Telstar 0-4 Ajax: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Eredivisie Matchday 4 · Sunday 30 August 2026 · BUKO Stadion, Velsen · referee D. Higler · full time
Full time: Telstar 0-4 Ajax
Telstar 0-4 Ajax: Ajax took the points in Eredivisie Matchday 4 on Sunday 30 August 2026 at BUKO Stadion. The goals: Davy Klaassen 37', Steven Berghuis 56', Tolu Arokodare 60', Marcos Leonardo 78'.
How Ajax won it
Davy Klaassen put Ajax ahead in the 37th minute, set up by Steven Berghuis. Steven Berghuis made it 0-2 to Ajax in the 56th minute, set up by Oscar Gloukh. Tolu Arokodare made it 0-3 to Ajax in the 60th minute, set up by Steven Berghuis. Marcos Leonardo made it 0-4 to Ajax in the 78th minute.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
Telstar: H. Brugge, 3-4-2-1 · Ajax: M. Sánchez Muñoz, 4-4-1-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.17 for Telstar and 0.82 for Ajax.
Telstar scored about 2.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Ajax made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 3.2 goals.
Telstar created the better chances, 2.17 xG to 0.82, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Telstar had 4 shots on target, Ajax 9.
Telstar's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Ajax had 58% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Telstar came into it with 10 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 1.35 expected goals for and 2.20 against, and had won 10% of their matches.
Ajax came into it with 9 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 2.67 expected goals for and 1.25 against, and had won 56% of their matches.
Telstar vs Ajax: the match in numbers
| Telstar | Match statistics | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Ball possession | 58% |
| 2.17 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.82 |
| 10 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 2 | Big chances | 5 |
| 397 | Total passes | 538 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Tackles | 13 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Steven Berghuis (Ajax), rated 8.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 2 assists.
Telstar
- Patrick Brouwer 6.8
- Rui Mendes 6.8
- Nils Rossen 6.7
- Gerald Alders 6.7
- Tyrone Owusu 6.6
Ajax
- Steven Berghuis 8.9 1 goal, 2 assists
- Marc ter Stegen 8.1
- Tolu Arokodare 7.6 1 goal
- Oscar Gloukh 7.5 1 assist
- Davy Klaassen 7.5
The lowest-rated starter was Ronald Koeman Jr. at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Telstar: Telstar vs FC Utrecht Sunday 1 November 2026 · Eredivisie
- Ajax: Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax Sunday 25 October 2026 · Eredivisie
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Questions about Telstar vs Ajax
What was the score in Telstar vs Ajax?
Telstar 0-4 Ajax (half-time 0-1), Eredivisie, Sunday 30 August 2026.
Who scored in Telstar vs Ajax?
Davy Klaassen 37', Steven Berghuis 56', Tolu Arokodare 60', Marcos Leonardo 78'.
Did Moneyball predict Telstar vs Ajax correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Telstar vs Ajax?
Steven Berghuis, rated 8.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Telstar vs Ajax?
D. Higler.
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