On Sun Aug 28th, in week 4, Ajax will travel to Utrecht to battle FC Utrecht in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. FC Utrecht sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against FC Emmen. Douvikas struck first for FC Utrecht in the 10th minute, but Ole Romeny got the equalizer for FC Emmen in the 27th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 79th minute on a goal by Jari Vlak. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while ajax sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sparta Rotterdam. Steven Bergwijn struck first for Ajax in the 37th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sparta Rotterdam couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win. Ajax is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 16th of December, Ajax hosted FC Utrecht at the Johan Cruijff Arena in their last match together. Ajax won by a score of 5 to 4. Mimoun Mahi scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 1st minute, but Dušan Tadić got the equalizer for Ajax in the 8th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 89th minute on a goal by Dušan Tadić to cap off a wild match.
Steven Bergwijn has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Ajax. Bas Dost has been the most effective weapon for FC Utrecht lately. The Dutch attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.