Ajax 3-1 Excelsior: result and report
Eredivisie · Thursday 14 December 2017
Result
Ajax 3-1 Excelsior
Eredivisie · Thursday 14 December 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1
Ajax 3-1 Excelsior: match report
Ajax won against Excelsior 3-1 in Eredivisie on Thursday 14 December 2017. The half-time score was 1-1.
Siem de Jong opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Ajax's goals came from Siem de Jong (23'), Kasper Dolberg (57', penalty) and Hakim Ziyech (86'). Excelsior scored through Mike van Duinen (40').
Discipline: Ajax received 1 yellow card; Excelsior received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Ajax were 3rd on 32 points from 15 and Excelsior 12th on 17 points from 15. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 79 points, and Excelsior 11th with 40.
Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and Excelsior in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Hakim Ziyech of Ajax (9.4), ahead of Justin Kluivert (8.1).
Going into the match Ajax's last five read W-D-W-W-L and Excelsior's L-L-L-L-W.
Key events
- 6'Yellow card · Ryan Koolwijk
- 23'Goal · Siem de Jong
- 39'Yellow card · Joël Veltman
- 40'Goal · Mike van Duinen
- 45+3'Yellow card · Jeffry Fortes
- 56'Yellow card · H. Faik
- 57'Penalty goal · Kasper Dolberg
- 59'Yellow card · Jordy de Wijs
- 85'Yellow card · Mike van Duinen
- 86'Goal · Hakim Ziyech
Team news
Ajax line-up (4-3-3)
André Onana, Joël Veltman, Matthijs de Ligt, Maximilian Wöber, Frenkie de Jong, Donny van de Beek, Hakim Ziyech, Siem de Jong, David Neres, Kasper Dolberg, Justin Kluivert
Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)
Theo Zwarthoed, Milan Massop, Jurgen Matheij, Jeffry Fortes, Jordy de Wijs, Hicham Faik, Ryan Koolwijk, Kevin Vermeulen, Anouar Hadouir, Mike van Duinen, Jinty Caenepeel