Highlights

79'

A. Zagré (assist G. de Regt)

74'

M. Jonathans (assist G. de Regt)

70'

L. Schouten (Foul)

HT 0 - 2

40'

M. Godts (assist K. Dolberg)

21'

M. Godts (assist R. Bounida)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

89'

M. van Duinen (L. Hartjes - tactical)

80'

J. Johnson (S. Steur - tactical)

80'

T. Tomiyasu (J. Mokio - tactical)

67'

O. Edvardsen (R. Bounida - tactical)

67'

W. Weghorst (K. Dolberg - tactical)

63'

M. Jonathans (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

63'

L. Schouten (J. Bergraaf - tactical)

62'

G. de Regt (E. Hansson - tactical)

Player of the match

Mika Marcel Godts # 11 - Striker

Shots on target 3/5 (60%)
Successful contests 2
Duel won 5/11 (45.45%)
Goal ! 2

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6
	13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	M. Godts	17
15	N. Naujoks	10
22	D. Klaassen	8
-	W. Weghorst	8
36	D. Sanches Fernandes	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-1-4-1

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Godts

N. Naujoks 1
M. Jonathans 1

Shots off target

I. Yegoian

M. Godts 2
L. Hartjes 1

Big chance created

G. de Regt

R. Bounida 1
K. Dolberg 1

Successful contests

M. Godts

K. Dolberg 2
I. Yegoian 2

Fouls suffered

Y. Baas

M. Godts 2
I. Bronkhorst 2

Dispossessed

D. Sanches Fernandes

J. Johnson 1
N. Naujoks 1

Touches

Y. Baas

J. Mokio 82
I. Bronkhorst 79

Duel won

Y. Regeer

I. Bronkhorst 8
Y. Baas 8

Duel lost

N. Naujoks

D. Sanches Fernandes 7
J. Mokio 7

Interceptions

I. Yegoian

L. Schouten 3
C. Widell 3

Challenge lost

S. Steur

C. Widell 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Tackles

I. Bronkhorst

J. Mokio 4
Y. Regeer 3

Aerial duels won

Y. Regeer

R. Meissen 4
Y. Baas 3

Aerial duels lost

N. Naujoks

J. Mokio 3
M. Jonathans 2

Fouls

M. Godts

D. Sanches Fernandes 2
D. Klaassen 2

Saves

V. Jaroš

S. van Gassel 1

Passes

Y. Baas

J. Šutalo 60
R. Meissen 60

Accurate passes

Y. Baas

J. Šutalo 54
R. Meissen 53

Accurate crosses

E. Hansson

R. Bounida 1
A. Zagré 1

Current form

Stats

D D D L W

L W W D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

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19/08/23

29/01/23

16/10/22

Referees

Marc Nagtegaal main referee

3

0.1

Average card count per match for 23 matches arbitrated
Roy de Nas assistant referee
Clay Ruperti fourth referee
Halis Murat Kucukerbir assistant referee
Dennis Johan Higler VAR assistant referee
Dyon Fikkert VAR referee

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Players injured / suspended

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Ajax

James William McConnell Shoulder injury

Wout Weghorst Unknown

Oscar Gloukh Illness

Rayane Bounida Illness

Davy Klaassen Illness

Kian Franklin Fitz-Jim Illness

Ko Itakura Back injury

Match venue

Stadion Woudestein - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1902
Surface: artificial
Capacity: 4600
Average attendance: 3319
Maximum attendance: 4600
% sold: 73

Match result Excelsior Ajax

Date 01 February 2026 11:15
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 21
Match attendance 4500
Code EXC-AJX
Area Netherlands
Home team Excelsior
Away team Ajax

FAQ

What is the result between Excelsior Ajax?

The match resulted in a 2-2 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for Excelsior Ajax?

Excelsior : Coached by R. den Uil, the lineup starts off in a 4-1-4-1 formation: S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, R. Meissen, C. Widell (C), I. Bronkhorst, L. Hartjes, E. Hansson, N. Naujoks, I. Yegoian, D. Sanches Fernandes, J. Bergraaf

Ajax : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by F. Grim, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : V. Jaroš, J. Mokio, Y. Baas, J. Šutalo, A. Gaaei, S. Steur, Y. Regeer, D. Klaassen (C), M. Godts, K. Dolberg, R. Bounida

Who is the referee of the match Excelsior Ajax ?

