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FC Utrecht v Ajax : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht

the Stadion Galgenwaard is the stage on Sunday morning, as Ron Jans's FC Utrecht are visited by Francesco Farioli's Ajax in the Eredivisie. For each and every Eredivisie match preview, KickOff dives into the statistics for multiple markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then given alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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FC Utrecht's next match is v Waalwijk at 17:45 on Friday 25th April
Ajax's next match is v S.Rotterdam at 13:30 on Sunday 27th April
The last Dutch Eredivisie meeting between Utrecht and Ajax was on Sunday 20th April 2025
Dutch Eredivisie
April 20th 2025
Utrecht 4
0 Ajax
 
S. Haller 29'
M. Rodríguez Vidal 52'
M. Rodríguez Vidal 63'
P. Aaronson 85'
 
FCU
AJA
Shots On
5
3
Shots Off
3
2
Corners
1
11
Possession
31%
69%
Fouls
7
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/0
 
UtrechtAjax
 
V. Barkas
M. van der Hoorn
S. Elkarouani
S. Horemans
N. Viergever
O. Fraulo (V. Jensen 90')
A. Engwanda (M. Didden 79')
P. Aaronsonfootball icon
M. Rodríguez Vidalfootball iconfootball icon (M. Jonathans 88')
Y. Cathline (A. Blake 88')
S. Hallerfootball icon (N. Ohio 79')
M. Lima Magalhães
A. Gaaei
A. Kaplan
J. Šutalo
(O. Wijndal 73') J. Hato
(J. Mokio 72') K. Taylor
(B. Traoré 59') D. Klaassen
J. Henderson
(W. Weghorst 59') M. Godts
(O. Edvardsen 74') B. Brobbey
S. Berghuis

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Utrecht or Ajax are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Ajax coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Utrecht
25%
13/5
3%
-
Draw
24%
13/5
4%
-
Ajax
51%
19/20
2%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2-
Ajax 1-0
10%
9/1
9%
-
Ajax 2-1
10%
8/1-
Ajax 2-0
9%
10/1
8%
-
Utrecht 1-0
7%
14/1-
Utrecht 2-1
6%
12/1
8%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
14/1
12%
-
Ajax 3-1
5%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1-
Ajax 3-0
5%
18/1-
Utrecht 2-0
4%
20/1-
Ajax 3-2
3%
20/1
11%
-
Ajax 4-1
2%
25/1-
Utrecht 3-1
2%
25/1
13%
-
Ajax 4-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/7
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
27/20
4%
-
Home 1st Goal
44%
7/5
1%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/7-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
8/15
2%
-
BTTS - No
45%
11/8
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
5/1
9%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
12/5
5%
-
Home/draw
49%
4/5
2%
-
Away/draw
75%
2/7-
Home/away
76%
2/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
11/8
11%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
8/15
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
10/3
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/5
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
8/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/14
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/40
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
16/1
12%
-
Home DNB
42%
13/8-
Away DNB
68%
4/9-
Utrecht win to nil
12%
7/1-
Ajax win to nil
27%
3/1-
Utrecht / Utrecht
15%
9/2-
Utrecht / Ajax
4%
20/1-
Utrecht / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Utrecht
10%
7/1-
Draw / Ajax
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
11/2-
Ajax / Utrecht
3%
25/1-
Ajax / Ajax
26%
21/10-
Ajax / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Utrecht have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Utrecht have conceded 12 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Utrecht have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Ajax lay in 1st place on 73 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below them in the table, winning 23, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 62 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Ajax have conceded 22 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Ajax have played 15 away games, winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Utrecht
Ajax
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Ajax Away3023433673 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
-
-
2
PSV3021455567 
l
 
2-5A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-2F
3
Feyenoord2917843259 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
4
Utrecht Home3017851559 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-0A
5
Twente3013981248 
w
 
2-1A
May 11
May 18
d
 
2-2A
6
AZ Alkmaar3013891447 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
7
GA Eagles291379646 
d
 
3-3A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
8
Heerenveen3010713-1537 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
9
Groningen309813-1335 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
May 14
10
Heracles3081111-1535 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
3-4A
11
S.Rotterdam2981011-334 
May 14
w
 
1-4F
Apr 27
w
 
0-2F
12
NEC299614-133 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
May 11
w
 
