Ajax 3-2 FC Utrecht: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 2 October 2016

Result

Ajax 3-2 FC Utrecht

Eredivisie · Sunday 2 October 2016, 10:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Ajax 3-2 FC Utrecht: match report

Ajax defeated FC Utrecht 3-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 2 October 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Kevin Conboy opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Ajax's goals came from an own goal by R. Leeuwin (47'), Lasse Schöne (79', penalty) and Hakim Ziyech (87'). FC Utrecht scored through Kevin Conboy (27') and Mark van der Maarel (90').

Discipline: Ajax received 1 yellow card; FC Utrecht received 7 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ajax were 3rd on 16 points from 7 and FC Utrecht 13th on 7 points from 7. Ajax went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and FC Utrecht 4th with 72.

Ajax lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Utrecht in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Yassin Ayoub of FC Utrecht (7.8), level with Mark van der Maarel (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Ajax wins, 5 draws and 3 for FC Utrecht.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Goal · Kevin ConboyFC Utrecht · 0-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Davy KlaassenAjax
  • 37'Yellow card · Willem JanssenFC Utrecht
  • 40'Yellow card · Kevin ConboyFC Utrecht
  • 47'Own goal · R. LeeuwinAjax · 1-1
  • 51'Yellow card · Yassin AyoubFC Utrecht
  • 69'Yellow card · Sofyan AmrabatFC Utrecht
  • 71'Yellow card · Nacer BaraziteFC Utrecht
  • 75'Yellow card · Sébastien HallerFC Utrecht
  • 78'Yellow card · R. StriederFC Utrecht
  • 79'Penalty goal · Lasse SchöneAjax · 2-1
  • 87'Goal · Hakim ZiyechAjax · 3-1
  • 90'Goal · Mark van der MaarelFC Utrecht · 3-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ajax 2, draws 5, FC Utrecht 3.

Team news

Ajax line-up (4-3-3)

André Onana, Joël Veltman, Davinson Sánchez, Daley Sinkgraven, Nick Viergever, Davy Klaassen, Lasse Schöne, Hakim Ziyech, Bertrand Traoré, Ahmad Nurosadi, Kasper Dolberg

FC Utrecht line-up (4-3-1-2)

Robbin Ruiter, Ramon Leeuwin, Kevin Conboy, Willem Janssen, Giovanni Troupée, Yassin Ayoub, Rico Strieder, Nacer Barazite, Sofyan Amrabat, Richairo Zivkovic, Sébastien Haller