AFC Ajax host Excelsior at home in the Eredivisie on Saturday evening. The Amsterdam side are fourth in the table with thirteen points and aim to extend their strong run of home form.
John van 't Schip's team are coming off an impressive 5-1 victory over Willem II. Davy Klaassen, Julian Brandt, Viktor Tsygankov, Oscar Gloukh and Kasper Dolberg all scored in that match. That win followed a 1-5 away victory at Fortuna Sittard, giving them a WWLWW record from their last five games.
Excelsior sit sixth and lost 1-2 to FC Utrecht last weekend. The Rotterdam side did previously beat Willem II and Sparta. Ajax's last starting line-up against Willem II featured Maarten Paes in goal, a defence of Lucas Rosa, Thilo Kehrer, Youri Baas and Owen Wijndal, and a midfield of Klaassen, Jorrel Mokio and Brandt. Steven Berghuis, Dolberg and Gloukh led the attack.
Only Aaron Bouwman remains sidelined for the hosts. Top scorer this season is Julian Brandt with three goals. The full squad and current league standings can be found on our squad and standings pages. The match kicks off at 20:00 on Saturday at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
