Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Ajax vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AFC Ajax
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 11:15 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Brian Brobbey 39' 1–0
Kenneth Taylor 77' 2–0
Y 36' Marouan Azarkan
Y 42' Ryan Flamingo
Sivert Mannsverk 65' Y
Devyne Rensch 83' R
Y 86' Zidane Iqbal

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Mario Diks
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 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
2024-03-03 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Utrecht 2023-10-22 FC Utrecht 4–3 AFC Ajax 2023-05-21 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Utrecht 2022-08-28 FC Utrecht 0–2 AFC Ajax 2022-01-16 FC Utrecht 0–3 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar FC Utrecht H 2–0 W
25 Feb AZ A 0–2 L
18 Feb NEC H 2–2 D
11 Feb SC Heerenveen A 2–3 L
03 Feb PSV H 1–1 D
27 Jan Heracles Almelo A 4–2 W
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
23 Feb Heracles Almelo H 1–0 W
18 Feb FC Twente '65 A 1–0 W
11 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
04 Feb FC Volendam H 4–2 W
27 Jan SBV Excelsior A 1–1 D

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' What a night it is going to be! AFC Ajax welcome FC Utrecht for this crunch clash at Johan Cruijff Arena.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Sivert Mannsverk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' AFC Ajax are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' AFC Ajax are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Sam Lammers is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marouan Azarkan on 36.
  • 39' Against the run of play, Brian Brobbey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Flamingo.
  • 46' FC Utrecht make a change. Marouan Azarkan trudges off to be replaced by Jeppe Okkels on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Tristan Gooijer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Utrecht that had 321 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Souffian El Karouani made 176 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Sivert Mannsverk. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Can Bozdogan. He replaces Hidde ter Avest on 66 minute.
  • 71' AFC Ajax currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Viergever, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Kenneth Taylor gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Branco van den Boomen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sivert Mannsverk at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Devyne Rensch. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 85' The whistle greets Kristian Hlynsson as he departs to be replaced by Jakov Medic.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a card for Zidane Iqbal.
  • 89' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Tahirovic is hanging Kenneth Taylor on the field on 89 minute.
  • Full Time. AFC Ajax beats FC Utrecht

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van 't Schip

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

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

2024-03-03 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Utrecht 2023-10-22 FC Utrecht 4–3 AFC Ajax 2023-05-21 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Utrecht 2022-08-28 FC Utrecht 0–2 AFC Ajax 2022-01-16 FC Utrecht 0–3 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2024-03-03 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Utrecht W 2024-02-25 AZ 2–0 AFC Ajax L 2024-02-18 AFC Ajax 2–2 NEC D 2024-02-11 SC Heerenveen 3–2 AFC Ajax L 2024-02-03 AFC Ajax 1–1 PSV D 2024-01-27 Heracles Almelo 2–4 AFC Ajax W

FC Utrecht Form

2024-03-03 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Utrecht L 2024-02-23 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo W 2024-02-18 FC Twente '65 0–1 FC Utrecht W 2024-02-11 FC Utrecht 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-02-04 FC Utrecht 4–2 FC Volendam W 2024-01-27 SBV Excelsior 1–1 FC Utrecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
4.09 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + AFC Ajax to win 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax77% Draw13% FC Utrecht10%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 5.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
90%
Draw or FC Utrecht
23%
AFC Ajax or FC Utrecht
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax70% Draw23% FC Utrecht7%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8%
4 – 0
7.9%
4 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7.2%
5 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
Actual
5 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.5%
6 – 0
4.4%
6 – 1
4.1%
4 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 56% — 44%
-2 56% 18% 26%
-1.5 74% — 26%
-1 74% 13% 13%
-0.5 87% — 13%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
2% ✓

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