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Ajax and Excelsior combine a pronounced historical imbalance with clear evidence that Excelsior can still disrupt the expected order. Ajax’s profile includes a 4–1 win away on 29 January 2023, but Excelsior won 2–1 away on 22 November 2025 and drew 2–2 on 1 February 2026. That contrast keeps the matchup meaningful: authority is established, yet each meeting still demands control.
Past matches, Ajax vs Excelsior
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI Excelsior
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1G
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2D
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4D
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3D
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12D
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20M
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30M
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23M
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10M
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7M
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33F
Ajax Starting XI
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G
1
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D
3
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D
37
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D
15
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D
24
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M
18
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M
6
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M
48
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F
43
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F
9
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F
11
Substitutes Excelsior
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16G
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5D
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6M
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11F
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14D
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15D
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17D
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18M
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26F
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29F
Ajax Substitutes
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G
12
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G
52
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F
17
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F
23
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F
25
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D
30
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D
32
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D
41
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M
55
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M
16
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M
68
Match events
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21'⚽M. Godts Normal Goal (Asst: R. Bounida)
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40'⚽M. Godts Normal Goal (Asst: K. Dolberg)
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62'G. de Regt E. Hansson
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63'M. Jonathans D. Sanches Fernandes
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63'L. Schouten J. Bergraaf
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63'L. Schouten J. Bergraaf
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63'M. Jonathans D. Sanches Fernandes
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67'W. Weghorst K. Dolberg
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67'O. Edvardsen R. Bounida
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67'O. Edvardsen R. Bounida
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67'W. Weghorst K. Dolberg
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70'Lewis Schouten Yellow Card
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74'⚽M. Jonathans Normal Goal (Asst: G. de Regt)
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79'⚽A. Zagre Normal Goal
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80'T. Tomiyasu J. Mokio
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80'J. Johnson S. Steur
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89'M. van Duinen L. Hartjes
Stats for this game
Matchup Ajax VS Excelsior
Ajax carry the deeper advantage
The overall balance strongly favours Ajax, whose victories include a 7–1 home result on 16 October 2022 and a 4–1 away win on 29 January 2023. Those scores illustrate the scale of separation that can appear when Ajax impose their level. They do not, however, make every edition interchangeable or remove the need to manage the contest.
Excelsior’s counterpoints matter
Excelsior’s 2–1 away victory on 22 November 2025 is a direct interruption of the expected hierarchy, while the 2–2 draw at Excelsior on 1 February 2026 confirms that Ajax’s advantage is not automatic in every setting. Together, those results give the pairing a useful tension: Ajax remain the reference point, but Excelsior have shown routes to a closer or even reversed outcome. The clear status remains a starting point, not a conclusion. Future encounters will ask whether Ajax can restore clear separation or whether Excelsior can again turn resistance into a result.
Past head to head stats
Ajax VS Excelsior
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Ajax VS Excelsior
Head-to-Head History
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