1-2A
13
Fortuna299614-1633 
l
 
2-5F
May 18
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-2F
14
NAC308814-1832 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-1A
15
PEC Zwolle2971012-931 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
16
Willem II296617-1924 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
17
Waalwijk294718-2319 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 25
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
18
Almere City304719-3819 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Ajax have won 7 consecutive away league games
14
Ajax have not lost in 14 consecutive league games
Utrecht 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht3 - 1Groningen
Utrecht2 - 0Heerenveen
Utrecht0 - 1NEC
Utrecht1 - 0NAC
Utrecht0 - 1Almere City
Utrecht0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht2 - 5Fortuna
Utrecht3 - 3GA Eagles
Utrecht2 - 5PSV
Utrecht1 - 0Heracles
Utrecht0 - 2Feyenoord
Utrecht3 - 2Waalwijk
Utrecht3 - 2Willem II
Utrecht2 - 1Twente
Utrecht1 - 0PEC Zwolle
Utrecht1 - 1GA Eagles
Utrecht3 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht1 - 0Vitesse
Utrecht2 - 1GA Eagles
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HUtrecht3 - 1Groningen
AUtrecht2 - 2GA Eagles
HUtrecht2 - 0Heerenveen
HUtrecht0 - 1NEC
AUtrecht3 - 2Willem II
HUtrecht1 - 0NAC
AUtrecht2 - 2PSV
HUtrecht0 - 1Almere City
AUtrecht3 - 3PEC Zwolle
AUtrecht1 - 1Heracles
HUtrecht0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AUtrecht2 - 1Feyenoord
HUtrecht2 - 5Fortuna
HUtrecht3 - 3GA Eagles
AUtrecht3 - 1Almere City
AUtrecht2 - 2Ajax
HUtrecht2 - 5PSV
AUtrecht2 - 1NEC
HUtrecht1 - 0Heracles
AUtrecht4 - 1S.Rotterdam
Ajax 1ST
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
14
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Willem II1 - 2Ajax
PSV0 - 2Ajax
PEC Zwolle0 - 1Ajax
Almere City0 - 1Ajax
Fortuna0 - 2Ajax
Heerenveen0 - 2Ajax
S.Rotterdam0 - 2Ajax
AZ Alkmaar2 - 1Ajax
NEC1 - 2Ajax
Twente2 - 2Ajax
Feyenoord0 - 2Ajax
Heracles3 - 4Ajax
Waalwijk0 - 2Ajax
GA Eagles1 - 1Ajax
NAC2 - 1Ajax
Vitesse2 - 2Ajax
FC Volendam1 - 4Ajax
Feyenoord6 - 0Ajax
PEC Zwolle1 - 3Ajax
S.Rotterdam2 - 2Ajax
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
3
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAjax2 - 1Willem II
HAjax3 - 1NAC
AAjax2 - 0PSV
HAjax2 - 2AZ Alkmaar
AAjax1 - 0PEC Zwolle
AAjax1 - 0Almere City
HAjax2 - 0GA Eagles
HAjax4 - 0Heracles
AAjax2 - 0Fortuna
HAjax2 - 1Feyenoord
AAjax2 - 0Heerenveen
HAjax2 - 1Waalwijk
AAjax2 - 0S.Rotterdam
HAjax3 - 0Almere City
AAjax1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
HAjax2 - 2Utrecht
AAjax2 - 1NEC
HAjax2 - 0PEC Zwolle
AAjax2 - 2Twente
HAjax3 - 2PSV
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Utrecht since 2015
Utrecht
Ajax
Goals: Scored
6
15
Games: Scored
3 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
5 / 8
FCU
2
D
1
AJA
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Utrecht
Utrecht4 - 3
0 - 2Ajax
0 - 3Ajax
0 - 3Ajax
1 - 3Ajax
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Ajax
Utrecht1 - 0
League games at Ajax since 2016
Ajax
Utrecht
Goals: Scored
22
12
Games: Scored
9 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
1 / 10
FCU
2
D
3
AJA
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ajax
Draw2 - 2Draw
Ajax2 - 0
Ajax3 - 1
0 - 1Utrecht
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ajax4 - 0
Ajax4 - 1
1 - 2Utrecht
Ajax3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Ajax have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 34 consecutive Eredivisie matches. Their PG of 1.7 against FC Utrecht on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Utrecht 4th Ajax 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Utrecht will score no more than 1 goal
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Ajax will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Utrecht have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
Ajax’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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Utrecht
PG (predicted goals)
Ajax
1.1
1.7
Attack rating
FCU
AJA
23%
better
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Games scored25
29
Failed to score4
0
Scored first14
18
Goals scored53
62
Avg. goals scored1.8
2.1
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
21
Avg. XG for1.6
2
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
FCU
AJA
37%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
14
Clean sheets6
15
Conceded first14
11
Goals conceded42
22
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
10
Conversion rate against15%
10%
Avg. XG against1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+37%

Utrecht v Ajax Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Utrecht Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28677
S KarouaniP AaronsonS KarouaniP Aaronson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Barkas GLK26
1
-
S Horemans DEF2612
1
-
M Hoorn  DEF2631
5
-
N Viergever  DEF2731
2
1
S Karouani DEF2817
3
-
O Fraulo MID2122
2
-
A. Engwanda MID15
-
M Rodríguez MID1742
4
-
P Aaronson MID2763
7
-
Y Cathline MID2053
1
-
S Haller  FWD1111
-
Subs
M Brouwer GLK2
-
T. de Graaff GLK
-
K Finnsson DEF3
-
M Didden  DEF11
-
J. Mukeh DEF
-
V Jensen MID2423
1
-
J Toornstra MID2614
-
M Jonathans MID6
-
A Descotte FWD92
-
D Min FWD242
3
-
N Ohio FWD195
4
-
A Blake FWD1131
1
-
Ajax Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24975
J HatoK TaylorJ HatoJ Hato
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Matheus GLK61
-
A Gaaei DEF2024
3
1
J Sutalo DEF232
3
-
A Kaplan DEF6
2
-
J Hato DEF2527
5
-
D Klaassen MID2582
-
J Henderson MID234
4
-
K Taylor MID2796
3
-
S Berghuis  FWD2023
1
-
B Brobbey FWD2543
5
-
M Godts FWD2342
2
-
Subs
J Gorter GLK
-
R Pasveer GLK211
-
D. Janse DEF3
-
L Rosa DEF41
1
-
O Wijndal DEF6
2
-
D Rugani DEF12
-
J. Mokio DEF61
1
-
K Fitz-Jim MID242
2
-
O Edvardsen FWD83
1
-
B Traoré FWD2664
-
W Weghorst FWD1872
2
-
C Rasmussen  FWD101
1
-