Ajax vs Utrecht — Eredivisie
1-1 AET (4-3 pens)
Kras Stadion, Volendam
Going into the match, Ajax had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Utrecht had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.0. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Ajax 1 win, Utrecht 3 wins, 1 drawn. Ajax are 7th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; Utrecht are 15th on 2.
Match report
Home form going in: Ajax
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W D L D W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Groningen · 21 May 2026
- D 0-0 at Heerenveen · 17 May 2026
- L 1-2 vs Utrecht · 10 May 2026
- D 2-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 2 May 2026
- W 0-2 at NAC Breda · 25 Apr 2026
- W 0-3 at Heracles · 11 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W W W W L). 2.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 3-2 vs Heerenveen · 21 May 2026
- W 2-0 vs For Sittard · 17 May 2026
- W 1-2 at Ajax · 10 May 2026
- W 2-0 vs NAC Breda · 2 May 2026
- L 5-0 at Excelsior · 26 Apr 2026
- W 4-1 vs Telstar · 11 Apr 2026
Head-to-head: Ajax vs Utrecht
- Ajax 1-2 Utrecht · 10 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 2-1 Ajax · 9 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 4-0 Ajax · 20 Apr 2025 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-2 Utrecht · 4 Dec 2024 · Eredivisie
- Ajax 2-0 Utrecht · 3 Mar 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 96' Normal Goal — D. Klaassen (Ajax)
- 106' Normal Goal — G. Zechiel (Utrecht)
Match statistics
| Ajax | Metric | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 63 | Ball possession | 37 |
| 1.47 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.96 |
| 24 | Total shots | 12 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 9 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 10 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 714 | Total passes | 419 |
| 616 | Accurate passes | 323 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 77 |
| 18 | Key passes | 7 |
| 133 | Duels | 133 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |