Ajax 1–2 FC Utrecht
- Weghorst 84'
- Vesterlund 81'
- van der Hoorn 90+6'
10 May 2026
The match in data
FC Utrecht beat Ajax 2–1 on 10 May 2026, on matchday 33 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht), rated 70, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 7 duels won. El Karouani produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Ajax, the highest-rated player was Wout Weghorst, with 75.
Souffian El Karouani
FC Utrecht · 90'
Produced 1.36× and cost 0.33× their position's average
- 7 final-third passes 1.2×
- 7 duels won 1.5×
- 3 tackles 1.6×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 2 duels lost 0.5×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wout Weghorst | Forward | 33 | 75 |
| Youri Baas | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Anton Gaaei | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Steven Berghuis | Forward | 73 | 51 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Kasper Dolberg | Forward | 57 | 47 |
| Josip Sutalo | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 73 | 43 |
| Maarten Paes | Goalkeeper | 90 | 42 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 83 | 41 |
| Oscar Gloukh | Midfielder | 58 | 36 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 32 | 36 |
| Rayane Bounida | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
| Sean Steur | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
| Oliver Edvardsen | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Viergever | Defender | 24 | 81 |
| Souffian El Karouani ★ | Defender | 90 | 70 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Vasilios Barkas | Goalkeeper | 90 | 60 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Dani de Wit | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Adrian Blake | Forward | 24 | 46 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Sébastien Haller | Forward | 75 | 41 |
| Jesper Karlsson | Forward | 66 | 34 |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | Defender | 66 | 32 |
| Yoann Cathline | Forward | 90 | 26 |
| David Min | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Siebe Horemans | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Ajax player recovered the most balls?
Jorthy Mokio, with 10 recoveries. Next: Lucas Rosa 9, Mika Godts 8.
Despite a 2–1 loss to FC Utrecht, Ajax saw strong defensive work from Jorthy Mokio, who collected 10 ball recoveries. Mokio edged teammates Lucas Rosa and Mika Godts for the team lead.
Which FC Utrecht player won the most aerial duels?
Dani de Wit, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Sébastien Haller 4, Mike van der Hoorn 3.
FC Utrecht secured a 2–1 win over Ajax thanks in part to Dani de Wit winning 6 aerial duels. De Wit topped teammates Sébastien Haller and Mike van der Hoorn in aerial dominance.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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