It's advantage Ajax so far with their 1st position in the Eredivisie table, welcoming FC Utrecht who are placed 7th.
- Ajax have the most scored goals (86) in Eredivisie
Ajax have less rest than FC Utrecht in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a KNVB Beker game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Vitesse, was also a home game here at Johan Cruijff Arena. The away team is better rested.
Ajax form and stats
Home games in the Eredivisie have been a walk in the park for Ajax so far, with 34 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Ajax has a nice streak going on as they have played 17 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the FC Twente defeat 137 days ago. After failing to beat PSV here at Johan Cruijff Arena, Ajax has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Ajax's last game was hosting Vitesse (placed 4th) and winning 2-1. A 1-1 draw away in the Europa League before that, with Roma the opponent.
The victory against Vitesse came after David Neres's winning goal. The Ajax manager E. ten Hag was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 87th minute. A late climax in the match against Vitesse as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by David Neres.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ajax home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Ajax as they have a new game in only three days, a Eredivisie match thankfully also at home. AZ are visiting.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Ajax is on fire here. A stunning 43 from 13 league matches. Ajax have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Utrecht form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. A great winning streak in away games for FC Utrecht as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Vitesse have they travelled home without three points.
The manager R. Hake was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground Stadion Galgenwaard. Utrecht suffered a 1-2 loss to Feyenoord (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus ADO Den Haag at their stadium, the result 4-1.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Eredivisie trip to FC Twente.
The travelling fans enjoy Utrecht's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Utrecht have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: FC Utrecht - Ajax 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Ajax victories, one draw and two FC Utrecht wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Tadić 14 goals |  D. Klaassen 9 goals |  A. dos Santos 8 goals |
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| Ajax | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 86 | 43 | 20 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 45 |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 86% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 69% | 79% |
| 71% | 92% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 46% | 54% |
| 46% | 69% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 36% |
| 29% | 38% | 80% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 31% | 18% |
| 50% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 62% | 68% |
| 46% | 38% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 21% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 15% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19.2 | 18.8 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| 7.7 | 7.6 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 40% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 29% | 28% |
- Ajax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most clean sheets (13) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (43) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals (86) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the first half (45) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+31) at home in Eredivisie
- Ajax have the the best goal difference (+66) in Eredivisie
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ajax is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 66 | 72 |
| 2 | PSV | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 34 | 61 |
| 3 | AZ | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 61 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 56 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 54 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 46 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 43 |
| 8 | Heracles | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -8 | 39 |
| 9 | FC Twente | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 29 | -8 | 32 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 26 |
| 15 | Willem II | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -30 | 22 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -36 | 22 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -28 | 21 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 29 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 35 | -42 | 16 |