Excelsior vs Ajax prediction and preview
Eredivisie · Saturday 13 February 2027, 00:00 UTC
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Excelsior vs Ajax
Eredivisie · Saturday 13 February 2027, 00:00 UTC · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Excelsior vs Ajax preview
Excelsior host Ajax in Eredivisie on Saturday 13 February 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam. Excelsior are 15th in the table with 11 points from 11, while Ajax sit 2nd on 24 points after 11 matches.
Excelsior come into the game with a L-L-L-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Ajax's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-L. Over their last 6, Excelsior have scored 0.7 and conceded 3.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Ajax average 2.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Head to head, Excelsior have 1 win to Ajax's 0 across 5 meetings, with 4 draws. Those games averaged 3.8 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 19 Sep 2026, ended Ajax 2-2 Excelsior.
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Excelsior expected line-up (4-3-3)
Stijn van Gassel, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Jan Plug, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Aymen Sliti
Ajax expected line-up (4-3-3)
Marc ter Stegen, Lucas Rosa, Aaron Bouwman, Youri Baas, Owen Wijndal, Sofyan Amrabat, Julian Brandt, Jorthy Mokio, Davy Klaassen, Tolu Arokodare, Abdellah Ouazane
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