Utrecht vs Ajax

Eredivisie 22 Oct 2023, 10:15
Utrecht
Utrecht
4–3
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Ajax
Ajax
🏟 Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht) 👤 D. Higler Round 9

Match report

Utrecht edged past Ajax 4-3 in the Eredivisie on 22 October 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 6 more goals in the second half.

Utrecht had 14 shots to Ajax's 11.

The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht), with D. Higler in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 14 - 11 On target 8 - 6 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Kristian Hlynsson
Ajax · 2 goals
8 Ryan Flamingo 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jens Toornstra 1 goal
8 Borna Sosa 2 assists
7 Mike van der Hoorn 1 goal
First half vs second half
Utrecht stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 9–7
Shots On Goal 2–2 6–4
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 2–1 4–4
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
90 Attacks 104
44 Dangerous Attacks 38
6 On Target 3
6 Off Target 6
14 Shots Total 11
8 Shots On Goal 6
1 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 9
3 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 9
6 Corners 5
0 Offsides 2
41% Ball Possession 59%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 4
338 Passes Total 488
249 Passes Accurate 398
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Utrecht · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Barkas
22 H. Ramos 3 M. Hoorn 27 M. Sagnan 36 Y. Leliendal
34 R. Flamingo 6 C. Bozdogan
10 T. Booth 20 Z. Labyad 26 O. Boussaid
19 A. Descotte
Ajax · 4-3-3
12 J. Gorter
3 A. Gaaei 37 J. Sutalo 4 J. Hato 25 B. Sosa
38 K. Hlynsson 33 B. Tahirovic 8 K. Taylor
11 C. Borges 9 B. Brobbey 7 S. Bergwijn
Utrecht
Coach
R. Jans
Substitutes
  • 11 Marouan Azarkan
  • 18 Jens Toornstra
  • 21 Mats Seuntjens
  • 8 Oscar Fraulo
  • 32 Calvin Raatsie
  • 31 Mattijs Branderhorst
  • 5 Hidde ter Avest
  • 2 Mark van der Maarel
  • 16 Souffian El Karouani
  • 7 Victor Jensen
  • 77 Ole Romeny
  • 37 Isac Lidberg
Ajax
Coach
M. Steijn
Substitutes
  • 23 Steven Berghuis
  • 40 Diant Ramaj
  • 10 Chuba Akpom
  • 21 Branco van den Boomen
  • 19 Georges Mikautadze
  • 22 Remko Pasveer
  • 18 Jakov Medic
  • 17 Anass Salah-Eddine
  • 30 Gastón Ávila
  • 47 Tristan Gooijer
  • 41 Julian Brandes
  • 39 Mika Godts
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ S. Berghuis ↓ Carlos Forbs Ajax
  • 62' ↑ M. Azarkan ↓ T. Booth Utrecht
  • 67' ↑ J. Toornstra ↓ Z. Labyad Utrecht
  • 68' ↑ M. Seuntjens ↓ A. Descotte Utrecht
  • 68' ↑ I. Lidberg ↓ O. Boussaid Utrecht
  • 74' ↑ D. Ramaj ↓ J. Gorter Ajax
  • 79' ↑ O. Fraulo ↓ M. van der Hoorn Utrecht
  • 90' ↑ B. van den Boomen ↓ B. Tahirović Ajax
  • 90' ↑ G. Mikautadze ↓ K. Taylor Ajax
  • 90' ↑ C. Akpom ↓ B. Sosa Ajax
Cards
  • 75' B. Sosa Ajax
  • 83' B. Tahirovic Ajax
  • 90+3' M. Seuntjens Utrecht
Head-to-head
Utrecht 5 3 draws 6 Ajax
2026-05-10 Ajax vs Utrecht 0 - 0
2025-11-09 Utrecht vs Ajax 2 - 1
2025-04-20 Utrecht vs Ajax 4 - 0
2024-12-04 Ajax vs Utrecht 2 - 2
2024-03-03 Ajax vs Utrecht 2 - 0
2023-10-22 Utrecht vs Ajax 4 - 3
Recent form
Utrecht D D D W W
Ajax D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Utrecht vs Ajax?
Utrecht won 4-3 against Ajax on 22 October 2023.
Who won Utrecht vs Ajax?
Utrecht won the match 4-3.
Where was Utrecht vs Ajax played?
The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht).
Who had more possession in Utrecht vs Ajax?
Ajax had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.