Ajax vs Utrecht

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🕒 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Johan Cruijff Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Jeroen Manschot 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Ajax 5 · Utrecht 6

Referee Stats

Jeroen Manschot

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	36%
Draws	27%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-14).
Ajax controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Ajax (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 17

Avg: 1.88 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Utrecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

1.18

1.88

1.41

1.00

1.71

53%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

71%

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Ajax rank5th

Utrecht rank6th

Ajax points56

Utrecht points53

Ajax: #5 · 56 pts · GD +21

9 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Utrecht: #6 · 53 pts · GD +13

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ajax last 5 home

L D L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals9-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Utrecht last 5 away

W L L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-10

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ajax trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Ajax score at home94%

Ajax clean sheet at home35%

Utrecht score away82%

Utrecht clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Ajax score first59%

Ajax win after scoring first80%

Utrecht score first35%

Utrecht win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ajax 33% · Utrecht 40%

Avg first goal minute: Ajax 16.5' · Utrecht 29.0'

Vs league average

Ajax score at home1.88 vs 1.80

Ajax concede at home1.00 vs 1.38

Utrecht score away1.41 vs 1.38

Utrecht concede away1.71 vs 1.80

Ajax score 5% above league average, while Utrecht score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Ajax are 27% below league average at home, and Utrecht are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Ajax goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Utrecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

662

367

Passes Accurate

580

297

Passes %

88%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' S. Berghuis

15'

15' J. Karlsson

38'

38' D. de Wit

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ K. Dolberg

1st substitution · For: W. Weghorst

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ O. Gloukh

2nd substitution · For: D. Klaassen

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Karlsson

1st substitution · For: A. Blake

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Eerdhuijzen

2nd substitution · For: N. Viergever

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Berghuis

3rd substitution · For: Rayane Bounida

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Y. Regeer

4th substitution · For: Sean Steur

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Haller

3rd substitution · For: D. Min

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

N. Vesterlund

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Zechiël

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Mokio

5th substitution · For: O. Edvardsen

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

W. Weghorst

Normal Goal · Assist: Rayane Bounida

88'

88' Sean Steur

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Y. Cathline

4th substitution · For: S. Horemans

90+6' ⚽

⚽

90+6' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. van der Hoorn

Normal Goal · Assist: S. El Karouani

Ajax vs Utrecht 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Utrecht beat Ajax 2-1 on Sunday, 10 May 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot. It was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Berghuis received a yellow card for Ajax at 4'. J. Karlsson received a yellow card for Utrecht at 15'. D. de Wit received a yellow card for Utrecht at 38'.

Second half: Ajax made their 1st substitution at 57', with K. Dolberg replacing W. Weghorst. Ajax made their 2nd substitution at 58', with O. Gloukh replacing D. Klaassen. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Karlsson replacing A. Blake. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Eerdhuijzen replacing N. Viergever. Ajax made their 3rd substitution at 73', with S. Berghuis replacing Rayane Bounida. Ajax made their 4th substitution at 73', with Y. Regeer replacing Sean Steur. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 75', with S. Haller replacing D. Min. Utrecht took the lead at 81' when N. Vesterlund scored, with the assist credited to G. Zechiël, making the score 0-1. Ajax made their 5th substitution at 83', with J. Mokio replacing O. Edvardsen. Ajax leveled the score at 84' when W. Weghorst scored, with the assist credited to Rayane Bounida, making the score 1-1. Sean Steur received a yellow card for Ajax at 88'. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Y. Cathline replacing S. Horemans. Utrecht took the lead at 90+6' when M. van der Hoorn scored, with the assist credited to S. El Karouani, making the score 1-2.

Ajax used 5 substitutions while Utrecht used 4 substitutions. Ajax got 2 yellow cards, while Utrecht got 2 yellow cards.