Ajax 1–1 FC Utrecht
- Klaassen 96'
- Zechiël 106'
24 May 2026
The match in data
Ajax and FC Utrecht finished level at 1–1 on 24 May 2026, on matchday conference league play-offs - final of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Maarten Paes (Ajax), rated 76, thanks above all to 3.36 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 4.63; conceded 1) and 13 recoveries. Paes produced 5.3 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was the highest rating of the matchday.
It was also their best match of the season.
For FC Utrecht, the highest-rated player was Vasilios Barkas, with 76.
Maarten Paes
Ajax · 120'
Produced 5.27× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 3.36 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 4.63; conceded 1) 7.5×
- 13 recoveries 1.0×
- 1 cross claimed 0.6×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maarten Paes ★ | Goalkeeper | 120 | 76 |
| Youri Baas | Defender | 95 | 73 |
| Ko Itakura | Defender | 35 | 70 |
| Lucas Rosa | Defender | 120 | 64 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | Defender | 25 | 62 |
| Aaron Bouwman | Defender | 120 | 52 |
| Steven Berghuis | Forward | 78 | 49 |
| Davy Klaassen | Midfielder | 120 | 46 |
| Youri Regeer | Midfielder | 85 | 46 |
| Maher Carrizo | Forward | 42 | 44 |
| Kasper Dolberg | Forward | 78 | 42 |
| Sean Steur | Midfielder | 66 | 42 |
| Anton Gaaei | Defender | 120 | 38 |
| Wout Weghorst | Forward | 42 | 37 |
| Mika Godts | Forward | 120 | 35 |
| Jorthy Mokio | Midfielder | 54 | 28 |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilios Barkas | Goalkeeper | 120 | 76 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | Midfielder | 120 | 58 |
| Nick Viergever | Defender | 59 | 55 |
| Siebe Horemans | Defender | 73 | 49 |
| Jesper Karlsson | Forward | 70 | 49 |
| Rafik El Arguioui | Midfielder | 47 | 47 |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | Defender | 61 | 43 |
| Ángel Alarcón | Forward | 22 | 43 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | Defender | 120 | 42 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | Defender | 120 | 41 |
| Dani de Wit | Midfielder | 120 | 40 |
| Souffian El Karouani | Defender | 120 | 39 |
| Adrian Blake | Forward | 50 | 36 |
| Sébastien Haller | Forward | 60 | 33 |
| Yoann Cathline | Forward | 98 | 32 |
| Artem Stepanov | Forward | 60 | 25 |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Ajax player won the most duels?
Lucas Rosa, with 12 duels won. Next: Anton Gaaei 6, Youri Regeer 5.
Lucas Rosa dominated individual battles in Ajax's 1–1 draw, winning 12 duels. Rosa doubled Anton Gaaei's tally (6) and outmatched Youri Regeer (5) through consistent physical presence.
Which FC Utrecht player won the most aerial duels?
Dani de Wit, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Sébastien Haller 3, Mike van der Hoorn 2.
Dani de Wit was FC Utrecht's undisputed aerial outlet with 8 aerial duels won in the 1–1 draw. De Wit comfortably outjumped teammates, including Sébastien Haller (3) and Mike van der Hoorn (2).
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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