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AFC Ajax vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Thu 22 Apr 2021 · 16:45 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Mohammed Kudus 53' Y
Nicolas Tagliafico 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

8
2
5
AFC Ajax 15 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-22 AFC Ajax 1–1 FC Utrecht 2020-11-08 FC Utrecht 0–3 AFC Ajax 2019-11-10 AFC Ajax 4–0 FC Utrecht 2019-05-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 FC Utrecht 2018-12-23 FC Utrecht 1–3 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
15 Apr AS Roma A 1–1 D
11 Apr RKC Waalwijk A 1–0 W
08 Apr AS Roma H 1–2 L
04 Apr SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
21 Mar ADO Den Haag H 5–0 W
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr AFC Ajax A 1–1 D
11 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–2 L
04 Apr ADO Den Haag A 4–1 W
20 Mar Fortuna Sittard A 1–0 W
14 Mar SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
06 Mar RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W

Season Stats

AFC Ajax FC Utrecht
#5 Position #15
14 Points 5
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
21 Scored 11
9 Conceded 24
+12 GD -13
2.00 PPG 0.71
57% Win % 14%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G
FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Johan Cruyff ArenA will turn into a battlefield for AFC Ajax and FC Utrecht.
  • 5' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 13' Simon Gustafson adds to his 0 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' Mark van der Maarel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Utrecht so far.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jurrien Timber, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' FC Utrecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Urby Emanuelson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past FC Utrecht's compact .
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' Mohammed Kudus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
  • 56' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Mohammed Kudus exits the field as Antony enters on 56.
  • 61' AFC Ajax have won 825 goals from 484 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' GOAL! Edson Alvarez fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 73' The whistle greets Simon Gustafson as he departs to be replaced by Eljero Elia.
  • 78' Willem Janssen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Devyne Rensch exits the field as Noussair Mazraoui enters on 81.
  • 84' Urby Emanuelson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sander van de Streek at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian Brobbey 6
Dusan Tadic 5
Donny van de Beek 3
Mike van der Hoorn 2
Steven Bergwijn 2
Kristian Hlynsson 2
Miguel Rodriguez 2
Davy Klaassen 2

Head to Head

2021-04-22 AFC Ajax 1–1 FC Utrecht 2020-11-08 FC Utrecht 0–3 AFC Ajax 2019-11-10 AFC Ajax 4–0 FC Utrecht 2019-05-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 FC Utrecht 2018-12-23 FC Utrecht 1–3 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2021-04-22 AFC Ajax 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2021-04-15 AS Roma 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2021-04-11 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 AFC Ajax W 2021-04-08 AFC Ajax 1–2 AS Roma L 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-03-21 AFC Ajax 5–0 ADO Den Haag W

FC Utrecht Form

2021-04-22 AFC Ajax 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2021-04-11 FC Utrecht 1–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2021-04-04 ADO Den Haag 1–4 FC Utrecht W 2021-03-20 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 FC Utrecht W 2021-03-14 FC Utrecht 1–3 SBV Vitesse L 2021-03-06 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 FC Utrecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
4.14 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + AFC Ajax to win 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax76% Draw13% FC Utrecht11%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 5.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 74%
26%
± 4.5 56%
44%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Utrecht
24%
AFC Ajax or FC Utrecht
87%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Ajax69% Draw24% FC Utrecht7%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–1 not predicted
1 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
6.7%
5 – 1
6%
5 – 0
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
6 – 1
4.2%
4 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
6 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 54% — 46%
-2 54% 18% 29%
-1.5 71% — 29%
-1 71% 14% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
2% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.