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Ajax welcome Utrecht to the Johan Cruyff Arena on Sunday, with the race for Champions League football in the Eredivisie set to go down to the wire.
The hosts are embroiled in a three-team battle to secure third place heading into the penultimate matchday, while the visitors have all but secured a place in the Conference League play-offs semi-finals.
In addition to our Ajax vs Utrecht prediction below, check out the rest of today's betting tips for more of our expert predictions.
Ajax vs. Utrecht key stats
- Utrecht have scored first in five of their last six matches.
- This weekend's visitors are on a two-match winning streak against Ajax.
- Ajax have not won any of their last three home outings.
Ajax vs. Utrecht preview: One stop closer to Champions League football for De Godenzonen?
Ajax vs Utrecht — Tale of the Tape
| Ajax | vs | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Position | 8th |
| 55 | Points | 47 |
| 61 | Goals For | 51 |
| 39 | Goals Against | 41 |
| 9 | Clean Sheets | 8 |
| 3rd | Home / Away Rank | 10th |
With little margin for error in the race for a Champions League spot next season, Ajax were held to a 2-2 draw by reigning champions PSV Eindhoven.
Thankfully for Oscar Garcia's men, NEC Nijmegen and FC Twente were also held to stalemates in their respective outings, leaving the teams as they were before the start of matchday 31's action.
Ending the season against sides with continental ambitions—Utrecht and Heerenveen—Ajax will need to step up if they are to secure a return to Europe's premier club competition next season.
Despite holding the league’s third-best home record, Sunday’s hosts have struggled at home recently, managing just one win in five matches since February 21.
However, Mika Godts' form will provide optimism for the Ajax faithful, with the 20-year-old scoring and assisting last time out, taking his tally to 29 goal contributions for the season.
Utrecht’s 5-0 defeat to Excelsior was their most disappointing result of the season, but they responded by comfortably beating NAC Breda.
Ron Jans’s side capitalised on slip-ups from Sparta Rotterdam and Groningen—the two teams just below them—and are now almost assured of a top-eight finish to keep their Conference League hopes alive.
Unbeaten in their last three meetings with Ajax, Utrecht are slowly turning a corner in this fixture, although their record in Amsterdam remains poor, conceding seven goals across their last three visits.
Former Ajax striker Sebastian Haller was the matchwinner for Utrecht in November’s reverse fixture, netting what remains his only league goal of the campaign so far.
Ajax vs. Utrecht form guide & betting tips
| Ajax | vs | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
DLWWD |
Form | WLWLW |
| 0 | Points | 7 |
| 19th | Form Table | 9th |
| 3 | Goals For | 8 |
| 13 | Goals Against | 7 |
DLWWD |
Form (All Comps) | WLWLW |
Whispers predicts: Ajax 2-1 Utrecht
Recent history in this fixture does not favour Ajax, but given what is at stake, we are backing the hosts to edge out Utrecht this weekend at 1.66.
Mika Godts remains the frontrunner for Eredivisie Player of the Year after a standout season with 17 goals and 12 assists. The Dutchman is priced at 2.20 to score for a fourth consecutive game—an option that is hard to ignore.
Five of the last six meetings between Ajax and Utrecht have produced at least three goals, and a repeat of that this weekend at 1.40 looks appealing.
> Ajax to win at 1.66 | Likelihood: Probable
> Mika Godts to score anytime at 2.20 | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 2.5 goals at 1.40 | Likelihood: Probable