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AFC Ajax 2-2 Excelsior · Eredivisie

AFC Ajax drew 2-2 with Excelsior in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

AFC Ajax fixtures and results · Excelsior fixtures and results · Eredivisie table

Match report

AFC Ajax and Excelsior met in the Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam on Saturday, 19 September 2026.

Goalscorers

AFC Ajax: J. Brandt 32'; T. Arokodare 64'. Excelsior: L. Hartjes 45'; A. Sliti 62'.

How the match went

AFC Ajax saw more of the ball, 81% of it. AFC Ajax had 33 shots with 8 on target, Excelsior 4 with 2 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 9 to AFC Ajax and 0 to Excelsior. AFC Ajax conceded 6 fouls, Excelsior 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for AFC Ajax, 2 for Excelsior).

Line-ups

AFC Ajax started in a 4-3-3: Marc-André Ter Stegen, Anton Gaaei, Thilo Kehrer, Youri Baas, Caio Henrique, Davy Klaassen, Jorthy Mokio, Julian Brandt, Viktor Tsygankov, Kasper Dolberg, Oscar Gloukh.

Excelsior started in a 4-3-3: Stijn van Gassel, Eric da Silva Moreira, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Simon Janssen, Irakli Yegoian, Rick Meissen, Lennard Hartjes, Aymen Sliti, David Garden, Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson.

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Minute by minute

  1. 32'Goal! AFC Ajax 1-0 Excelsior. J. Brandt (AFC Ajax) scores, assisted by K. Dolberg.
  2. 45+1'Goal! AFC Ajax 1-1 Excelsior. L. Hartjes (Excelsior) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. AFC Ajax 1-1 Excelsior.
  4. 62'Goal! AFC Ajax 1-2 Excelsior. A. Sliti (Excelsior) scores, assisted by I. Yegoian.
  5. 64'Goal! AFC Ajax 2-2 Excelsior. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax) scores, assisted by O. Gloukh.
  6. 90'Full-time. AFC Ajax 2-2 Excelsior.
Full commentary (68 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: AFC Ajax vs Excelsior.
  2. 15'Offside, AFC Ajax.
  3. 19'Offside, AFC Ajax.
  4. 23'Substitution, AFC Ajax: O. Wijndal comes on for C. Henrique.
  5. 23'Attempt saved. O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  6. 23'Attempt missed. A. Sliti (Excelsior), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  7. 24'Attempt blocked. K. Dolberg (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  8. 26'Off the woodwork! K. Dolberg (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  9. 27'Attempt blocked. O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  10. 27'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  11. 28'Attempt missed. J. Mokio (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.27.
  12. 28'Attempt saved. T. Kehrer (AFC Ajax), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  13. 28'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  14. 29'Attempt missed. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  15. 30'Attempt blocked. A. Sliti (Excelsior), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  16. 32'Goal! AFC Ajax 1-0 Excelsior. J. Brandt (AFC Ajax) scores, assisted by K. Dolberg.
  17. 35'Yellow card for J. Plug (Excelsior) for foul.
  18. 36'Attempt missed. J. Brandt (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  19. 41'Attempt missed. D. Klaassen (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  20. 42'Attempt missed. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  21. 45'Attempt missed. D. Klaassen (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  22. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  23. 45+1'Goal! AFC Ajax 1-1 Excelsior. L. Hartjes (Excelsior) scores.
  24. 45+1'Offside, Excelsior.
  25. 45'Half-time. AFC Ajax 1-1 Excelsior.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 50'Attempt saved. O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 52'Attempt missed. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  29. 54'Attempt missed. V. Tsygankov (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 58'Attempt missed. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  31. 61'Substitution, AFC Ajax: O. Edvardsen comes on for V. Tsygankov.
  32. 62'Substitution, AFC Ajax: T. Arokodare comes on for K. Dolberg.
  33. 62'Goal! AFC Ajax 1-2 Excelsior. A. Sliti (Excelsior) scores, assisted by I. Yegoian.
  34. 64'Attempt missed. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header. xG 0.05.
  35. 64'Goal! AFC Ajax 2-2 Excelsior. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax) scores, assisted by O. Gloukh.
  36. 65'Substitution, Excelsior: K. Bos comes on for E. d. S. Moreira.
  37. 67'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  38. 67'Attempt blocked. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  39. 67'Attempt saved. A. Gaaei (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  40. 69'Off the woodwork! O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  41. 71'Substitution, Excelsior: A. Jahanbakhsh comes on for A. Sliti.
  42. 71'Substitution, Excelsior: I. S. Timas comes on for Á. O. Thorsteinsson.
  43. 71'Offside, AFC Ajax.
  44. 74'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  45. 75'Attempt blocked. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  46. 76'Substitution, AFC Ajax: S. Amrabat comes on for J. Mokio.
  47. 77'Substitution, AFC Ajax: A. Ouazane comes on for D. Klaassen.
  48. 77'Attempt blocked. J. Brandt (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  49. 77'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  50. 78'Attempt saved. O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  51. 79'Attempt blocked. A. Ouazane (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  52. 79'Attempt blocked. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  53. 80'Attempt saved. A. Ouazane (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  54. 81'Attempt blocked. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header. xG 0.04.
  55. 85'Yellow card for O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax) for argument.
  56. 85'Yellow card for I. Yegoian (Excelsior) for argument.
  57. 85'Substitution, Excelsior: M. Domínguez comes on for D. Garden.
  58. 86'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  59. 86'Attempt blocked. O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  60. 86'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  61. 87'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  62. 87'Off the woodwork! T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  63. 89'Corner, AFC Ajax.
  64. 89'Attempt missed. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  65. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  66. 90+1'Attempt missed. T. Arokodare (AFC Ajax), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  67. 90+4'Attempt missed. O. Gloukh (AFC Ajax), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  68. 90'Full-time. AFC Ajax 2-2 Excelsior.
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