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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 17
Jan 16, 2022 at 11.15am UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Ajax

Utrecht
0 - 3
Ajax


Maher (20'), Boussaid (45+1')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Antony (5'), Brobbey (19', 45+2')
Mazraoui (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and Ajax, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: FC Utrecht 1-3 Ajax

With a chance to reclaim top spot albeit temporarily, Ajax will be fired up for the clash, and we are tipping them to come away with all three points at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 66.91%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 14.56%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.78%) and 0-1 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.58%), while for a FC Utrecht win it was 2-1 (4.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawAjax
14.56%18.53%66.91%
Both teams to score 55.56%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.9%37.11%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.7%59.3%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.9%38.1%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.13%74.87%
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.75%10.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.41%33.6%
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 14.56%
    Ajax 66.91%
    Draw 18.53%
FC UtrechtDrawAjax
2-1 @ 4.14%
1-0 @ 3.77%
2-0 @ 1.82%
3-2 @ 1.52%
3-1 @ 1.33%
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 14.56%
1-1 @ 8.58%
2-2 @ 4.72%
0-0 @ 3.91%
3-3 @ 1.15%
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 18.53%
0-2 @ 10.13%
1-2 @ 9.78%
0-1 @ 8.9%
0-3 @ 7.7%
1-3 @ 7.43%
0-4 @ 4.38%
1-4 @ 4.23%
2-3 @ 3.58%
2-4 @ 2.04%
0-5 @ 2%
1-5 @ 1.93%
2-5 @ 0.93%
Other @ 3.9%
Total : 66.91%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Ajax

FC Utrecht
8.5%
Draw
12.7%
Ajax
78.9%
71
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
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11Heerenveen176381731-1421
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14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
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