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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 17
Jan 16, 2022 at 11.15am UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Ajax

Utrecht
0 - 3
Ajax


Maher (20'), Boussaid (45+1')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Antony (5'), Brobbey (19', 45+2')
Mazraoui (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and Ajax, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: FC Utrecht 1-3 Ajax

With a chance to reclaim top spot albeit temporarily, Ajax will be fired up for the clash, and we are tipping them to come away with all three points at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 66.91%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 14.56%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.78%) and 0-1 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.58%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 2-1 (4.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawAjax
14.56%18.53%66.91%
Both teams to score 55.56%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.9%37.11%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.7%59.3%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.9%38.1%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.13%74.87%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.75%10.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.41%33.6%
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 14.56%
    Ajax 66.91%
    Draw 18.53%
FC UtrechtDrawAjax
2-1 @ 4.14%
1-0 @ 3.77%
2-0 @ 1.82%
3-2 @ 1.52%
3-1 @ 1.33%
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 14.56%
1-1 @ 8.58%
2-2 @ 4.72%
0-0 @ 3.91%
3-3 @ 1.15%
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 18.53%
0-2 @ 10.13%
1-2 @ 9.78%
0-1 @ 8.9%
0-3 @ 7.7%
1-3 @ 7.43%
0-4 @ 4.38%
1-4 @ 4.23%
2-3 @ 3.58%
2-4 @ 2.04%
0-5 @ 2%
1-5 @ 1.93%
2-5 @ 0.93%
Other @ 3.9%
Total : 66.91%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Ajax

FC Utrecht
8.5%
Draw
12.7%
Ajax
78.9%
71
Head to Head
Oct 3, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 7
Ajax
0-1
Utrecht
Warmerdam (77')
van der Maarel (38'), Paes (63'), Maher (67'), Maduro (79')
Apr 22, 2021 5.45pm
Gameweek 21
Ajax
1-1
Utrecht
Alvarez (70')
Kudus (53'), Tagliafico (87')
Gustafson (13' pen.)
Nov 8, 2020 11.15am
Gameweek 8
Utrecht
0-3
Ajax
Klaassen (62'), Tadic (71' pen.), Promes (90+1')
Tadic (65')
Apr 9, 2020 6.15pm
Gameweek 22
Utrecht
P-P
Ajax
Mar 4, 2020 7.45pm
Semi-Finals
Utrecht
2-0
Ajax
Van de Streek (33'), Gustafson (65' pen.)
Klaiber (87')

Huntelaar (72'), Martinez (89')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV18151261154646
2Ajax18133239172242
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1812333629739
4Feyenoord18105341231835
5FC Twente18104438231534
6AZ AlkmaarAZ18103533191433
7Go Ahead Eagles188463327628
8Fortuna SittardSittard187472528-325
9Heerenveen187382133-1224
10Willem II186482325-222
11NAC BredaNAC Breda1871102131-1022
12NECNijmegen1862102424020
13PEC Zwolle184591627-1117
14Groningen174581426-1217
15Heracles173681934-1515
16Sparta RotterdamSparta182791527-1213
17Almere CityAlmere City1824121037-2710
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1814131943-247


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