Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, May 10 2026 · 15:45 Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Ajax
First leg1–2 1–2 Full time · HT 0–0
Utrecht
  • W. Weghorst 84’
  • 81’ N. Vesterlund
  • 90+7’ M. van der Hoorn
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Hoorn’s late goal settles it for Utrecht

Ajax entered as favourites, but Utrecht won 2–1 through goals from Vesterlund and Hoorn. Ajax replied through a Weghorst goal.

Ajax55%
Draw23%
Utrecht ✓22%

Model vs reality

Ajax goals
1
Model 1.97
Utrecht goals
2
Model 1.19
Total goals
3
Model 3.16
Score 1–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 61%
Both scored
Yes
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchV. BarkasUtrecht
7.9
  • RefereeJeroen Manschot
  • CoachesOscar Garcia Junyent · —
  • VenueJohan Cruijff Arena
  • Table before kick-offAjax 4th · Utrecht 8th

Timeline

  1. S. BerghuisYellow card · Roughing
    4’
  2. K. KarlssonYellow card · Roughing
    15’
  3. D. de WitYellow card · Tripping
    38’
  4. Half time · 0–0
  5. ⇄ W. WeghorstFor K. Dolberg
    57’
  6. ⇄ D. KlaassenFor O. Gloukh
    57’
  7. ⇄ A. BlakeFor K. Karlsson
    66’
  8. ⇄ N. ViergeverFor M. Eerdhuijzen
    66’
  9. ⇄ Rayane BounidaFor S. Berghuis
    73’
  10. ⇄ Sean SteurFor Y. Regeer
    73’
  11. ⇄ D. MinFor S. Haller
    75’
  12. N. Vesterlund 0–1Assist G. Zechiël
    81’
  13. ⇄ O. EdvardsenFor J. Mokio
    83’
  14. W. Weghorst 1–1Assist Rayane Bounida
    84’
  15. Sean SteurYellow card · Tripping
    88’
  16. ⇄ S. HoremansFor Y. Cathline
    90+3’
  17. M. van der Hoorn 1–2Assist S. El Karouani
    90+7’
  18. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

Ajax15 shots · 10 in box, 5 outside
Utrecht13 shots · 7 in box, 6 outside
AjaxUtrecht
64% Possession 36%
15 Shots 13
6 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside the box 7
5 Shots outside the box 6
660 Passes 368
88% Pass accuracy 81%
4 Corners 7
4 Goalkeeper saves 5
9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.92 Team rating 6.99

Line-ups

Ajax 4-3-3

266.9 M. Paes(G)
27.0 Lucas Rosa 156.7 Y. Baas 377.3 J. Šutalo 37.2 A. Gaaei
247.0 J. Mokio ↓83’ 106.7 O. Gloukh ↓57’ 66.9 Y. Regeer ↓73’
117.0 M. Godts 96.6 K. Dolberg ↓57’ 236.7 S. Berghuis ↓73’
  • 26M. Paes (G)6.9
  • 2Lucas Rosa7.0
  • 15Y. Baas6.7
  • 37J. Šutalo7.3
  • 3A. Gaaei7.2
  • 24J. Mokio↓83’7.0
  • 10O. Gloukh↓57’6.7
  • 6Y. Regeer↓73’6.9
  • 11M. Godts7.0
  • 9K. Dolberg↓57’6.6
  • 23S. Berghuis↓73’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 43Rayane BounidaA↑73’6.9
  • 48Sean Steur↑73’6.3
  • 18D. Klaassen↑57’6.7
  • 25W. Weghorst↑57’7.3
  • 17O. Edvardsen↑83’6.3

Unused: P. Reverson, A. Bouwman, Ryan van de Pavert, T. Tomiyasu, K. Itakura, Maher Carrizo, D. Konadu

Coach: Oscar Garcia Junyent

Utrecht 4-2-3-1

17.9★ V. Barkas(G)
167.2 S. El Karouani A 447.0 M. Eerdhuijzen ↓66’ 36.9 M. van der Hoorn 237.6 N. Vesterlund
217.5 G. Zechiël A 277.2 A. Engwanda
106.0 Y. Cathline ↓90’ 207.2 D. de Wit 116.0 K. Karlsson ↓66’
916.3 S. Haller ↓75’
  • 1V. Barkas (G) ★7.9
  • 16S. El KarouaniA7.2
  • 44M. Eerdhuijzen↓66’7.0
  • 3M. van der Hoorn6.9
  • 23N. Vesterlund7.6
  • 21G. ZechiëlA7.5
  • 27A. Engwanda7.2
  • 10Y. Cathline↓90’6.0
  • 20D. de Wit7.2
  • 11K. Karlsson↓66’6.0
  • 91S. Haller↓75’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 24N. Viergever↑66’6.5
  • 2S. Horemans↑90’
  • 9D. Min↑75’6.3
  • 15A. Blake↑66’6.7

Unused: M. Eppink, K. Gadellaa, Neal Viereck, Per Kloosterboer, Emeka Adeile, Rafik El Arguioui

Player stats

Top rated
V. BarkasUtrecht7.9
2nd
N. VesterlundUtrecht7.6
3rd
G. ZechiëlUtrecht7.5

Ajax

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Paes G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 76% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Lucas Rosa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 59 7 2 0/1 1/0 7.0
Y. Baas D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 91 1 2 0/0 1/0 6.7
J. Šutalo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 89 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
A. Gaaei D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 61 6 0 2/3 2/0 7.2
J. Mokio D 83 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 54 7 1 0/1 1/2 7.0
O. Gloukh M 57 0 0 2 (2) 2 89% 35 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
Y. Regeer M 73 0 0 2 (1) 0 93% 41 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Godts F 90 0 0 3 (0) 1 86% 51 1 1 2/5 1/3 7.0
K. Dolberg F 57 0 0 1 (1) 0 79% 14 1 0 0/0 1/3 6.6
S. Berghuis F 73 0 0 0 (0) 2 81% 54 2 2 0/2 1/0 6.7
Rayane Bounida M 17 0 1 1 (1) 2 75% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Sean Steur M 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 94% 16 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
D. Klaassen M 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 16 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
W. Weghorst F 33 1 0 1 (1) 2 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
O. Edvardsen F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Utrecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Barkas G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 68% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
S. El Karouani D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 89% 46 3 1 0/0 1/1 7.2
M. Eerdhuijzen D 66 0 0 0 (0) 1 97% 29 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
M. van der Hoorn D 90 1 0 0 (0) 0 87% 38 2 0 0/0 4/1 6.9
N. Vesterlund D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 68% 31 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.6
G. Zechiël M 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 90% 40 3 3 2/4 0/1 7.5
A. Engwanda M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 26 2 3 1/2 0/3 7.2
Y. Cathline F 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 87% 15 1 2 0/5 0/1 6.0
D. de Wit M 90 0 0 0 (0) 5 78% 36 3 1 1/1 2/1 7.2
K. Karlsson F 66 0 0 1 (0) 0 60% 10 1 1 2/2 1/0 6.0
S. Haller F 75 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 21 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
N. Viergever D 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 11 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
S. Horemans D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Min F 15 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Blake F 24 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 8 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.