National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ajax or FC Utrecht that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ajax nor FC Utrecht as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax participated in KNVB Beker the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Ajax have been very solid at home in the Eredivisie so far, with 18 points collected from 7 matches (6-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Ajax's last game was hosting PEC Zwolle and winning 4-0. Preceding that match was the home Champions League game against Atalanta that was lost 0-1.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Ajax played a great game against PEC Zwolle and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Ajax are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at ADO Den Haag awaits in four days.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Ajax is on fire here. A stunning 25 from 7 league matches. Ajax have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Utrecht form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated FC Dordrecht in order to reach 2nd Round of KNVB Beker. Utrecht's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the semi-finals.There's been little loot from FC Utrecht's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Eredivisie. FC Utrecht only have 0 wins to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved FC Utrecht have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Heracles game.
Utrecht play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to PSV. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.
The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Utrecht we find one game. Results are zero FC Utrecht wins, zero draws and one defeat.
After this away game Utrecht return home for a Eredivisie game against Fortuna Sittard. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Utrecht when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Utrecht have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Ajax won seven, FC Utrecht won two and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Tadić 8 goals |  A. dos Santos 5 goals |
Ajax missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| Ajax | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 71 | 39 | Scored | S | 21 | 46 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Conceded | C | 29 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 93% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15.2 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 14.7 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | PSV | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | FC Groningen | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | AZ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Heracles | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -18 | 9 |
| 16 | Willem II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 4 |