GolVolt — Excelsior vs Ajax: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Ajax have scored in 21 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 58 goals in those matches.

Defence

Excelsior concede 4.2 goals per match

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Last 5 matches in all competitions. Ajax concede 1.0.

Streak

Excelsior without a win in 7 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.

Last time

Last meeting, 19 September: Ajax – Excelsior 2:2

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Excelsior are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Attack

Ajax score 2.2 goals per match

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Last 5 matches in all competitions. Excelsior score 0.6.

Player in form

Julian Brandt: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

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The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Irakli Yegoian

Excelsior · forward

3goals 5assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.4.

Julian Brandt

Ajax · midfielder

6goals 2assists 7.46avg rating

Last match, AZ Alkmaar: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Excelsior at home and Ajax away, as in this match.

Excelsior

at home · 10

2W1D7L1.2scored per match2.5conceded per match

Ajax

away · 10

7W2D1L2.9scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 19 Sep 2026 · Eredivisie Ajax 2:2 Excelsior Brandt 32' · Arokodare 64' · Hartjes 45+1' · Sliti 62'

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2 draws3.7 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 3

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Excelsior (4-3-3, last: FC Twente) · Ajax (4-3-3, last: AZ Alkmaar).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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