Clinical Edge
Ajax
Ajax finished well above what their chances were worth — 5 goals from 3.79 xG.
- Goals
- 5
- Expected goals
- 3.79
- Overperformance
- +1.21
Eredivisie · Matchday 3Ajax
D. Klaassen 41'
J. Brandt 45'
V. Tsygankov 69'
O. Gloukh 74'
K. Dolberg 87'
5 – 1
FT
HT 2–0
Willem II
A. Ciranni 76'
Eredivisie
Matchday 3Ajax5–1Willem II
3.79
Expected goals
1.58
41′45′69′74′76′87′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AJA 3.79, WI 1.58.
Match report
Ajax 5-1 Willem II
Ajax took apart Willem II 5-1 at Johan Cruijff Arena in Eredivisie. Klaassen opened the scoring for Ajax on 41', Brandt made it 2-0 to Ajax on 45', Tsygankov made it 3-0 to Ajax on 69', Gloukh made it 4-0 to Ajax on 74', Ciranni pulled one back for Willem II on 76' and Dolberg made it 5-1 to Ajax on 87'.
Expected goals finished Ajax 3.79, Willem II 1.58. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Ajax held 70.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Ajax graded out for clinical edge — 5 goals and 3.79 expected goals. Ajax graded out for box occupation — 26 of 33 shots in the box and 0.11 xg per shot.
Oscar Gloukh came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 10.0 for Ajax from 1 goal, 1 assist and 7 key passes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
70%Possession30%
33Shots10
3.79xG1.58
What the numbers say
5 readsBox Occupation
Ajax
Ajax kept getting bodies into the area — 79% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 26 of 33
- Share
- 79%
- xG per shot
- 0.11
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Ajax scored on 87′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 87′
Set-Piece Siege
Ajax
Ajax turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 14 corners.
- Corners
- 14
- Opponent
- 2
Timeline
D. Klaassen — assist: K. Dolberg
⚽41'
J. Brandt — assist: L. Rosa
⚽45'
Half-time
🔄46'
A. Ciranni ↑ P. van Loon ↓
🔄46'
M. Lemmens ↑ T. Vilhena ↓
S. Amrabat ↑ D. Klaassen ↓
🔄57'
V. Tsygankov ↑ S. Berghuis ↓
🔄57'
🔄61'
A. Et Taibi ↑ H. ter Avest ↓
Caio Henrique ↑ O. Wijndal ↓
🔄67'
A. Ouazane ↑ J. Brandt ↓
🔄67'
V. Tsygankov — assist: O. Gloukh
⚽69'
🔄70'
C. Obi ↑ J. Slory ↓
O. Gloukh — assist: K. Dolberg
⚽74'
⚽76'
A. Ciranni — assist: U. van Aalst
D. Janse ↑ T. Kehrer ↓
🔄77'
🔄84'
E. Gurbuz ↑ M. Dekker ↓
K. Dolberg
⚽87'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
RefereeAllard Lindhout, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished