Week 19 features a match on Sun Jan 16th, where FC Utrecht hosts Ajax at Stadion Galgenwaard in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, FC Utrecht recorded a 1-1 draw against FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 17th minute, but Mimoun Mahi got the equalizer for FC Utrecht in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for FC Utrecht. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ajax recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Fortuna Sittard. Daley Blind struck first for Ajax in the 14th minute, then Lucas Fasson dos Santos added another in the 22nd minute In the end, Fortuna Sittard was frustrated by Ajax’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajax ended the match with the shutout victory. Ajax is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 3rd, Ajax hosted FC Utrecht in their last match together. FC Utrecht was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Django Warmerdam struck first for FC Utrecht in the 77th minute on a feed from Quinten Maduro, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ajax was frustrated by FC Utrecht’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Utrecht ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sébastien Haller has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Ajax. For FC Utrecht, their top scorers are Mike Van der Hoorn and Mimoun Mahi, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
René Hake’s FC Utrecht squad will be without Sean Klaiber and Cedric van der Gun, while Erik ten Hag’s Ajax squad will be without Kudus Mohammed, Lisandro Martínez, Noussair Mazraoui and Maarten Stekelenburg.