Netherlands - EredivisieData current as of September 11, 2026

Ajax vs Go Ahead Eagles: match statistics

Ajax crest
Ajax
2 : 2half-time 2:0
Go Ahead Eagles crest
Go Ahead Eagles
165%(1.48)
X22%(4.60)
213%(5.99)

Ajax clearly dominates this matchup, sitting in 3rd place with an impressive record of 67% home wins and only 22% losses at their own stadium. The hosts are in excellent home form with a streak of four consecutive victories, scoring an average of 1.67 goals per match while conceding just 0.78. Conversely, Go Ahead Eagles display very poor away form – only 11% away wins, a staggering 56% loss rate, and a negative goal difference (-6). The visitors' last five matches show a winless streak with four draws and one defeat, confirming their struggle to achieve positive results. xG statistics also favor Ajax (1.79 vs 1.22), and the gap in quality and efficiency should translate into a comfortable victory for the hosts.

Ajax vs Go Ahead Eagles: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ajax played against Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on January 17, 2026. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

Ajax has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Go Ahead Eagles has 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Ajax scores 1.94 goals per game and allows 1.33. Go Ahead Eagles scores 1.56 and allows 1.72. Games in this league average 3.24 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 72% of Ajax's games and 67% of Go Ahead Eagles's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 67%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ajax has the higher season xG average, 1.76 to 1.41 per game. Ajax takes 14.9 shots per game, while Go Ahead Eagles takes 11.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Ajax leads at halftime in 44% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Go Ahead Eagles leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.78 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ajax's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (9 goals). For Go Ahead Eagles, it is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.24 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Ajax clearly dominates this matchup, sitting in 3rd place with an impressive record of 67% home wins and only 22% losses at their own stadium. The hosts are in excellent home form with a streak of four consecutive victories, scoring an average of 1.67 goals per match while conceding just 0.78. Conversely, Go Ahead Eagles display very poor away form – only 11% away wins, a staggering 56% loss rate, and a negative goal difference (-6). The visitors' last five matches show a winless streak with four draws and one defeat, confirming their struggle to achieve positive results. xG statistics also favor Ajax (1.79 vs 1.22), and the gap in quality and efficiency should translate into a comfortable victory for the hosts.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
0 : 2
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
18Shots10
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
6Shots on target6
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1.81xG1.34
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1Corners5
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
35Dangerous attacks39
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
11Fouls16
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
2Cards4
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1.94Goals scored / game1.56
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1.33Goals allowed / game1.72
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
57%Average possession52%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
6.33Shots on target / game5
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.89Shots per game11.33
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
6.33Shots on target5
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
13.1%Shot conversion13.7%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
57%Possession52%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1.76xG for1.41
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1.54xG against1.9
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

Shooting quality

Ajax: DominantGo Ahead Eagles: Efficient finishing
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
Accuracy (shots on target)43%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Ajax is 225% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - Ajax · 0.8 pts / game - Go Ahead Eagles

Ajax
WWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W33% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-3
1.83 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Go Ahead Eagles
DDLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
22% W44% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-6
1.11 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ajax is 24% better for: goals scored per game.

1.94 goals / game - Ajax · 1.56 goals / game - Go Ahead Eagles

Ajax is 29% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Ajax · 1.72 goals / game - Go Ahead Eagles

Ajax scoring profile: very strong

Ajax scores in 94% of games (17 of 18 meczów), while Go Ahead Eagles keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 meczów).

Go Ahead Eagles scoring profile: very strong

Go Ahead Eagles scores in 83% of games (15 of 18 meczów), while Ajax keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 meczów).

35Goals scored (season)28
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
24Goals conceded (season)31
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
3.28Average goals per game3.28
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
12Goals scored (last 5)7
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

How often they score at least...

94%1 goal83%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
72%2 goals67%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
28%3 goals6%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
0%4 goals0%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal83%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
50%2 goals61%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
6%3 goals17%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
0%4 goals11%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time39%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
11%BTTS in both halves22%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
56%Scored in both halves33%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

BTTS and goal count

61%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
60%BTTS - last 580%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time28%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ajax is 52% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.61 pts / game - Ajax · 1.06 pts / game - Go Ahead Eagles

Ajax - half-time state
44% leading28% draw28% trailing
Go Ahead Eagles - half-time state
22% leading39% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.61Points per game (1st half)1.06
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
0.94Goals scored (1st half)0.78
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
0.72Goals conceded (1st half)0.89
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.67
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
39%Clean sheet before half-time33%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
28%No goal before half-time44%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

After half-time (2nd half)

1.72Points per game (2nd half)1.28
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.61
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
50%Clean sheet after half-time39%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles
22%No goal after half-time39%
AjaxGo Ahead Eagles

Ajax - second-half results

44% W39% D17% L
29
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.61
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Go Ahead Eagles - second-half results

28% W44% D28% L
19
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 22%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ajax - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.601.80
Goals scored / game1.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.81.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+5+2
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7
Go Ahead Eagles - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.60
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game1.20.6
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ajax
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
3
4
16-30
9
5
31-45
9
5
46-60
3
3
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Go Ahead Eagles
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
2
2
16-30
7
10
31-45
1
6
46-60
4
3
61-75
9
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.28
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
78%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ajax

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.77
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Go Ahead Eagles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

AjaxLigaGo Ahead Eagles
Average goals per game 3.283.24 3.28
Both teams scored 72%62% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%62% 67%
Clean sheets 22%20% 17%
Goal before half-time 100%85% 83%
Goal after half-time 89%85% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.24
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / game
1.45
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Go Ahead EaglesYellow cardKenzo Goudmijn
  2. Go Ahead EaglesYellow cardMilan Smit
  3. Go Ahead EaglesGoalThibo BaetenAssist: Evert Linthorst
  4. Go Ahead EaglesYellow cardJoris Kramer
  5. Go Ahead EaglesGoalMilan SmitAssist: Jakob Breum
  6. Go Ahead EaglesYellow cardEvert Linthorst
  7. AjaxYellow cardAnton Gaaei
  8. AjaxYellow cardYouri Regeer

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Serdar GözübüyükMatches officiated: 17
4.12Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 241%Home wins18%Draws41%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Ajax's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Go Ahead Eagles. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Go Ahead Eagles
2 : 2
AFC Ajax

FAQ

What was the result of Ajax vs Go Ahead Eagles?

The Eredivisie match finished Ajax 2:2 Go Ahead Eagles. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Ajax vs Go Ahead Eagles?

Ajax score 1.94 goals per game on average and Go Ahead Eagles 1.56. The Eredivisie average is 3.24 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 72% of Ajax's matches and 67% of Go Ahead Eagles's.

What form are Ajax and Go Ahead Eagles in?

Over the last 5 games Ajax have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Go Ahead Eagles 0-4-1 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ajax vs Go Ahead Eagles?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.