Highlights

53'

K. Dolberg (on penalty)

48'

J. Kluivert (assist H. Ziyech)

HT 1 - 0

20'

M. de Ligt (OG)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

86'

J. Ekkelenkamp (D. van de Beek)

79'

J. Caenepeel (R. Koolwijk)

73'

K. Vermeulen (A. Messaoud)

72'

M. Cassierra (K. Dolberg)

69'

L. García (A. Hadouir)

38'

David Neres (K. Huntelaar)

Player of the match

Jurgen Mattheij # 15 - Defender

Duel won 6/7 (85.71%)
Accurate passes 26/37 (70.27%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	2	Ajax	79	34	25	4	5
	11	Excelsior	40	34	11	7	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
10	David Neres	14
13	K. Huntelaar	13
16	D. van de Beek	11
21	L. Schöne	10
-	J. Kluivert	10
31	H. Ziyech	9
37	M. van Duinen	8

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

3-4-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

37%

63%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

D. van de Beek

K. Dolberg 3
J. Kluivert 3

Shots off target

H. Faik

K. Dolberg 2
M. van Duinen 1

Big chance created

H. Ziyech

J. Kluivert 1
David Neres 1

Successful contests

David Neres

H. Ziyech 3
J. Kluivert 3

Fouls suffered

A. Matusiwa

H. Ziyech 1
M. van Duinen 1

Dispossessed

H. Ziyech

L. García 3
A. Messaoud 2

Touches

H. Ziyech

124

N. Mazraoui 99
A. Matusiwa 90

Duel won

A. Matusiwa

M. van Duinen 10
N. Mazraoui 10

Duel lost

M. van Duinen

R. Koolwijk 8
A. Matusiwa 7

Interceptions

J. de Wijs

N. Mazraoui 4
Jeffry Fortes 4

Challenge lost

R. Koolwijk

M. van Duinen 4
J. Kluivert 3

Tackles

N. Mazraoui

M. van Duinen 3
A. Hadouir 3

Aerial duels won

A. Matusiwa

J. Mattheij 5
M. van Duinen 4

Aerial duels lost

M. van Duinen

M. de Ligt 7
N. Mazraoui 4

Fouls

M. van Duinen

N. Mazraoui 2
A. Matusiwa 2

Saves

Ö. Kristinsson

K. Lamprou 4

Passes

H. Ziyech

A. Matusiwa 77
L. Schöne 71

Accurate passes

A. Matusiwa

L. Schöne 66
N. Mazraoui 57

Accurate crosses

H. Ziyech

H. Faik 3
A. Hadouir 2

Current form

Stats

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W W L W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

14/12/17

19/03/17

07/01/17

29/10/16

21/02/16

Referees

Bas Nijhuis main referee

2.1

0

Average card count per match for 27 matches arbitrated
Roy de Nas assistant referee
Johan Balder assistant referee
Edgar Bijl fourth referee

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Injured players

Excelsior

Luigi Bruins Ankle foot injury

Milan Massop Knock

Desevio Ilan Payne Knock

Alessandro Damen Knee injury

Zakaria El Azzouzi Groin strain

Ajax

Frenkie de Jong Ankle foot injury

Benjamin van Leer Knee injury

Siem Stefan de Jong Calf muscle strain

Daley Sinkgraven Knee injury

Nick Viergever Ankle foot injury

Maximilian Wöber Hamstring

Václav Černý Knee injury

Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting Knee injury

Match venue

Van Donge & De Roo Stadion - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1902
Surface: artificial
Capacity: 4500
Average attendance: 3207
Maximum attendance: 4500
% sold: 71

Match result Excelsior Ajax

Date 06 May 2018 13:30
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2017/2018
Stage Regular Season - week 34
Match attendance 4400
Code EXC-AJX
Area Netherlands
Home team Excelsior
Away team Ajax

FAQ

What is the result between Excelsior Ajax?

Ajax won the match with a 1-2 score

What are the official lineups for Excelsior Ajax?

Excelsior : Coached by M. van der Gaag, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: Ö. Kristinsson, Jeffry Fortes, J. de Wijs, J. Mattheij, K. Karami, R. Koolwijk, A. Messaoud, H. Faik, A. Hadouir, M. van Duinen, S. Elbers

Ajax : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by E. ten Hag, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-3 : K. Lamprou, N. Tagliafico, M. de Ligt, N. Mazraoui, J. Kluivert, A. Matusiwa, L. Schöne, H. Ziyech, K. Huntelaar, K. Dolberg, D. van de Beek

Who is the referee of the match Excelsior Ajax ?

