Ajax v Utrecht prediction

Eredivisie · Sun, 06 Dec 2026 13:30 GMT · Johan Cruijff Arena

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 01:21 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Ajax v Utrecht, Eredivisie on Sun, 06 Dec 2026 13:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Ajax host Utrecht in the Eredivisie on Sunday 6 December (kick-off 13:30 UK).

The key numbers

Ajax have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. Ajax have won their last five matches in all competitions. Utrecht are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Ajax.

Form and the table

12 of Ajax’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%). Both teams scored in 12 of Ajax’s last 15 results in all competitions (80%). At home, Ajax have three wins, three draws and one defeat in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.71 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 1.57. Ajax have scored 30 goals, the third-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). Ajax have conceded 13 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

11 of Utrecht’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 11 of Utrecht’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). Away from home, Utrecht have four wins, two draws and three defeats in their last 9 away matches in all competitions — 1.56 points per game, scoring 1.44 and conceding 1.89. Utrecht have scored 19 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). Utrecht have conceded 31 goals, the second-most of the 18 clubs.

Ajax (second) and Utrecht (12th) are 12 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Ajax the stronger side, 318 rating points above Utrecht (Ajax 1886, Utrecht 1568, after at least 310 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 24 May 2026, finished Ajax 0–0 Utrecht.

Team news

Predicted Ajax XI (4-3-3): M. ter Stegen, L. Rosa, O. Wijndal, Y. Baas, T. Kehrer, J. Mokio, S. Amrabat, D. Klaassen, T. Arokodare, M. Leonardo, A. Ouazane — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Mika Godts (8.0 per match over four appearances, one goal and three assists) and Toluwalase Arokodare (5.6 per match over 16 appearances, 12 goals and four assists) have been Ajax’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Ajax (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Mika Godts averages 2.1 shots per 90 over 976 minutes, with a shot in six of the last 10 appearances. Toluwalase Arokodare averages 4.9 shots per 90 over 825 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Utrecht XI (5-4-1): S. Padt, N. Panagiotou, M. Didden, A. Zagré, S. Horemans, P. Kloosterboer, J. van Overeem, Y. Cathline, O. Agougil, N. Vesterlund, D. de Wit — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, A. Stepanov (4.6 per match over three appearances, three goals) and Yoann Cathline (3.8 per match over 12 appearances, three goals and two assists) have been Utrecht’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Utrecht (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Yoann Cathline averages 2.2 shots per 90 over 818 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 06 Dec 2026 13:30 GMT · Eredivisie · Johan Cruijff Arena
Head-to-head (last 6): Ajax 1 · draws 2 · Utrecht 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Ajax 5W 0D 0L · Utrecht 2W 1D 2L

Ajax v Utrecht (Eredivisie): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 1 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.5 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 2.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 5

Corners

against 4.75 / 5.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 4 / 7.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.88

Cards

against 2 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ajax for / against	Line	Utrecht for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.5 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 17.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	15.13 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5

Ajax

Ajax Goalkeeper

Ajax — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. ter Stegen	15	901350 min	442.9 /90	171.1 /90	00 /90
M. Paes	4	92367 min	92.2 /90	51.2 /90	00 /90

Ajax — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. ter Stegen n 8	90	2.8 5/5
M. Paes n 8	90.9	2.2 5/4

Ajax Defensive

Ajax — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Bouwman	15	851278 min	171.2 /90	282 /90	70.5 /90	473.3 /90	100.7 /90	20.1 /90
Y. Baas	15	811208 min	141 /90	221.6 /90	40.3 /90	533.9 /90	80.6 /90	30.2 /90
Lucas Rosa	11	89976 min	302.8 /90	131.2 /90	80.7 /90	534.9 /90	161.5 /90	30.3 /90
O. Wijndal	11	72791 min	131.5 /90	121.4 /90	10.1 /90	333.8 /90	111.3 /90	00 /90
Caio Henrique	11	64706 min	121.5 /90	70.9 /90	00 /90	253.2 /90	70.9 /90	10.1 /90
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Ajax — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Mokio n 8	73.3	1.7 5/4	0.5 3/0	—
O. Gloukh n 8	60	0.2 1/0	1.7 6/1	—
D. Klaassen n 8	63.5	1.4 4/4	0.5 3/0	—
A. Ouazane n 8	46.5	1.5 4/1	3.9 7/6	—
J. Brandt n 8	79.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0	—
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Ajax — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Mokio n 8	73.3	1.4 6/2
O. Gloukh n 8	60	0.6 3/0
D. Klaassen n 8	63.5	1.2 4/3
A. Ouazane n 8	46.5	1.2 5/0
J. Brandt n 8	79.1	0.7 4/1
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Ajax Attacking

