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Fortuna Sittard
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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 28
Apr 29, 2022 at 7pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
NEC

Utrecht
1 - 0
NEC

Douvikas (77')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Duelund (14'), Bruijn (50'), Proper (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Vitesse 3-0 Utrecht
Sunday, May 22 at 5pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: NEC 0-1 Sittard
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 2-1 NEC

While Utrecht have struggled for form recently, their quality could show in a clash between two sides knocked from recent defeats. Friday's meeting should be tight with little to split the teams, but we lean towards a narrow home victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Utrecht win with a probability of 57.7%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for NEC had a probability of 20.82%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.9%) and 2-0 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.93%), while for a NEC win it was 1-2 (5.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawNEC
57.7%21.49%20.82%
Both teams to score 58.08%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.09%39.92%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.72%62.28%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.38%13.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.22%40.78%
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.24%32.76%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.68%69.32%
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 57.7%
    NEC 20.82%
    Draw 21.49%
FC UtrechtDrawNEC
2-1 @ 9.9%
1-0 @ 8.9%
2-0 @ 8.87%
3-1 @ 6.58%
3-0 @ 5.89%
3-2 @ 3.67%
4-1 @ 3.28%
4-0 @ 2.94%
4-2 @ 1.83%
5-1 @ 1.31%
5-0 @ 1.17%
Other @ 3.38%
Total : 57.7%
1-1 @ 9.93%
2-2 @ 5.52%
0-0 @ 4.46%
3-3 @ 1.37%
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 21.49%
1-2 @ 5.54%
0-1 @ 4.98%
0-2 @ 2.78%
1-3 @ 2.06%
2-3 @ 2.05%
0-3 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 20.82%

How you voted: Utrecht vs NEC

FC Utrecht
69.1%
Draw
23.6%
NEC
7.3%
55
Head to Head
Sep 22, 2021 5.45pm
Mar 18, 2017 6.45pm
NEC
0-3
Utrecht

von Haacke (72')
Labyad (28'), Ayoub (37'), Haller (63')
Labyad (35')
Oct 30, 2016 1.30pm
Utrecht
1-1
NEC
Delle (35' og.)
Joosten (89'), Zivkovic (92')
Kadioglu (62')
Heinloth (20'), Ofosu (45'), Fomitschow (86')
Apr 10, 2016 1.30pm
Utrecht
3-1
NEC
Boymans (4'), Barazite (70'), Haller (74')
Kum (82')
Kane (44')
Woudenberg (79')
Golla (87')
Nov 22, 2015 1.30pm
NEC
1-0
Utrecht
Santos (56' pen.)
Ritzmaier (62')

Klaiber (29'), Barazite (59')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV332841108208888
2Feyenoord33256288266281
3FC Twente33206767353266
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33197767363164
5Ajax331510872591355
6NECNijmegen331311964501450
7FC UtrechtUtrecht331310104644249
8Sparta RotterdamSparta33137134947246
9Go Ahead Eagles331110124545043
10Heerenveen33107165268-1637
11Fortuna SittardSittard33910143756-1937
12PEC Zwolle3399154465-2136
13Almere CityAlmere City33713133255-2334
14Heracles3395194174-3332
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3378183753-1629
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior33611165069-1929
RFC VolendamVolendam3347223386-5319
RVitesse3365222872-445


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