Bas Nijhuis is the referee for this match

Where is the match Excelsior Ajax?

The venue Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Excelsior Ajax?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 06 May 2018. Kick-off at 13:30

Who is the man of the match Excelsior - Ajax ?

Jurgen Mattheij is the outstanding player of the match Excelsior - Ajax. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

6/7 Duel won (85.71%)
26/37 Accurate passes (70.27%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Excelsior 4-3-3

- 8.1 25 Ö. Kristinsson
- 4.5 22 Jeffry Fortes
- 5.7 30 J. de Wijs
- 8.2 15 J. Mattheij
- 5.3 2 K. Karami
- 4.8 8 R. Koolwijk
- 4.1 14 A. Messaoud
- 6.0 6 H. Faik
- 6.1 7 A. Hadouir
- 5.6 9 M. van Duinen
- 4.9 11 S. Elbers
- 6.4 33 K. Lamprou
- 6.4 31 N. Tagliafico
- 4.3 4 M. de Ligt
- 7.2 40 N. Mazraoui
- 7.3 45 J. Kluivert
- 7.0 41 A. Matusiwa
- 6.0 20 L. Schöne
- 7.8 10 H. Ziyech
- 4.8 9 K. Huntelaar
- 6.2 25 K. Dolberg
- 6.2 6 D. van de Beek

Ajax 3-4-3

- M. van der Gaag Coach
Substitutes
- S. O'Neill #3 - Defender
- 79'
  
  J. Caenepeel #23 - Striker
- 73'
  
  K. Vermeulen #18 - Midfielder
- T. Zwarthoed #12 - Goalkeeper
- 69'
  
  L. García #20 - Striker
- D. Haspolat #21 - Midfielder
- M. Afaker #33 - Midfielder
- W. Faes #4 - Defender
- L. Burnet #28 - Defender
- M. Havekotte #16 - Goalkeeper
- E. ten Hag Coach
Substitutes
- 72'
  
  M. Cassierra #19 - Striker
- 38'
  
  David Neres #7 - Striker
- A. Onana #1 - Goalkeeper
- 86'
  
  J. Ekkelenkamp #47 - Midfielder
- M. Bakker #44 - Defender
- D. de Wit #36 - Midfielder
- R. Kristensen #43 - Defender
- L. Orejuela #28 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

37%

63%

Duel won

46%

54%

Accurate passes

72%

84%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

322

Passes

580

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

H. Ziyech

J. Kluivert 1
David Neres 1
J. Mattheij 1

Shots (%)

David Neres

100% 2/2

D. van de Beek 75% (3/4)
J. Kluivert 60% (3/5)
K. Dolberg 60% (3/5)
J. Mattheij 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

David Neres

H. Ziyech 3
J. Kluivert 3
M. van Duinen 2
D. van de Beek 2

Fouls suffered

A. Matusiwa

Touches

H. Ziyech

124

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

L. García

0% 0/2

H. Faik 25% (1/4)

Dispossessed

H. Ziyech

L. García 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

K. Lamprou

100% 4/4

J. Mattheij 86% (6/7)
A. Hadouir 80% (8/10)
N. Tagliafico 70% (7/10)
A. Matusiwa 63% (12/19)

Interceptions

J. de Wijs

N. Mazraoui 4
Jeffry Fortes 4
H. Faik 3
J. Kluivert 3

Aerial duels won (%)

Jeffry Fortes

100% 3/3

J. Mattheij 83% (5/6)
J. de Wijs 75% (3/4)
A. Hadouir 75% (3/4)
L. García 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

A. Messaoud

0% 0/6

S. Elbers 0% (0/5)
J. Kluivert 0% (0/5)
K. Dolberg 0% (0/4)
D. van de Beek 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

R. Koolwijk

M. van Duinen 4
J. Kluivert 3
H. Faik 3
Jeffry Fortes 3

Aerial duels won (%)