Ajax — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Arokodare	15	54817 min	121.3 /90	40.4 /90	455 /90	202.2 /90	111.2 /90	151.7 /90
Marcos Leonardo	14	39540 min	30.5 /90	00 /90	213.5 /90	91.5 /90	71.2 /90	30.5 /90
S. Berghuis	11	65717 min	20.3 /90	50.6 /90	253.1 /90	121.5 /90	303.8 /90	70.9 /90
K. Dolberg	8	54433 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	163.3 /90	91.9 /90	61.2 /90	10.2 /90
V. Tsygankov	7	46321 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90	102.8 /90	30.8 /90
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Ajax — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Mokio n 8	73.3	2 7/4	0.8 3/2
O. Gloukh n 8	60	3 7/5	1.5 5/2
D. Klaassen n 8	63.5	2.3 6/6	1.2 4/3
A. Ouazane n 8	46.5	3.1 6/3	1.5 4/2
J. Brandt n 8	79.1	2 6/6	1.1 4/2
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Ajax — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ajax before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Mokio n 8	73.3	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
O. Gloukh n 8	60	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
D. Klaassen n 8	63.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
A. Ouazane n 8	46.5	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
J. Brandt n 8	79.1	0.6 3/1	0.3 1/1
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Utrecht

Utrecht Goalkeeper

Utrecht — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
V. Barkas	6	90540 min	284.7 /90	172.8 /90
S. Padt	4	90360 min	143.5 /90	10.3 /90
M. Brouwer	1	9090 min	33 /90	22 /90

Utrecht — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Barkas n 8	90	4.1 8/6
S. Padt n 4	90	3.5 4/4

Utrecht Defensive

Utrecht — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Zagré	11	81891 min	191.9 /90	121.2 /90	70.7 /90	383.8 /90	111.1 /90	20.2 /90
S. Horemans	10	76755 min	172 /90	131.5 /90	40.5 /90	435.1 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
M. Didden	9	83744 min	81 /90	40.5 /90	91.1 /90	475.7 /90	172.1 /90	00 /90
N. Panagiotou	7	90627 min	111.6 /90	50.7 /90	50.7 /90	243.4 /90	91.3 /90	10.1 /90
P. Kloosterboer	3	35105 min	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90	32.6 /90	21.7 /90	10.9 /90
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Utrecht — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. de Wit n 8	90	2.3 6/4	1.3 6/3	—
A. Zagré n 8	78.9	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0	—
Ángel Alarcón n 8	65.3	0.9 2/1	0.7 4/0	—
Y. Cathline n 8	66.5	0.8 4/1	2.4 5/4	—
N. Vesterlund n 8	80	1 5/2	0.4 2/1	—
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Utrecht — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. de Wit n 8	90	1.1 5/2
A. Zagré n 8	78.9	1.6 6/3
Ángel Alarcón n 8	65.3	1.2 5/2
Y. Cathline n 8	66.5	0.7 4/0
N. Vesterlund n 8	80	1.4 4/2
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Utrecht Attacking

Utrecht — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Y. Cathline	11	66729 min	10.1 /90	20.2 /90	141.7 /90	20.2 /90	131.6 /90	141.7 /90
A. Blake	9	33298 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	144.2 /90	61.8 /90	10.3 /90	103 /90
Artem Stepanov	7	52363 min	30.7 /90	00 /90	61.5 /90	41 /90	10.2 /90	30.7 /90
M. Broholm	5	41205 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	41.8 /90	20.9 /90	31.3 /90	73.1 /90
S. van Duijn	5	36179 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90
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Utrecht — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. de Wit n 8	90	1.4 7/3	1 5/2
A. Zagré n 8	78.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Ángel Alarcón n 8	65.3	2.6 5/5	1 4/1
Y. Cathline n 8	66.5	1.9 5/4	0.3 2/0
N. Vesterlund n 8	80	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
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Utrecht — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Utrecht before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. de Wit n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Zagré n 8	78.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
Ángel Alarcón n 8	65.3	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
Y. Cathline n 8	66.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
N. Vesterlund n 8	80	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Ajax v Utrecht — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AjaxWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 3.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

UtrechtLWDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Ajax 1 · 2 draws · Utrecht 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2026-05-24 Ajax 0–0 Utrecht
2026-05-10 Ajax 1–2 Utrecht
2025-11-09 Utrecht 2–1 Ajax
2025-04-20 Utrecht 4–0 Ajax
2024-12-04 Ajax 2–2 Utrecht
2024-03-03 Ajax 2–0 Utrecht

League standing · 2026/27

Ajax#2 pos24 pts11 pl+17 GD

Utrecht#12 pos12 pts11 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Ajax scored2.73

Utrecht scored1.73

Ajax conceded1.18

Utrecht conceded2.82

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What is the head-to-head record between Ajax and Utrecht?: In their last 6 meetings, Ajax won 1, Utrecht won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
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