FC Utrecht will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Ajax.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
FC Utrecht form and stats
Seven points from three Eredivisie home games is a great start for FC Utrecht, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Galgenwaard.
No payout for Utrecht in their previous match, an away game at Heracles that ended in defeat 1-4. Before that match, a KNVB Beker win away at FC Dordrecht.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), FC Utrecht's attacking play is working. Utrecht have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax, who have the most scored goals (29) in Eredivisie, have six points from their first three away games in the Eredivisie, meaning two victories and a loss.
It's the second away game in a row for Ajax, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Midtjylland in the Champions League last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 5-2 vs Fortuna Sittard.
The Ajax manager E. ten Hag has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 14 goals in 3 league matches away. Ajax are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): FC Utrecht won two games, one match ended with a draw and Ajax has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  D. Tadić 5 goals |  L. Traore 5 goals |  A. dos Santos 4 goals |
FC Utrecht missing players
Ajax missing players
| FC Utrecht | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 93 | 60 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 74 | 159 |
| 31 | 18 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 29 | 59 |
| 26% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 48% | 49% |
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals (14) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals (29) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+13) away in Eredivisie
- Ajax has the the best goal difference (+24) in Eredivisie
- Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajax have scored more than double the goals of FC Utrecht.
- Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of FC Utrecht's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Utrecht have not yet lost a game at home.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 18 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | PSV | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | AZ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Heracles | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 12 | Willem II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -14 | 5 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 2 |