N. Mazraoui

0% 0/4

S. Elbers 0% (0/2)
K. Dolberg 0% (0/2)
M. de Ligt 30% (3/10)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

L. Schöne

93% 66/71

D. van de Beek 90% (38/42)
N. Mazraoui 88% (57/65)
David Neres 87% (27/31)
M. de Ligt 87% (52/60)

Accurate crosses

H. Ziyech

H. Faik 3

Successful final third passes

H. Ziyech

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	83	34	26	5	3	87	39	48
2	Ajax	79	34	25	4	5	89	33	56
3	AZ	71	34	22	5	7	72	38	34
4	Feyenoord	66	34	20	6	8	76	39	37
5	Utrecht	54	34	14	12	8	58	53	5
6	Vitesse	49	34	13	10	11	63	47	16
7	ADO	47	34	13	8	13	45	53	-8
8	Heerenveen	46	34	12	10	12	48	53	-5
9	Zwolle	44	34	12	8	14	42	54	-12
10	Heracles	42	34	11	9	14	50	64	-14
11	Excelsior	40	34	11	7	16	41	56	-15
12	Groningen	38	34	8	14	12	50	50	0
13	Willem II	37	34	10	7	17	50	63	-13
14	NAC	34	34	9	7	18	41	57	-16
15	VVV	34	34	7	13	14	35	54	-19
16	Roda	30	34	8	6	20	42	69	-27
17	Sparta	27	34	7	6	21	34	75	-41
18	Twente	24	34	5	9	20	37	63	-26

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	47	17	15	2	0	44	9	35
2	Ajax	43	17	14	1	2	45	12	33
3	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	37	17	20
4	AZ	35	17	11	2	4	40	23	17
5	Utrecht	34	17	9	7	1	32	21	11
6	Heracles	31	17	9	4	4	29	25	4
7	Groningen	28	17	7	7	3	32	21	11
8	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	27	20	7
9	Vitesse	27	17	7	6	4	35	20	15
10	ADO	25	17	7	4	6	26	27	-1
11	Heerenveen	23	17	6	5	6	21	24	-3
12	Willem II	22	17	6	4	7	31	29	2
13	NAC	22	17	7	1	9	26	31	-5
14	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	21	36	-15
15	Twente	18	17	4	6	7	25	31	-6
16	Roda	16	17	4	4	9	21	34	-13
17	VVV	15	17	3	6	8	19	29	-10
18	Excelsior	14	17	3	5	9	16	24	-8

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Ajax	36	17	11	3	3	44	21	23
2	AZ	36	17	11	3	3	32	15	17
3	PSV	36	17	11	3	3	43	30	13
4	Feyenoord	30	17	9	3	5	39	22	17
5	Excelsior	26	17	8	2	7	25	32	-7
6	Heerenveen	23	17	6	5	6	27	29	-2
7	Vitesse	22	17	6	4	7	28	27	1
8	ADO	22	17	6	4	7	19	26	-7
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	26	32	-6
10	VVV	19	17	4	7	6	16	25	-9
11	Zwolle	16	17	4	4	9	15	34	-19
12	Willem II	15	17	4	3	10	19	34	-15
13	Roda	14	17	4	2	11	21	35	-14
14	NAC	12	17	2	6	9	15	26	-11
15	Heracles	11	17	2	5	10	21	39	-18
16	Groningen	10	17	1	7	9	18	29	-11
17	Sparta	7	17	1	4	12	13	39	-26
18	Twente	6	17	1	3	13	12	32	-20

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	63	34	16	15	3	36	15	21
2	AZ	57	34	14	15	3	27	16	11
3	Feyenoord	57	34	13	18	1	38	14	24
4	Utrecht	54	34	14	12	7	28	24	4
5	Ajax	53	34	12	17	4	27	16	11
6	Vitesse	48	34	11	15	6	28	19	9
7	Willem II	43	34	11	10	7	25	30	-5
8	Excelsior	43	34	10	13	6	22	27	-5
9	Groningen	40	34	9	13	7	19	22	-3
10	Zwolle	39	34	9	12	10	18	24	-6
11	NAC	39	34	8	15	6	18	25	-7
12	Heerenveen	37	34	7	16	5	20	26	-6
13	VVV	37	34	5	22	5	15	17	-2
14	Heracles	36	34	8	12	8	19	29	-10
15	ADO	36	34	7	15	5	18	26	-8
16	Roda	35	34	8	11	8	21	33	-12
17	Sparta	33	34	5	18	6	17	28	-11
18	Twente	33	34	4	21	4	19	24	-5