Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Utrecht
Match Time & Date:
20/04/2025
12:15
Prediction: 1-1
Ajax
All eyes will be on Stadion Galgenwaard when Utrecht and Ajax lock horns in a highly-anticipated Eredivisie game. Utrecht do not want to given up on their Champions League dream and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the league leaders. With no fresh injury worries to report, manager Ron Jans is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Groningen 3-1 at the weekend.
The Amsterdammers, on the other hand, are leading the chase for their 37th Eredivisie title. Ajax are on a three-game winning run in the national championship, but beating Utrecht at Stadion Galgenwaard is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards in Utrect and we predict that the two teams are going to share the spoils this time out. As for the visitors, both Wout Weghorst and Oliver Edvardsen are expected to be recalled after playing key roles in Ajax’s comeback 2-1 victory over Willem II, while talented defender Jorthy Mokio is back from suspension.
Highlighted Player (Steven Berghuis):
Born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on December 19, 1991, Steven Berghuis is a Dutch winger who plays for Ajax in the Eredivisie. Berghuis played for the likes of Vitesse/AGOVV, WSV Apeldoorn, and Go Ahead Eagles during his youth career before joining Twente in 2009.
The 183-cm-tall footballer continued playing for the Reds at senior level. After ending his loan spell with VVV-Venlo, Steven Berghuis joined AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2012, and three years later signed a deal with the Premier League club Watford. After making no more than nine appearances in the English top flight, Berghuis moved to Feyenoord in August 2016, and he has been playing De club aan de Maas ever since.
His main position is right winger, but he is capable of producing fine displays as both left winger and attacking midfielder as well. He made his Netherlands debut on May 27, 2016 in a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland.
Highlighted Team (Utrecht):
Established on July 1, 1970, Utrecht is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. The club was founded as a merger of VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk, and Velox, and it has to be noted that VV DOS did well to win the Eredivisie trophy back in 1958.
Utrecht, on the other hand, have yet to win the national championship, but they have lifted three KNVB Cup trophies (1984/85, 2002/03, 2003/04). Leo van Veen is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 153 goals. Speaking of the club’s colours, they were white and red shirts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
Due to the hooligan clashes, Utrecht have a rivalry with Dutch giants Ajax. The games between the two clubs have always been very tense on the field. Utrecht welcome their rivals at Stadion Galgenwaard, the venue which can hold up to 23,750 people. The stadium was opened back in May 1936.
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