Marc Nagtegaal is the referee for this match

Where is the match Excelsior Ajax?

The venue Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Excelsior Ajax?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 01 February 2026. Kick-off at 11:15

Who is the man of the match Excelsior - Ajax ?

Mika Marcel Godts had the best performance of the match Excelsior - Ajax. The stats reinforce this view:

3/5 Shots on target (60%)
2 Successful contests
5/11 Duel won (45.45%)
2 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Excelsior 4-1-4-1

- 4.3 1 S. van Gassel
- 7.0 12 A. Zagré
- 6.6 3 R. Meissen
- 5.5 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.4 2 I. Bronkhorst
- 5.7 20 L. Hartjes
- 4.4 7 E. Hansson
- 4.0 10 N. Naujoks
- 5.6 23 I. Yegoian
- 4.4 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
- 4.6 33 J. Bergraaf
- 5.7 1 V. Jaroš
- 5.4 24 J. Mokio
- 5.9 15 Y. Baas
- 6.0 37 J. Šutalo
- 5.0 3 A. Gaaei
- 5.3 48 S. Steur
- 7.2 6 Y. Regeer
- 5.5 18 (C) D. Klaassen
- 8.1 11 M. Godts
  
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- 6.2 9 K. Dolberg
- 7.0 43 R. Bounida

Ajax 4-3-3

- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- 63'
  
  M. Jonathans #26 - Striker
- 2
  
  62'
  
  G. de Regt #11 - Striker
- S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- C. Nadje #18 - Midfielder
- A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- 63'
  
  L. Schouten #14 - Defender
- 89'
  
  M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- N. Martens #17 - Defender
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper
- F. Grim Coach
Substitutes
- Lucas Rosa #2 - Defender
- S. Berghuis #23 - Striker
- 80'
  
  T. Tomiyasu #32 - Defender
- 80'
  
  J. Johnson #57 - Midfielder
- J. Heerkens #12 - Goalkeeper
- 67'
  
  O. Edvardsen #17 - Striker
- P. Reverson #52 - Goalkeeper
- G. Alders #41 - Defender
- A. Ouazane #68 - Midfielder
- T. Peters #55 - Midfielder
- 67'
  
  W. Weghorst #25 - Striker
- A. Bouwman #30 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Duel won

40%

60%

Accurate passes

80%

81%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

443

Passes

487

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

G. de Regt

R. Bounida 1
K. Dolberg 1

Shots (%)

M. Godts

60% 3/5

R. Meissen 50% (1/2)
M. Jonathans 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

M. Godts

K. Dolberg 2
I. Yegoian 2
M. Jonathans 2
R. Bounida 2

Fouls suffered

Y. Baas

M. Godts 2
I. Bronkhorst 2
Y. Regeer 2
K. Dolberg 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

I. Yegoian

0% 0/3

R. Bounida 0% (0/2)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Y. Regeer

100% 9/9

Y. Baas 80% (8/10)
I. Bronkhorst 73% (8/11)
R. Meissen 71% (5/7)
R. Bounida 67% (4/6)

Interceptions

I. Yegoian

L. Schouten 3
C. Widell 3
N. Naujoks 2
Y. Regeer 2

Aerial duels won (%)

Y. Regeer

100% 4/4

R. Meissen 100% (4/4)
G. de Regt 100% (2/2)
Y. Baas 60% (3/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

N. Naujoks

0% 0/8

C. Widell 0% (0/5)
A. Zagré 0% (0/4)
L. Hartjes 0% (0/4)
J. Bergraaf 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

I. Yegoian

0% 0/2

J. Šutalo 0% (0/2)
R. Bounida 0% (0/2)
L. Hartjes 0% (0/2)
M. Jonathans 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

L. Hartjes

97% 36/37

I. Yegoian 95% (42/44)
Y. Regeer 94% (47/50)
C. Widell 93% (50/54)
J. Šutalo 90% (54/60)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

S. van Gassel

44% 21/48

V. Jaroš 50% (19/38)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20