Matchday

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 10 May 2026

AFC Ajax 1–2 FC Utrecht

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.3 – 1.8
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made AFC Ajax favourites at 54%.

FC Utrecht won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dani De Wit, 70.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Dani De Wit +25.0, Souffian El Karouani +17.8, Niklas Vesterlund +13.7.

Well below it: Yoann Cathline −12.6, Mika Godts −12.6, Steven Berghuis −10.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AFC Ajax

2 May 2026D 2–2v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
25 Apr 2026W 2–0at NAC Breda Eredivisie
11 Apr 2026W 3–0at Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
4 Apr 2026L 1–2v FC Twente Eredivisie
22 Mar 2026D 1–1at Feyenoord Eredivisie

FC Utrecht

2 May 2026W 2–0v NAC Breda Eredivisie
26 Apr 2026L 0–5at Excelsior Eredivisie
11 Apr 2026W 4–1v SC Telstar Eredivisie
4 Apr 2026L 3–4at PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
22 Mar 2026W 2–0v Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie

Head to head

9 Nov 2025FC Utrecht 2–1 AFC Ajax Eredivisie

AFC Ajax

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Wout Weghorst Forward33100.1183.9–
Rayane Bounida Forward17010.1174.5–
Lucas Rosa Defender9000–55.9+7.6
Maarten Paes Goalkeeper9000–48.0−4.8
Anton Gaaei Defender9000–47.8+4.6
Steven Berghuis Forward7300–47.5−10.7
Josip Šutalo Defender9000–47.3−4.5
Youri Baas Defender9000–46.7+0.6
Sean Steur Midfielder17000.0346.3–
Oscar Gloukh Midfielder58000.1345.7−4.4
Jorthy Mokio Midfielder83000.1044.0−3.4
Davy Klaassen Midfielder32000.2443.5–
Youri Regeer Midfielder73000.3443.0−3.8
Mika Godts Forward90000.1742.4−12.6
Kasper Dolberg Forward57000.0738.3−5.3
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen Forward1400–36.6–

FC Utrecht

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dani De Wit Midfielder9000–70.9+25.0
Souffian El Karouani Defender9001–61.3+17.8
Vasilis Barkas Goalkeeper9000–59.7+5.7
Gjivai Zechiël Midfielder90010.0257.9+7.0
Mike Van der Hoorn Defender9010–57.1+10.8
Niklas Vesterlund Defender90100.4653.6+13.7
Mike Eerdhuijzen Defender6600–53.3+1.7
Nick Viergever Defender2400–52.9–
Sébastien Haller Forward75000.5651.0+3.1
Alonzo Engwanda Midfielder90000.0445.6+2.7
Adrian Blake Forward24000.1445.1–
Jesper Karlsson Forward66000.3644.2−2.4
David Min Forward15000.0443.8–
Siebe Horemans Defender100–42.2–
Yoann Cathline Midfielder89000.2034.2−12.6