Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

Ajax vs Utrecht – Lineups & Match Details

Utrecht beat Ajax 2-1. Goals: N. Vesterlund (81'), W. Weghorst (84'), M. van der Hoorn (90'). Ajax had 64% possession against Utrecht's 36%. Shots on target: 6-6.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 33

Sunday, 10 May 2026

AjaxAjax

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

UtrechtUtrecht

Referee: Jeroen Manschot, Netherlands

Lineups

AjaxAjax4-3-3
Maarten Paes26Maarten PaesG
Anton Gaaei3Anton GaaeiD
Josip Å utalo37Josip Å utaloD
Youri Baas15Youri BaasD
Lucas Rosa2Lucas RosaD
Youri Regeer6Youri RegeerM
Oscar Gloukh10Oscar GloukhM
Jorthy Mokio24Jorthy MokioM
Steven Berghuis23Steven BerghuisF
Kasper Dolberg9Kasper DolbergF
Mika Godts11Mika GodtsF

Substitutes

25Wout WeghorstF
18Davy KlaassenM
43Rayane BounidaF
48Sean SteurM
17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
52Paul ReversonG
30Aaron BouwmanD
45Ryan van de PavertD
32Takehiro TomiyasuD
4Ko ItakuraD
7Maher CarrizoF
19Don-Angelo KonaduF
UtrechtUtrecht4-2-3-1
Vasilis Barkas1Vasilis BarkasG
Niklas Vesterlund23Niklas VesterlundD
Mike Van der Hoorn3Mike Van der HoornD
Mike Eerdhuijzen44Mike EerdhuijzenD
Souffian El Karouani16Souffian El KarouaniD
Alonzo Engwanda27Alonzo EngwandaM
Gjivai Zechiël21Gjivai ZechiëlM
Jesper Karlsson11Jesper KarlssonM
Dani De Wit20Dani De WitM
Yoann Cathline10Yoann CathlineM
Sébastien Haller91Sébastien HallerF

Substitutes

24Nick ViergeverD
15Adrian BlakeF
9David MinF
2Siebe HoremansD
51Mees EppinkG
33Kevin GadellaaG
53Neal ViereckD
57Per KloosterboerD
5Emeka AdeileD
43Rafik El ArguiouiM

Match Events

4'Y

S. Berghuis

15'Y

J. Karlsson

38'Y

D. de Wit

57'S

K. Dolberg

Substitution 1

58'S

O. Gloukh

Substitution 2

66'S

J. Karlsson

Substitution 1

66'S

M. Eerdhuijzen

Substitution 2

73'S

S. Berghuis

Substitution 3

73'S

Y. Regeer

Substitution 4

75'S

S. Haller

Substitution 3

81'G

N. Vesterlund

Assist: G. Zechiël

83'S

J. Mokio

Substitution 5

84'G

W. Weghorst

Assist: Rayane Bounida

88'Y

Sean Steur

90'+2S

Y. Cathline

Substitution 4

90'+6G

M. van der Hoorn

Assist: S. El Karouani

Statistics

Ajax
64%36%
Utrecht
0Expected Goals (xG)0
15Total Shots14
6Shots on Target6
4Corners7
9Fouls9
0Offsides0
88Pass Accuracy (%)81
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Ajax host Utrecht on Sunday, 10 May 2026 at Johan Cruijff ArenA. The kick-off time is 14:45 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Ajax go into the match 5th in the table; Utrecht sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Ajax have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Utrecht have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 9 Nov 2025: Ajax 1-2 Utrecht; 20 Apr 2025: Ajax 0-4 Utrecht; 4 Dec 2024: Ajax 2-2 Utrecht. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Utrecht beat Ajax 2-1. Ajax scored through W. Weghorst 84'. Utrecht replied with N. Vesterlund 81', M. van der Hoorn 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Ajax held 64% of the ball against 36% for Utrecht. Shots on target finished 6-6.

Verdict

Utrecht take the three points; Ajax look at a thin night for the home crowd. Ajax sat 5th and Utrecht 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.