Match report
Ajax hit four past Telstar to underline early-season form
Ajax thrashed Telstar 4-0 away in Eredivisie matchday 4 action at the BUKO Stadion, extending their unbeaten run while leaving the hosts winless in three of their last five outings. The visitors controlled proceedings despite having less of the ball, converting their chances with clinical efficiency across four separate strikes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Davy Klaassen opened the scoring in the 37th minute, finishing off a Steven Berghuis assist to give Ajax a 1-0 lead at the break. The second half began with Ajax tightening their grip: Berghuis turned scorer himself in the 56th minute, set up by Oscar Gloukh, before laying on a second assist four minutes later for Toluwalase Arokodare to make it 3-0.
Marcos Leonardo added gloss to the scoreline in the 78th minute, completing the 4-0 rout without need of an assist. Telstar, who committed 13 fouls to Ajax's nine, could not match the visitors' cutting edge despite holding 58 percent of possession, as Ajax's 2.06 expected goals figure reflected the quality of the chances they carved out.
Berghuis was directly involved in three of Ajax's four goals, scoring once and setting up two others to finish with a rating of 9.2.
Ajax managed nine shots on target to Telstar's four, a clear marker of their attacking sharpness on the day.
Ajax won 4–0 away against Telstar (half-time 0–1).
Telstar met Ajax in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Sunday, 30 August 2026, 14:45 UTC at BUKO Stadion. Referee: Dennis Higler.
Team pages: Telstar · Ajax · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 37' Goal: Davy Klaassen (assist: Steven Berghuis) — 0–1 · Watch Davy Klaassen's goal video (37')
- 56' Goal: Steven Berghuis (assist: Oscar Gloukh) — 0–2 · Watch Steven Berghuis's goal video (56')
- 60' Goal: Toluwalase Arokodare (assist: Steven Berghuis) — 0–3 · Watch Toluwalase Arokodare's goal video (60')
- 78' Goal: Marcos Leonardo — 0–4 · Watch Marcos Leonardo's goal video (78')
Starting line-ups
Telstar (3-4-2-1)
Ajax (4-4-1-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Telstar 23%, the draw 24%, Ajax 53%. It finished Telstar 0–4 Ajax.
Ajax's rating gap outweighs Telstar's home ground — Ajax are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Ajax the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Ajax at 53%?
Ajax sit 240 points higher on our strength rating — 1553 to 1793. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,053 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Telstar's column. Across 10,823 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 25–27–48.
Why only 53%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 53% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 24% and Telstar at 23%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.7 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,046. The goals environment takes 2.0 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Ajax average 17 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 240 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Ajax are missing 1 regular starter — Youri Regeer — about 18% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Telstar vs Ajax final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Davy Klaassen's goal against Telstar (37').
- Watch Steven Berghuis's goal against Telstar (56').
- Watch Toluwalase Arokodare's goal against Telstar (60').
- Watch Marcos Leonardo's goal against Telstar (78').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Telstar 0–4 Ajax. Explore more on the Telstar and Ajax team pages or the Eredivisie page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Telstar vs Ajax?
Ajax won 4–0 away against Telstar (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in Telstar vs Ajax?
Davy Klaassen (37') for Ajax; Steven Berghuis (56') for Ajax; Toluwalase Arokodare (60') for Ajax; Marcos Leonardo (78') for Ajax.
›Where can I watch Telstar vs Ajax highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Telstar 0–4 Ajax are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Telstar and Ajax?
Telstar and Ajax have met 3 times — 0 wins for Telstar, 3 wins for Ajax and 0 draws.