Ajax prevails over FC Utrecht 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

UTRECHT. Ajax beats FC Utrecht with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Berghuis (10') and a goal from B. Brobbey (45').

August 29, 2022

UTRECHT. Ajax overcomes FC Utrecht with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Berghuis (10′) and a goal from B. Brobbey (45′). Ajax took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

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 Danny Desmond Makkelie with the collaboration of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

FC Utrecht

0 - 2

Ajax

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

5 Total 9
1 On Target 4
4 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 3

109 Attack 131
41 Dangerous attack 66
88 Ball safe 99

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4

Fouls

9 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Ajax had a superior ball possession 56% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajax won the match.

FC Utrecht shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ajax shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (O. Boussaid and B. Dost). Regarding the opposition, Ajax received 3 yellow cards (J. Timber, D. Rensch and D. Tadic).

Match Timeline

10'

Steven Berghuis (goal)E. Alvarez

35'

36'

D. Rensch- Yellow

38'

45'

Brian Brobbey (goal)S. Berghuis

Othmane Boussaid- Yellow

54'

57'

T. Booth- sub ->O. Boussaid

59'

70'

78'

85'

86'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After playing this encounter, FC Utrecht will stay with 2 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Ajax will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will host NEC on the 16th of September with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (7 draws).

Ajax will host SC Cambuur on the 3rd of September with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Ajax (1 draw).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht

Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece

6.4

Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands

7.0

Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands

6.8

78'

Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands

7.0

D. van der Kust 15.Suriname

6.2

78'

Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands

6.6

Luuk Brouwers 8.Netherlands

6.6

78'

Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium

6.2

59'

54'

Bas Dost 28.Netherlands

6.8

88'

Moussa Sylla 29.France

6.6

D. Redan 7.Suriname

6.3

70'

Substitutes

C. Raatsie 32.Netherlands

T. Nijhuis 31.Netherlands

Django Warmerdam 21.Netherlands

6.6

78'

Modibo Sagnan 17.France

Ruben Kluivert 25.Netherlands

6.6

78'

Derensili Sanches Fernandes 37.Netherlands

Albert Lottin 19.France

Rocco Robert Shein 38.Estonia

7.0

78'

T. Booth 10.United States

6.1

59'

Anastasios Douvikas 9.Greece

6.7

70'

FC Utrecht adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas (6.4), Hidde ter Avest (7.0), Mark van der Maarel (6.8), Nick Viergever (7.0), Djevencio van der Kust (6.2), Jens Toornstra (6.6), Luuk Brouwers (6.6), Othman Boussaid (6.2), Moussa Sylla (6.6), Bas Dost (6.8) and Daishawn Redan (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Albert Lottin, Anastasios Douvikas (6.7), Django Warmerdam (6.6), Calvin Raatsie, Modibo Sagnan, Rocco Robert Shein (7.0), Ruben Kluivert (6.6), Taylor Booth (6.1) and Thijmen Nijhuis.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: O. Boussaid for T. Booth (59′), D. Redan for A. Douvikas (70′), L. Brouwers for R. R. Shein (78′), M. Van der Maarel for R. Kluivert (78′) and D. van der Kust for D. Warmerdam (78′).

Best player: Rocco Robert Shein

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Rocco Robert Shein.

His rating is (7.0) with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 78′.

Ajax – Formation

Ajax

Remko Pasveer 22.Netherlands

7.5

Daley Blind 17.Netherlands

7.3

57'

Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria

7.0

Jurriën Timber 2.Netherlands

6.6

86'

35'

D. Rensch 15.Netherlands

6.8

38'

36'

Edson Álvarez 4.Mexico

7.4

K. Taylor 8.Netherlands

7.1

Dusan Tadic 10.Serbia

7.4

70'

Steven Berghuis 23.Netherlands

8.2

85'

10'

Steven Bergwijn 7.Netherlands

7.0

Brian Brobbey 9.Netherlands

7.5

85'

45'

Substitutes

Maarten Stekelenburg 1.Netherlands

Jay Gorter 16.Netherlands

Y. Baas 25.Netherlands

7.1

57'

Lisandro Magallán 29.Argentina

6.6

86'

J. Sánchez 19.Mexico

6.7

38'

Mohammed Kudus 20.Ghana

6.1

85'

Davy Klaassen 6.Netherlands

6.6

85'

Francisco Conceição 35.Portugal

Lorenzo Lucca 18.Italy

Also Ajax adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alfred Schreuder played with: Remko Pasveer (7.5), Devyne Rensch (6.8), Jurriën Timber (6.6), Calvin Bassey (7.0), Daley Blind (7.3), Dušan Tadić (7.4), Edson Álvarez (7.4), Kenneth Taylor (7.1), Steven Berghuis (8.2), Brian Brobbey (7.5) and Steven Bergwijn (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Maarten Stekelenburg, Francisco Conceição, Lorenzo Lucca, Youri Baas (7.1), Mohammed Kudus (6.1), Lisandro Magallán (6.6), Jorge Sánchez (6.7), Davy Klaassen (6.6) and Jay Gorter.

Ajax could not rely on the presence of J. Sanchez (injured) and Y. Baas (injured).

Substitutions

Ajax made 5 changes: D. Rensch for J. Sanchez (38′), D. Blind for Y. Baas (57′), J. Timber for L. Magallan (86′), S. Berghuis for D. Klaassen (86′) and B. Brobbey for M. Kudus (86′).