Ajax vs Excelsior
Ajax
vs
Excelsior
Competition: Eredivisie. Country: Netherlands. Round: Regular Season - 7. Kickoff: Sep 19, 2026, 06:00 PM. Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena. Model signals: Combo Double chance : Ajax or draw and +1.5 goals. Odds markets: 9 bookmakers available.
Sep 19, 2026, 06:00 PM
Match Finished
Eredivisie
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 7
Jannick van der Laan
Ajax Coach
J. Heitinga
Excelsior Coach
A. Hoekstra
Venue
Johan Cruijff Arena
ArenA Boulevard 1
Key takeaways
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Status: Match Finished.
Round: Regular Season - 7.
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena.
Referee: Jannick van der Laan.
Model signals: Combo Double chance : Ajax or draw and +1.5 goals.
Lineups: 2 side(s) available.
Model signals
Combo Double chance : Ajax or draw and +1.5 goals
ATT: home: 65% | away: 35%
DEF: home: 50% | away: 50%
H2H: home: 50% | away: 50%
Form: home: 59% | away: 41%
Goals: home: 55% | away: 45%
Ajax vs Excelsior prediction, preview and odds
Ajax host Excelsior at the Johan Cruijff Arena in an Eredivisie fixture where home advantage and attacking balance should be decisive. Ajax arrive with a stronger recent formline and higher goal output, while Excelsior have shown they can score and are compact defensively; this sets up a match where Ajax will be favourites but not guaranteed a straightforward win.
Open predictionStandings
Ajax
Lineups: 4-3-3.
Rank 4 | Pts 14 | GD 12
Form: DWWLW
Excelsior
Lineups: 4-3-3.
Rank 7 | Pts 11 | GD 6
Form: DLDWW
Team statistics
Ajax
Form: WDWLWWD. Played: 7. Wins: 4. GF avg: 3.0. GA avg: 1.3. Clean sheets: 2. Failed to score: 0.
Excelsior
Form: WLWWDLD. Played: 7. Wins: 3. GF avg: 2.1. GA avg: 1.3. Clean sheets: 2. Failed to score: 0.
Lineups
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Ajax
Míchel | 4-3-3
Starting XI
1. M. ter Stegen (G)
3. A. Gaaei (D)
6. T. Kehrer (D)
15. Y. Baas (D)
12. Caio Henrique (D)
18. D. Klaassen (M)
24. J. Mokio (M)
8. J. Brandt (M)
11. V. Tsygankov (F)
9. K. Dolberg (F)
10. O. Gloukh (F)
Bench
Lucas Rosa, S. Amrabat, T. Arokodare, Rayane Bounida, O. Edvardsen, D. Janse, A. Ouazane, M. Paes, Marcos Leonardo, C. Setford, Jofre Torrents, O. Wijndal
Excelsior
R. den Uil | 4-3-3
Starting XI
1. S. van Gassel (G)
2. Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira (D)
4. C. Widell (D)
14. J. Plug (D)
15. S. Janssen (D)
8. I. Yegoian (M)
3. R. Meissen (M)
20. L. Hartjes (M)
7. A. Sliti (F)
19. D. Garden (F)
30. Á. Þorsteinsson (F)
Bench
Celton Biai, K. Bos, Giulliano Cairo, Mario Domínguez, N. Groen, A. Jahanbakhsh, I. Silva Timas, V. Sulzbacher, O. Turay, D. van Vianen
Match statistics
755
Passes accurate
132
24
Shots insidebox
4
9
Shots outsidebox
0
8
Blocked Shots
1
12
Free Kicks
5
8
Shots on Goal
2
17
Shots off Goal
1
3
Offsides
0
820
Total passes
197
33
Total Shots
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
9
Corner Kicks
0
Player statistics
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Ajax
J. Brandt | Rating 8.2 | Min 90 | G 1 | A 0
T. Arokodare | Rating 8.2 | Min 28 | G 1 | A 0
O. Gloukh | Rating 7.7 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 1
A. Gaaei | Rating 7.53 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
O. Edvardsen | Rating 7.07 | Min 29 | G 0 | A 0
O. Wijndal | Rating 6.95 | Min 67 | G 0 | A 0
K. Dolberg | Rating 6.92 | Min 62 | G 0 | A 1
T. Kehrer | Rating 6.8 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Excelsior
A. Sliti | Rating 7.98 | Min 71 | G 1 | A 0
L. Hartjes | Rating 7.44 | Min 90 | G 1 | A 0
S. van Gassel | Rating 6.99 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
C. Widell | Rating 6.91 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
I. Yegoian | Rating 6.83 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 1
K. Bos | Rating 6.76 | Min 25 | G 0 | A 0
Mario Domínguez | Rating 6.7 | Min 5 | G 0 | A 0
A. Jahanbakhsh | Rating 6.49 | Min 19 | G 0 | A 0
Match events
23' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 1 | Caio Henrique | Assist: Owen Wijndal
32' | Ajax | Goal | Normal Goal | Julian Brandt | Assist: Kasper Dolberg
35' | Excelsior | Card | Yellow Card | Jan Plug
45+1' | Excelsior | Goal | Normal Goal | Lennard Hartjes
61' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 2 | Viktor Tsygankov | Assist: Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
62' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 3 | Kasper Dolberg | Assist: Tolu Arokodare
62' | Excelsior | Goal | Normal Goal | Aymen sliti | Assist: Irakli Yegoian
64' | Ajax | Goal | Normal Goal | Tolu Arokodare | Assist: Oscar Gloukh
65' | Excelsior | subst | Substitution 1 | Eric da Silva Moreira | Assist: Kasey Bos
71' | Excelsior | subst | Substitution 2 | Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson | Assist: Ilano Silva Timas
71' | Excelsior | subst | Substitution 3 | Aymen sliti | Assist: Alireza Jahanbakhsh
76' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 4 | Jorthy Mokio | Assist: Sofyan Amrabat
77' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 5 | Davy Klaassen | Assist: Abdellah Ouazane
85' | Ajax | Card | Yellow Card | Oscar Gloukh
85' | Excelsior | Card | Yellow Card | Irakli Yegoian
85' | Excelsior | subst | Substitution 4 | David Garden | Assist: Mario Domínguez Franco
Injuries
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S. Adingra
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Foot Injury
D. Blind
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Injury
A. Bouwman
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Injury
N. Naujoks
Excelsior | Missing Fixture | Inactive
S. Adingra
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Foot Injury
D. Blind
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Injury
A. Bouwman
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Injury
N. Naujoks
Excelsior | Missing Fixture | Inactive
Odds markets
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William Hill
Match Winner
Home: 1.20 | Draw: 6.50 | Away: 9.50
Home/Away
Home: 1.07 | Away: 8.00
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.44 | Draw: 3.50 | Away: 7.00
Bet365
Match Winner
Home: 1.22 | Draw: 7.00 | Away: 11.00
Home/Away
Home: 1.06 | Away: 10.00
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.44 | Draw: 3.60 | Away: 7.00
Marathonbet
Match Winner
Home: 1.19 | Draw: 6.95 | Away: 10.75
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.41 | Draw: 3.80 | Away: 7.50
Asian Handicap
Home -1.25: 1.38 | Away -1.25: 2.62 | Home -1: 1.24 | Away -1: 3.34
Betfair
Match Winner
Home: 1.18 | Draw: 7.00 | Away: 11.00
Home/Away
Home: 1.03 | Away: 9.00
Goals Over/Under
Over 1.5: 1.05 | Under 1.5: 8.00 | Over 2.5: 1.22 | Under 2.5: 3.80
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