Global football, on one scaleUpdated 28 Oct 2026 · Results to 25 Oct 2026
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Club · Eredivisie · Tier 2

Ajax

The short answerAjax are 59th in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1552, with a plausible range of 37th to 105th. That makes them 0.28 goals per 90 minutes better than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 2nd of 18 in the Eredivisie.

Our verdictA top-200 club in the world, in the top quarter of the Eredivisie. Results are roughly what the performances deserve. The trend is up.
Club profile

What this club is made of

World rank59Likely range 37–105
Rating1552
League rank2 of 18
Points per game2.00
Expected points per game2.33
Points vs expected−2.9
Trend rising
Confidencehigh
Strongest pillar

First XI

How good the usual starting eleven is

Squad depth

How much quality there is beyond the first eleven

Star spread

How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars

Lowest pillar

Squad age curve

How many minutes go to players in their peak years

Manager

Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested

Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.

This season they are taking 2.00 points a game from 9 matches, while their performances have been worth 2.33. That is 2.9 points fewer than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1259, an easier schedule than the Eredivisie average.

For context, the next club above them in the Eredivisie is PSV, rated 1609, and the next one below is Feyenoord, rated 1539. The gap to the strongest side in the division, PSV, is 57 rating points.

Compared with the rest of their league, their style stands out for very low aerial play and very high possession.

On rating, they play like a tier-1 side, 1 tier above the level of their own league.

The Eredivisie itself is 11th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 1.03 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.

How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 37th to 105th is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.

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