Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Ajax 5th with 14, Excelsior 7th with 11. Per game in the league, Ajax were scoring 3 and conceding 1.29, Excelsior 2.14 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ajax 14, draws 5, Excelsior 1, at 4.05 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
With 97 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, J. van der Laan was the man in the middle. The venue was Johan Cruijff Arena, with room for 55,885 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Ajax: Julian Brandt (32'), Tolu Arokodare (64') · Excelsior: Lennard Hartjes (45'), Aymen Sliti (62')
Key stats
Possession: Ajax 81% · Excelsior 19% · Total shots: 33-4 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 9-0