Utrecht vs Ajax
Ref: Danny Makkelie, NetherlandsStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat Ajax 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Didden and Haller scored for Utrecht; Godts replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.39 for Utrecht versus 0.64 for Ajax. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
44'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
Didden
Assist: El Karouani
Second Half
⚽
Haller
Assist: El Karouani
56'
⚽
Godts
Assist: Regeer
⇄
Blake
67'
⇄
Rosa
67'
⇄
Gloukh
⇄
Haller
Horemans
Yellow Card
⇄
de Wit
87'
⇄
Edvardsen
88'
⇄
Godts
88'
⇄
Taylor
⇄
Rodríguez
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
UtrechtAjax
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.39VS0.64
Attack5 · 0 won
16
Shots
10
6
Shots on target
4
12
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
32%
Possession
68%
287
Total passes
636
221
Accurate passes
543
77%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 2 won
15
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
3
0.59
Goals prevented
0.59
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-2-3-1
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 2S. HoremansD
- 15A. BlakeM
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 22Miguel RodríguezM
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 91S. HallerF
Substitutes
- 5K. FinnssonD
- 6D. van den BergM
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 10Y. CathlineF
- 14Zidane IqbalM
- 17E. DemircanF
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 26M. JonathansF
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 44M. EerdhuijzenD
- 55D. MurkinD
Ajax
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 8K. TaylorM
- 10O. GloukhM
- 11M. GodtsM
- 15Y. BaasD
- 17O. EdvardsenM
- 22R. PasveerG
- 25W. WeghorstF
- 37J. ŠutaloD
- 41Gerald AldersD
Substitutes
- 1V. JarošG
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 9K. DolbergF
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 16J. McConnellM
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 24J. MokioD
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 67 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dani de Wit | M | 85 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Miguel Rodríguez | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/6 |
| Adrian Blake | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Emirhan Demircan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zidane Iqbal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy van den Berg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derry Murkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoann Cathline | F | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| David Min | F | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Godts | M | 88 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7/8 |
| Youri Regeer | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Kenneth Taylor(C) | M | 88 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gerald Alders | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Oliver Edvardsen | M | 87 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rayane Bounida | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| James McConnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy Klaassen | M | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |