Ajax 1-2 Excelsior: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 22 November 2025

Result

Ajax 1-2 Excelsior

Eredivisie · Saturday 22 November 2025, 17:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Ajax 1-2 Excelsior: match report

Ajax lost to Excelsior 1-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 22 November 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.

Noah Naujoks opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Ajax's goal came from Kasper Dolberg (59'). Excelsior scored through Noah Naujoks (37') and Noah Naujoks (46').

Discipline: Ajax received 2 yellow cards; Excelsior received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Ajax were 4th on 20 points from 12 and Excelsior 16th on 10 points from 12. Ajax went on to finish that season 3rd with 62 points, and Excelsior 13th with 38.

Ajax lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Excelsior in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Noah Naujoks of Excelsior (8.4), ahead of Rick Meissen (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Ajax wins, 2 draws and 0 for Excelsior.

Going into the match Ajax's last five read L-D-W-L-D and Excelsior's L-D-L-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Yellow card · Wout WeghorstAjax
  • 24'Yellow card · Ilias BronkhorstExcelsior
  • 37'Goal · Noah NaujoksExcelsior · 0-1
  • 46'Goal · Noah NaujoksExcelsior · 0-2
  • 57'Yellow card · Josip SutaloAjax
  • 59'Goal · Kasper DolbergAjax · 1-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Ajax 0, draws 2, Excelsior 0.

Team news

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Ajax line-up (4-2-3-1)

Remko Pasveer, Anton Gaaei, Josip Sutalo, Youri Baas, Gerald Alders, Youri Regeer, Kenneth Taylor, Oliver Edvardsen, Oscar Gloukh, Mika Godts, Wout Weghorst

Excelsior line-up (4-2-3-1)

Stijn van Gassel, Ilias Bronkhorst, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Nolan Martens, Irakli Yegoian, Lennard Hartjes, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Noah Naujoks, Gyan de Regt, Jerolldino Bergraaf