GO Ahead Eagles 2-2 Ajax — Eredivisie, 17 Aug 2025
GO Ahead Eagles and Ajax drew 2-2 in Eredivisie on 17 August 2025 at De Adelaarshorst, Deventer. Melle Meulensteen and E. Linthorst scored for GO Ahead Eagles; Davy Klaassen and Youri Baas for Ajax. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, GO Ahead Eagles have won 0 and Ajax 2, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-13'
- 1-120'
- 22'Foul
- 33'Foul
- 2-144'assist: Victor Edvardsen
- 2-245'
- Half-time2-2
- 46'
- 46'
- 66'
- 66'
- 69'
- 69'out: L. Rosa
- 76'Foul
- 77'
- 80'
- 80'
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
GO Ahead Eagles
- 8.2Melle MeulensteenM
- 7.7Evert LinthorstM
- 7.6Victor EdvardsenF
- 7.5Yassir RahmouniM
- 6.9Jari De BusserG
- 6.9Oskar SivertsenF
- 6.7Milan SmitF
- 6.7Aske AdelgaardD
- 6.7Jakob BreumM
- 6.6Mathis SurayM
- 6.6Mats DeijlD
- 6.5Joris KramerD
- 6.5Richonell MargaretM
- 6.2Gerrit NauberD
- 6.0Dean JamesD
Ajax
- 7.9Davy KlaassenM
- 6.9Youri BaasD
- 6.9Kian Fitz-JimM
- 6.7Kenneth TaylorM
- 6.7Jorthy MokioM
- 6.6Steven BerghuisF
- 6.6Ko ItakuraD
- 6.6Lucas RosaD
- 6.6Youri RegeerM
- 6.5Wout WeghorstF
- 6.3Owen WijndalD
- 6.3Oscar GloukhM
- 6.3Vítězslav JarošG
- 6.3Oliver EdvardsenF
- 6.0Anton GaaeiD
- 6.0Raúl MoroF
Line-ups
Ajax4-3-3
GO Ahead Eagles4-2-3-1
Substitutes
GO Ahead EaglesMelvin Boel
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 27F. StokkersF
- 14Oscar PetterssonF
- 20X. BlommeM
- 23Thibo BaetenF
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 11Oskar Sivertsen80'F6.9
- 33Nando VerdoniG
- 9Milan Smit66'F6.7
- 15R. WeijenbergM
- 29Aske Adelgaard80'D6.7
- 34Yassir Rahmouni66'M7.5
AjaxOscar Garcia Junyent
Substitutes
- 28Kian Fitz-Jim69'M6.9
- 22Remko PasveerG
- 2L. Rosa69'D6.6
- 17Oliver Edvardsen46'F6.3
- 6Youri Regeer77'M6.6
- 13Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 10Oscar Gloukh46'M6.3
- 12Joeri HeerkensG
- 43R. BounidaM
- 36Dies JanseD
- 48S. SteurM
- 19D. KonaduF
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
0.66Expected goals (xG)1.77
9Total shots22
4Shots on target11
2Shots off target7
3Blocked shots4
6Corners9
2Offsides2
9Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
9Goalkeeper saves2
-0.43Goals prevented-0.43
462Total passes496
393Accurate passes440
85%Pass accuracy89%
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melle Meulensteen | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Evert Linthorst | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Victor Edvardsen | 90 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Yassir Rahmouni | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Jari De Busser | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Oskar Sivertsen | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Milan Smit | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Aske Adelgaard | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jakob Breum | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Mathis Suray | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Mats Deijl | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Joris Kramer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Richonell Margaret | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Gerrit Nauber | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dean James | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
Ajax
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Klaassen | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Youri Baas | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kenneth Taylor | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jorthy Mokio | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Steven Berghuis | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ko Itakura | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Lucas Rosa | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Youri Regeer | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Wout Weghorst | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Owen Wijndal | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Oscar Gloukh | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Anton Gaaei | 69 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Raúl Moro | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
GO Ahead EaglesDLWDL
- D08 Aug 25AFortuna Sittard2-2
- L18 May 25AWaalwijk3-5
- W14 May 25HHeerenveen1-0
- D11 May 25APEC Zwolle1-1
- L04 May 25HAZ Alkmaar0-3
Head-to-head
- 23 Feb 25Ajax2-0GO Ahead Eagles
- 21 Sept 24GO Ahead Eagles1-1Ajax
- 04 Apr 24Ajax1-1GO Ahead Eagles
- 14 Jan 24GO Ahead Eagles2-3Ajax
- 02 Apr 23GO Ahead Eagles0-0Ajax
- 01 Oct 22Ajax1-1GO Ahead Eagles
Most recent meetings
Final table, Eredivisie 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 34 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 | Twente | 34 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 | Ajax | 34 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 | Utrecht | 34 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | +7 | 52 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 | GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 34 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 | Telstar | 34 | -6 | 37 |
Before and after
GO Ahead Eagles
- Previous: Fortuna Sittard 2-2 GO Ahead Eagles, 8 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
- Next: GO Ahead Eagles 0-3 Sparta Rotterdam, 23 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
Ajax
- Previous: Ajax 2-0 Telstar, 10 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
- Next: Ajax 2-0 Heracles, 24 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
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