Youri Baas DEF
- 5 Owen Wijndal DEF
- 18 Davy Klaassen MID
- 24 Jorthy Mokio MID
- 8 Julian Brandt MID
- 23 Steven Berghuis FWD
- 9 Kasper Dolberg FWD
- 10 Oscar Gloukh MID
Bench
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat MID
- 11 Viktor Tsigankov FWD
- 12 Caio Henrique DEF
- 68 Abdellah Ouazane MID
- 36 Dies Janse DEF
- 51 Charlie Setford GK
- 1 Marc ter Stegen GK
- 3 Anton Gaaei DEF
- 21 Jofre Torrents DEF
- 38 Marcos Leonardo FWD
- 20 Oliver Edvardsen FWD
- 99 Tolu Arokodare FWD
Willem II 4-2-3-1
Coach: John Stegeman
- 26 Maxime Delanghe GK
- 5 Hidde ter Avest DEF
- 3 Finn Stam DEF
- 23 Maxim Dekker DEF
- 24 Nathan Tjoe-A-On DEF
- 6 Calvin Twigt MID
- 52 Tonny Vilhena MID
- 22 Per van Loon DEF
- 19 Uriël van Aalst MID
- 7 Jaden Slory FWD
- 9 Devin Haen FWD
Bench
- 2 Alessandro Ciranni DEF
- 83 Mats Lemmens DEF
- 15 Amine Et-Taïbi DEF
- 17 Chido Obi FWD
- 50 Eser Gürbüz FWD
- 31 Karst de Leeuw GK
- 21 Wouter van der Steen GK
- 14 Jens Mathijsen DEF
- 18 Anass Zarrouk MID
- 10 Jari Schuurman MID
- 28 Thomas Verheijdt FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Ajax
- Simon Adingra injury, back Day to day
Willem II
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Sunday 13 April 2025: Willem II 1-2 Ajax Amsterdam
- Sunday 27 October 2024: Ajax Amsterdam 1-0 Willem II
- Saturday 19 February 2022: Willem II 0-1 Ajax Amsterdam
- Thursday 2 December 2021: Ajax Amsterdam 5-0 Willem II
- Thursday 28 January 2021: Ajax Amsterdam 3-1 Willem II