Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

Ajax vs Twente – Lineups & Match Details

Twente beat Ajax 2-1. Goals: R. Zerrouki (18'), W. Weghorst (32'), B. van Rooij (79'). Ajax had 51% possession against Twente's 49%. Shots on target: 2-7.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 29

Saturday, 4 April 2026

AjaxAjax

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

TwenteTwente

Referee: Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands

Lineups

AjaxAjax4-3-3
Maarten Paes26Maarten PaesG
Anton Gaaei3Anton GaaeiD
Josip Å utalo37Josip Å utaloD
Youri Baas15Youri BaasD
Lucas Rosa2Lucas RosaD
Steven Berghuis23Steven BerghuisM
Jorthy Mokio24Jorthy MokioM
Sean Steur48Sean SteurM
Oliver Edvardsen17Oliver EdvardsenF
Wout Weghorst25Wout WeghorstF
Mika Godts11Mika GodtsF

Substitutes

10Oscar GloukhM
19Don-Angelo KonaduF
7Maher CarrizoF
9Kasper DolbergF
4Ko ItakuraD
53Mylo van der LansD
44Mark VerkuijlM
5Owen WijndalD
67Mohamed AbdallaM
52Paul ReversonG
12Joeri HeerkensG
30Aaron BouwmanD
TwenteTwente4-3-3
Lars Unnerstall1Lars UnnerstallG
Bart van Rooij28Bart van RooijD
Stav Lemkin23Stav LemkinD
Ruud Nijstad43Ruud NijstadD
Mats Rots39Mats RotsD
Kristian Hlynsson14Kristian HlynssonM
Ramiz Zerrouki6Ramiz ZerroukiM
Thomas Van den Belt20Thomas Van den BeltM
Daan Rots11Daan RotsF
Sam Lammers10Sam LammersF
Sondre Ørjasæter27Sondre ØrjasæterF

Substitutes

7Marko PjacaF
4Mathias KjøløM
9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
32Arno VerschuerenM
3Robin PröpperD
21Sam KarssiesG
25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
22Przemysław TytońG
38Max BrunsD
12Guilherme PeixotoD
42Daouda WeidmannM
8Taylor BoothF

Match Events

18'G

R. Zerrouki

Assist: S. Ørjasæter

32'G

W. Weghorst

Assist: M. Godts

41'Y

O. Edvardsen

55'Y

A. Gaaei

57'S

O. Edvardsen

Substitution 1

61'Y

D. Rots

63'Y

O. Gloukh

63'S

D. Rots

Substitution 1

64'Y

S. Lemkin

69'Y

S. Berghuis

71'S

S. Berghuis

Substitution 2

71'S

W. Weghorst

Substitution 3

79'G

B. van Rooij

Assist: S. Lammers

84'S

T. van den Belt

Substitution 2

85'S

S. Ørjasæter

Substitution 3

89'S

A. Gaaei

Substitution 4

90'S

S. Lammers

Substitution 4

90'S

K. Hlynsson

Substitution 5

Statistics

Ajax
51%49%
Twente
0.94Expected Goals (xG)1.37
10Total Shots16
2Shots on Target7
2Corners2
14Fouls10
0Offsides0
84Pass Accuracy (%)85
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Ajax host Twente on Saturday, 4 April 2026 at Johan Cruijff ArenA. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Ajax go into the match 5th in the table; Twente sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Ajax have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Twente have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 26 Oct 2025: Ajax 3-2 Twente; 18 May 2025: Ajax 2-0 Twente; 10 Nov 2024: Ajax 2-2 Twente. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Twente beat Ajax 2-1. Ajax scored through W. Weghorst 32'. Twente replied with R. Zerrouki 18', B. van Rooij 79'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 79 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Ajax held 51% of the ball against 49% for Twente. Shots on target finished 2-7. Expected goals read 0.94 for Ajax, 1.37 for Twente.

Verdict

Twente take the three points; Ajax look at a thin night for the home crowd. Ajax sat 5th and Twente 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.