Friday , 16 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)
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 20
2 PSV 8 19
3 AZ 8 19
4 FC Twente '65 8 17
5 AFC Ajax 8 15
6 FC Groningen 8 14
7 Fortuna Sittard 8 14
8 Go Ahead Eagles 8 11
9 SBV Excelsior 8 11
10 SC Heerenveen 8 9
11 NEC 8 9
12 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 8 8
13 FC Utrecht 8 8
14 Sparta Rotterdam 8 6
15 Telstar 1963 8 6
16 PEC Zwolle 8 4
17 ADO Den Haag 8 3
18 Willem II Tilburg 8 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
#5 Position #18
15 Points 2
8 Played 8
4 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 6
22 Scored 7
10 Conceded 23
+12 GD -16
1.88 PPG 0.25
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (15 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Willem II Tilburg kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The 21-year-old Jaden Slory has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Amine Et-Taibi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Steven Berghuis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 86 goals in his last 329 appearances.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Ajax needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' Davy Klaassen adds to his 3 season tally! AFC Ajax lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' GOAL! Julian Brandt scores on 45.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Willem II Tilburg — Alessandro Ciranni on, Per van Loon off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Willem II Tilburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' The whistle greets Steven Berghuis as he departs to be replaced by Viktor Tsyhankov.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Willem II Tilburg! Amine Et-Taibi comes on to replace Hidde ter Avest.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AFC Ajax winning 100% of all matches.
  • 67' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Owen Wijndal departs to be replaced by Caio Henrique.
  • 69' What composure from Viktor Tsyhankov! The Ukraine international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Willem II Tilburg! Chido Obi-Martin comes on to replace Jaden Slory.
  • 74' Magnificent from Oscar Gloukh! That is 5 goals in 222 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' A goal from the Belgium international Alessandro Ciranni! He fires home on 76 to make it 4-1!
  • 77' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 77 minute. Thilo Kehrer leaves to be changed by Dies Janse.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thilo Kehrer, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Maxim Dekker as he leaves the pitch. Eser Gurbuz steps in for Willem II Tilburg.
  • 87' Kasper Dolberg is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
4.01 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + AFC Ajax to win 83%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 4.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 49%
51%

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 Ajax71% Draw23% Willem II Tilburg6%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.1%
4 – 0
8.8%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
4 – 1
7.1%
5 – 0
7%
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
5.6%
6 – 0
4.7%
6 – 1
3.9%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 57% — 43%
-2 57% 18% 25%
-1.5 75% — 25%
-1 75% 13% 12%
-0.5 88% — 12%
+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
44% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
2% ✓

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