AMSTERDAM. FC Utrecht tops Ajax 1-0 after D. Warmerdam scored just 1 goal (77′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis who had the assistance of Sander van Roekel and Charl Schaap. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 6 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 164 Attack 79
- 100 Dangerous attack 33
- 107 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 69% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 100 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, FC Utrecht was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Ajax shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, FC Utrecht shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 1 yellow card (R. Gravenberch). On the other side, FC Utrecht received 4 yellow cards (M. Van der Maarel, M. Paes, A. Maher and Q. Timber).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ajax will stay with 19 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht will have 17 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Ajax will play away with SC Heerenveen on the 16th of October with a 26-5 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (5 draws).
FC Utrecht will play away agasint AZ Alkmaar on the 17th of October with a 16-12 head to head in favor of AZ Alkmaar (5 draws).
Ajax – Formation
Ajax
58'
50'
Ajax adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Jurriën Timber , Lisandro Martínez , Nicolás Tagliafico , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , David Neres , Steven Berghuis , Dušan Tadić and Sébastien Haller .
The home team had on the bench: Charlie Setford, Perr Schuurs, Antony , Mohammed Daramy , Davy Klaassen , Kenneth Taylor, Danilo , Mohammed Kudus, Daley Blind , Jay Gorter, Devyne Rensch and Zakaria Labyad.
Substitutions
Ajax made 5 changes: R. Gravenberch for D. Klaassen (57′), D. Neres for Antony (57′), N. Tagliafico for D. Blind (58′), S. Haller for M. Daramy (73′) and L. Martinez for Danilo (80′).
Best player: Edson Álvarez
The player that probably impressed the most for Ajax was Edson Álvarez.
His rating is with 50 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18.
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
77'
Also FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, René Hake played with: Maarten Paes , Mark van der Maarel , Mike Van der Hoorn , Willem Janssen , Django Warmerdam , Adam Maher , Joris van Overeem , Moussa Sylla , Sander van de Streek , Bart Ramselaar and Anastasios Douvikas .
They had on the bench: Mimoun Mahi , Davy van den Berg, Adrian Dalmau, Fabian De Keijzer, Remco Balk, Othman Boussaid, Quinten Timber , Benaissa Benamar, Eric Oelschlägel, Arthur Zagre and Hidde ter Avest .
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 3 changes: S. van de Streek for Q. Timber (61′), M. Sylla for M. Mahi (61′) and W. Janssen for H. ter Avest (80′).
Best player: Django Warmerdam
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Django Warmerdam.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Ajax – FC Utrecht – 0-1
- SC Cambuur – AZ Alkmaar – 1-3
- Vitesse – Feyenoord – 2-1
- PSV – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
