Excelsior 1-2 Ajax: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 6 May 2018
Result
Excelsior 1-2 Ajax
Eredivisie · Sunday 6 May 2018, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Excelsior 1-2 Ajax: match report
Excelsior lost to Ajax 1-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 6 May 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.
Excelsior's goal came from an own goal by Matthijs de Ligt (20'). Ajax scored through J. Kluivert (48') and Kasper Dolberg (53', penalty).
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Excelsior were 10th on 40 points from 33 and Ajax 2nd on 76 points from 33. Excelsior went on to finish that season 11th with 40 points, and Ajax 2nd with 79.
Excelsior lined up in a 4-3-3 and Ajax in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Hakim Ziyech of Ajax (9.4), ahead of Jurgen Matheij (9.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Excelsior wins, 0 draws and 1 for Ajax.
Going into the match Excelsior's last five read L-D-D-W-L and Ajax's W-W-L-W-W.
Key events
- 20'Own goal · Matthijs de Ligt
- 48'Goal · J. Kluivert
- 53'Penalty goal · Kasper Dolberg
Head-to-head
Team news
Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)
Ögmundur Kristinsson, Khalid Karami, Jurgen Matheij, Jeffry Fortes, Jordy de Wijs, Hicham Faik, Ryan Koolwijk, Ali Messaoud, Anouar Hadouir, Mike van Duinen, Stanley Elbers
Ajax line-up (3-4-3)
Kostas Lamprou, Matthijs de Ligt, Nicolás Tagliafico, Noussair Mazraoui, Hakim Ziyech, Lasse Schöne, Azor Matusiwa, Justin Kluivert, Donny van de Beek, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Kasper Dolberg