Rescued A Point
Ajax
Ajax went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Eredivisie · Matchday 7Ajax
J. Brandt 32'
T. Arokodare 64'
2 – 2
FT
HT 1–1
Excelsior
L. Hartjes 45'
A. Sliti 62'
Eredivisie
Matchday 7Ajax2–2Excelsior
2.51
Expected goals
0.82
32′45′62′64′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AJA 2.51, EXC 0.82.
Match report
Ajax 2-2 Excelsior
Ajax and Excelsior shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Eredivisie draw at Johan Cruijff Arena. Brandt opened the scoring for Ajax on 32', Hartjes levelled for Excelsior on 45', Sliti put Excelsior back in front on 62' and Arokodare levelled for Ajax on 64'.
Expected goals finished Ajax 2.51, Excelsior 0.82. Ajax created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return. Ajax held 81.0% of the ball.
Ajax had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Excelsior graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.82 expected goals. Ajax graded out for box occupation — 24 of 33 shots in the box and 0.08 xg per shot.
Oscar Gloukh came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.2 for Ajax from 1 assist, 4 key passes and 5 shots.
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
81%Possession19%
33Shots4
2.51xG0.82
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
Excelsior
Excelsior finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.82 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.82
- Overperformance
- +1.18
Box Occupation
Ajax
Ajax kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 24 of 33
- Share
- 73%
- xG per shot
- 0.08
Set-Piece Siege
Ajax
Ajax turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 9 corners.
- Corners
- 9
- Opponent
- 0
Timeline
O. Wijndal ↑ Caio Henrique ↓
🔄23'
J. Brandt — assist: K. Dolberg
⚽32'
🟨35'
Jan Plug
Foul
⚽45'
L. Hartjes
Half-time
O. Edvardsen ↑ V. Tsygankov ↓
🔄61'
T. Arokodare ↑ K. Dolberg ↓
🔄62'
⚽62'
A. Sliti — assist: I. Yegoian
T. Arokodare — assist: O. Gloukh
⚽64'
🔄66'
K. Bos ↑ E. da Silva Moreira ↓
🔄71'
I. Silva Timas ↑ A. Thorsteinsson ↓
🔄71'
A. Jahanbakhsh ↑ A. Sliti ↓
S. Amrabat ↑ J. Mokio ↓
🔄76'
A. Ouazane ↑ D. Klaassen ↓
🔄77'
Oscar Gloukh
Argument
🟨85'
🟨85'
Irakli Yegoian
Argument
🔄85'
M. Dominguez ↑ D. Garden ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
RefereeJannick van der Laan
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished