Saturday , 24 October 2026

AFC Ajax vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2026-27
AFC Ajax
5 – 1
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Tue 15 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Davy Klaassen 41' 1–0
Julian Brandt 45' 2–0
Viktor Tsyhankov 69' 3–0
Oscar Gloukh 74' 4–0
4–1 76' Alessandro Ciranni
Kasper Dolberg 87' 5–1

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Johan Balder
  • Assistant 2 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 9 23
2 AZ 9 20
3 PSV 9 19
4 AFC Ajax 9 18
5 FC Twente '65 9 17
6 Fortuna Sittard 9 15
7 FC Groningen 9 14
8 Go Ahead Eagles 10 14
9 SC Heerenveen 9 12
10 SBV Excelsior 9 11
11 FC Utrecht 9 11
12 NEC 9 10
13 Sparta Rotterdam 9 9
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 9 9
15 PEC Zwolle 9 7
16 Telstar 1963 10 6
17 ADO Den Haag 9 6
18 Willem II Tilburg 9 2

Head-to-Head

8
1
1
AFC Ajax 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-15 AFC Ajax 5–1 Willem II Tilburg 2025-04-13 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 AFC Ajax 2024-10-27 AFC Ajax 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2022-02-19 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AFC Ajax 2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 5–1 W
12 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 5–1 W
05 Sep PSV H 1–3 L
30 Aug Telstar 1963 A 4–0 W
16 Aug SC Heerenveen H 2–2 D
09 Aug PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep AFC Ajax A 1–5 L
11 Sep AZ A 1–1 D
05 Sep SBV Excelsior H 0–3 L
30 Aug SC Heerenveen H 2–2 D
15 Aug NEC H 1–4 L
08 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 1–4 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Willem II Tilburg
#4 Position #18
18 Points 2
9 Played 9
5 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 7
27 Scored 9
12 Conceded 26
+15 GD -17
2.00 PPG 0.22
56% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

AFC Ajax are 4th (18 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/9
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 6 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 4 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G 1 A
Jorthy Mokio 3 G 1 A
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 1 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Johan Cruijff Arena will turn into a battlefield for AFC Ajax and Willem II Tilburg.
  • 5' Maxim Dekker is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 10' Kasper Dolberg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 82 goals in his last 488 appearances.
  • 15' Willem II Tilburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Tjoe-A-On, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Eser Gurbuz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Willem II Tilburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 41' The deadlock is broken! Davy Klaassen gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
  • 45' Julian Brandt adds to his 4 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Alessandro Ciranni is ready to make an impact after coming on for Per van Loon at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jorthy Mokio made 307 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Willem II Tilburg that had 173 games and scored 221 goals.
  • 57' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Steven Berghuis is replaced by Viktor Tsyhankov on 57 minute.
  • 61' The Willem II Tilburg manager makes a substitution. Hidde ter Avest departs to be replaced by Amine Et-Taibi.
  • 66' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Willem II Tilburg backline.
  • 67' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Caio Henrique is hanging Owen Wijndal on the field on 67 minute.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Viktor Tsyhankov gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Chido Obi-Martin gets the nod from Willem II Tilburg. He replaces Jaden Slory and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' What a moment for Oscar Gloukh! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 76' Goal! Alessandro Ciranni scores his 6 goal in 273 matches.
  • 77' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 77 minute. Thilo Kehrer leaves to be changed by Dies Janse.
  • 82' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruijff Arena. Willem II Tilburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Willem II Tilburg — Eser Gurbuz on, Maxim Dekker off on 84 minutes.
  • 87' A goal from the Denmark international Kasper Dolberg! He fires home on 87 to make it 5-1!
  • It finishes all square. AFC Ajax and Willem II Tilburg share the spoils 5-1.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Stegeman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Davy Klaassen 4
Antony 3
Kasper Dolberg 2
Dusan Tadic 2
Brian Brobbey 1
Alessandro Ciranni 1
Joel Veltman 1
Vangelis Pavlidis 1

Head to Head

2026-09-15 AFC Ajax 5–1 Willem II Tilburg 2025-04-13 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 AFC Ajax 2024-10-27 AFC Ajax 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2022-02-19 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AFC Ajax 2021-12-02 AFC Ajax 5–0 Willem II Tilburg

AFC Ajax Form

2026-09-15 AFC Ajax 5–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2026-09-12 Fortuna Sittard 1–5 AFC Ajax W 2026-09-05 AFC Ajax 1–3 PSV L 2026-08-30 Telstar 1963 0–4 AFC Ajax W 2026-08-16 AFC Ajax 2–2 SC Heerenveen D 2026-08-09 PEC Zwolle 0–2 AFC Ajax W

Willem II Tilburg Form

2026-09-15 AFC Ajax 5–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2026-09-11 AZ 1–1 Willem II Tilburg D 2026-09-05 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 SBV Excelsior L 2026-08-30 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 SC Heerenveen D 2026-08-15 Willem II Tilburg 1–4 NEC L 2026-08-08 Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II Tilburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
4.16 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + AFC Ajax to win 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax83% Draw11% Willem II Tilburg6%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 5.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
94%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
17%
AFC Ajax or Willem II Tilburg
89%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax72% Draw23% Willem II Tilburg5%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
8.4%
4 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
5 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.4%
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
5.3%
6 – 0
4.8%
6 – 1
4.2%
4 – 2
3.2%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 58% — 42%
-2 58% 18% 24%
-1.5 76% — 24%
-1 76% 13% 11%
-0.5 89% — 11%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
2% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.