Utrecht vs Ajax

22 October 2023 · Eredivisie · 2023/24

Full time 4 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

Ryan Flamingo 44’
Mike Van der Hoorn 48’
Jens Toornstra 71’
Oscar Fraulo 90’

Kristian Hlynsson 52’, 55’
Steven Bergwijn 65’ (pen)

Match summary

Utrecht came from behind to win 4-3 at home to Ajax, with a late winner. Utrecht led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Flamingo put Utrecht ahead in the 44th minute. In the second half, Mike Van der Hoorn made it 2-0 with a header in the 48th minute, Kristian Hlynsson pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 52nd minute, Hlynsson equalised in the 55th minute, Steven Bergwijn put Ajax in front from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, Jens Toornstra equalised in the 71st minute, and Oscar Fraulo won it in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Utrecht created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Ajax's 1.47 from 11.

Match stats

14 Shots 11

8 Shots on Target 6

6 Corners 5

1 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.98 xG 1.47

1.98 Non-penalty xG 0.68

Key events

Utrecht Ajax

Kick-off

Ryan Flamingo

1-0

44’

Half-time1-0

Mike Van der Hoorn

2-0

48’

52’

Kristian Hlynsson

2-1

55’

Kristian Hlynsson

2-2

65’

Steven Bergwijn
Penalty

2-3

Jens Toornstra

3-3

71’

Oscar Fraulo

4-3

90’

Full-time4-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Utrecht

Mats Seuntjens

Ajax

Borna Sosa
Benjamin Tahirović

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Utrecht 1.98 xGAjax 1.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Ajax attacking Utrecht attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Vasilis Barkas	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hugo Novoa	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mike Van der Hoorn Taken off	79′	1	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Modibo Sagnan	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Yannick Leliendal	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Flamingo	90′	1	–	2	0.12	–	–	–
Can Bozdoğan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Taylor Booth Taken off	62′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Zakaria Labyad Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Othmane Boussaid Taken off	68′	–	–	3	0.09	–	–	–
Anthony Descotte Taken off	68′	–	–	1	0.42	–	–	–
Marouan Azarkan Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jens Toornstra Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	1	0.30	–	–	–
Mats Seuntjens Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Isac Lidberg Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	1	0.49	–	–	–
Oscar Fraulo Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	2	0.39	–	–	–


Jay Gorter Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anton Gaaei	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josip Šutalo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jorrel Hato	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Borna Sosa Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kristian Hlynsson	90′	2	–	4	0.41	–	–	–
Benjamin Tahirović Taken off	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–
Kenneth Taylor Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Carlos Forbs Taken off	59′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brian Brobbey	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Steven Bergwijn	90′	1	–	6	1.04	–	–	–
Steven Berghuis Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Diant Ramaj Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Utrecht win 25% Avg odds 3.74

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.83

Ajax win 50% Avg odds 1.91

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Utrecht L W L L L

Ajax D D L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Ajax 3-1 Utrecht, 21 May 23 Next meeting: Ajax 2-0 Utrecht, 03 Mar 24 All Utrecht vs Ajax meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.