Eredivisie: Ajax tops FC Utrecht 3-0
UTRECHT. Ajax was eventually too good for FC Utrecht.
UTRECHT. Ajax was after all too good for FC Utrecht with the goal of Antony (5′), B. Brobbey (19′) and B. Brobbey (45′). Ajax was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who had the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 96%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 64% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the contest.
FC Utrecht shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (A. Maher and O. Boussaid). On the other side, Ajax received 1 yellow card (N. Mazraoui).
After playing this match, FC Utrecht will stay with 29 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Ajax will have 42 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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5'5'
Antony
R. Gravenberch
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12'12'
O. Boussaid
N. Maeda
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19'19'
B. Brobbey
D. Tadic
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20'20'
A. Maher
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45'45'
O. Boussaid
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45'45'
B. Brobbey
D. Tadic
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58'58'
J. van Overeem
A. Maher
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65'65'
N. Mazraoui
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70'70'
K. Taylor
R. Gravenberch
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70'70'
P. Schuurs
L. Martinez
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70'70'
D. Klaassen
B. Brobbey
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80'80'
R. Balk
M. Mahi
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83'83'
N. Tagliafico
D. Blind
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86'86'
A. van Axel Dongen
Antony
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, FC Utrecht will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 23rd of January with a 12-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (5 draws).
Ajax will play away against PSV on the 23rd of January with a 13-11 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (9 draws).
FC Utrecht: Formation and Lineups
FC Utrecht adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager René Hake chose to play with the following team: Fabian De Keijzer , Hidde ter Avest , Mike Van der Hoorn , Mark van der Maarel , Django Warmerdam , Naoki Maeda , Adam Maher , Quinten Timber , Sander van de Streek , Anastasios Douvikas and Mimoun Mahi .
Substitutes
FC Utrecht made 3 changes: N. Maeda for O. Boussaid (12′), A. Maher for J. van Overeem (58′) and M. Mahi for R. Balk (80′).
Top player: Mimoun Mahi
The player who no doubt impressed FC Utrecht the most was Mimoun Mahi.
His rating is with 29 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Erik ten Hag played with: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Steven Berghuis , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: R. Gravenberch for K. Taylor (70′), L. Martinez for P. Schuurs (70′), B. Brobbey for D. Klaassen (70′), D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (83′) and Antony for A. van Axel Dongen (86′).
Top player: Brian Brobbey
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Brian Brobbey.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
