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

Top scorers

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
	4	Ajax	47	27	12	11	4
	15	Excelsior	26	27	7	5	15

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	M. Godts	14
14	N. Naujoks	8
27	D. Klaassen	6
-	W. Weghorst	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

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L W W D W

Last matches

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Referees

Marc Nagtegaal main referee

2.9

0.1

Average card count per match for 18 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

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: 3315
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	68	27	22	2	3	77	34	43
2	Feyenoord	52	27	16	4	7	60	39	21
3	NEC	49	27	14	7	6	67	45	22
4	Ajax	47	27	12	11	4	52	34	18
5	Twente	44	27	11	11	5	45	29	16
6	AZ	42	27	12	6	9	47	42	5
7	Heerenveen	40	27	11	7	9	47	44	3
8	Utrecht	38	27	10	8	9	40	31	9
9	Sparta	38	27	11	5	11	33	47	-14
10	Groningen	35	27	10	5	12	37	37	0
11	Fortuna	35	27	10	5	12	42	50	-8
12	Go Ahead	32	27	7	11	9	45	43	2
13	Zwolle	30	27	7	9	11	36	52	-16
14	Volendam	27	27	7	6	14	30	46	-16
15	Excelsior	26	27	7	5	15	28	46	-18
16	Telstar	24	27	5	9	13	35	45	-10
17	NAC	23	27	5	8	14	28	48	-20
18	Heracles	18	27	5	3	19	32	69	-37

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	32	14	10	2	2	43	21	22
2	Feyenoord	31	14	10	1	3	34	20	14
3	Ajax	30	14	9	3	2	28	11	17
4	NEC	26	13	8	2	3	35	20	15
5	Twente	25	14	7	4	3	22	14	8
6	AZ	23	13	6	5	2	29	21	8
7	Heerenveen	23	14	6	5	3	27	22	5
8	Volendam	22	14	6	4	4	23	19	4
9	Utrecht	21	13	6	3	4	21	12	9
10	Fortuna	21	13	6	3	4	22	22	0
11	Zwolle	21	13	6	3	4	16	16	0
12	Go Ahead	21	14	5	6	3	28	20	8
13	Sparta	19	13	5	4	4	15	20	-5
14	Groningen	18	13	5	3	5	20	14	6
15	NAC	16	14	4	4	6	18	21	-3
16	Heracles	14	13	4	2	7	21	28	-7
17	Excelsior	14	14	4	2	8	14	19	-5
18	Telstar	11	13	2	5	6	21	24	-3

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	36	13	12	0	1	34	13	21
2	NEC	23	14	6	5	3	32	25	7
3	Feyenoord	21	13	6	3	4	26	19	7
4	Twente	19	13	4	7	2	23	15	8
5	AZ	19	14	6	1	7	18	21	-3
6	Sparta	19	14	6	1	7	18	27	-9
7	Ajax	17	13	3	8	2	24	23	1
8	Heerenveen	17	13	5	2	6	20	22	-2
9	Utrecht	17	14	4	5	5	19	19	0
10	Groningen	17	14	5	2	7	17	23	-6
11	Fortuna	14	14	4	2	8	20	28	-8
12	Telstar	13	14	3	4	7	14	21	-7
13	Excelsior	12	13	3	3	7	14	27	-13
14	Go Ahead	11	13	2	5	6	17	23	-6
15	Zwolle	9	14	1	6	7	20	36	-16
16	NAC	7	13	1	4	8	10	27	-17
17	Volendam	5	13	1	2	10	7	27	-20
18	Heracles	4	14	1	1	12	11	41	-30

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	52	27	15	7	5	42	17	25
2	Ajax	50	27	14	8	5	30	15	15
3	Feyenoord	46	27	14	4	9	29	19	10
4	Twente	41	27	10	11	6	16	9	7
5	Utrecht	40	27	11	7	9	17	13	4
6	NEC	39	27	10	9	8	25	24	1
7	Heerenveen	38	27	10	8	9	19	19	0
8	Excelsior	37	27	9	10	8	15	17	-2
9	Sparta	36	27	9	9	9	11	15	-4
10	AZ	36	27	8	12	7	24	22	2
11	Zwolle	34	27	8	10	9	19	27	-8
12	Groningen	34	27	6	16	5	16	14	2
13	Fortuna	32	27	8	8	11	22	27	-5
14	Go Ahead	32	27	7	11	9	19	20	-1
15	Telstar	30	27	7	9	11	15	20	-5
16	NAC	26	27	6	8	13	13	23	-10
17	Volendam	24	27	5	9	13	11	25	-14
18	Heracles	21	27	5	6	16	15	32	-17