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

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

FC Utrecht

4 – 3

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AFC Ajax

Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 10:15 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryan Flamingo 44' 1–0

Mike van der Hoorn 48' 2–0

2–1 52' Kristian Hlynsson

2–2 55' Kristian Hlynsson

2–3 65' Steven Bergwijn pen

Jens Toornstra 71+7' 3–3

Oscar Fraulo 90+7' 4–3

Y 75' Borna Sosa

Y 83' Benjamin Tahirovic

Mats Seuntjens 90' Y

Overview

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FC Utrecht vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

FC Utrecht 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dennis Higler
Assistant 1 Mario Diks
Assistant 2 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)

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

FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 3.4 goals AFC Ajax

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-10-03 AFC Ajax 0–1 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	AFC Ajax	H	4–3	W
06 Oct	FC Volendam	A	0–1	L
30 Sep	Almere City FC	H	0–2	L
23 Sep	NEC	A	0–3	L
16 Sep	Heracles Almelo	A	3–1	W
03 Sep	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	1–5	L

AFC Ajax

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	FC Utrecht	A	3–4	L
08 Oct	AZ	H	1–2	L
05 Oct	PAE AEK	A	1–1	D
27 Sep	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	0–4	L
21 Sep	Olympique de Marseille	H	3–3	D
17 Sep	FC Twente '65	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht

Artem Stepanov	5 G
Dani de Wit	2 G
Matisse Didden	2 G
Adrian Blake	2 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. AFC Ajax get us underway at Stadion Galgenwaard.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Utrecht and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' FC Utrecht are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maurice Steijn will be considering his options from the bench.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Benjamin Tahirovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' What a strike from Ryan Flamingo! The score is 1-0.
48' GOAL! Mike van der Hoorn fires home to make it 2-0!
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kristian Hlynsson makes it 2-1.
55' Kristian Hlynsson with the second goal in the match!
59' Steven Berghuis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Forbs on 59 minute.
62' Taylor Booth makes way for Marouan Azarkan at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
65' The Netherlands Steven Bergwijn breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 2-3!
68' Zakaria Labyad makes way for Jens Toornstra at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
71' Goal! Jens Toornstra scores his 36 goal in 326 matches.
75' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Jay Gorter exits the field as Diant Ramaj enters on 75.
75' Borna Sosa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
78' Jens Toornstra doubles the advantage! 4-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 79 minute. Mike van der Hoorn leaves to be changed by Oscar Fraulo.
83' That is a Yellow card for AFC Ajax. Benjamin Tahirovic will be fuming at that decision.
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jay Gorter is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
90' What a strike from Oscar Fraulo! The score is 5-3.
90' The referee calls foul for Mats Seuntjens. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Borna Sosa is replaced by Chuba Akpom.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Utrecht to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Mike van der Hoorn ↓ Oscar Fraulo 79'
26
Othman Boussaid ↓ Isac Lidberg 68'
20
Zakaria Labyad ↓ Jens Toornstra 68'
27
Modibo Sagnan
36
Yannick Leliendal
19
Anthony Descotte ↓ Mats Seuntjens 68'
6
Can Bozdogan
22
Hugo Novoa
10
Taylor Booth ↓ Marouan Azarkan 62'
34
Ryan Flamingo
1
Vassilis Barkas

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

7
Steven Bergwijn
25
Borna Sosa ↓ Chuba Akpom 90'
12
Jay Gorter ↓ Diant Ramaj 75'
37
Josip Sutalo
8
Kenneth Taylor ↓ Georges Mikautadze 90'
9
Brian Brobbey
33
Benjamin Tahirovic ↓ Branco van den Boomen 90'
4
Jorrel Hato
38
Kristian Hlynsson
11
Carlos Forbs ↓ Steven Berghuis 59'
3
Anton Gaaei

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 FC Utrecht xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

3.83 AFC Ajax xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Utrecht24% Draw16% AFC Ajax60%

Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 5.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	89%	11%
± 3.5	77%	23%
± 4.5	60%	40%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw

40%

Draw or AFC Ajax

76%

FC Utrecht or AFC Ajax

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Utrecht14% Draw27% AFC Ajax59%

Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

6.6%

1 – 4

6.2%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

5.3%

2 – 4

1 – 5

4.8%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 4

2 – 5

3.8%

0 – 2

3.5%

1 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap	FC Utrecht covers	Push	AFC Ajax covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	3%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	7%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	25%	—	75%
+1	25%	16%	58%
+1.5	42%	—	58%
+2	42%	18%	40%
+2.5	60%	—	40%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Utrecht Form

AFC Ajax Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Clean Sheet