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Vitesse
FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | 1st Leg
May 19, 2022 at 8pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Vitesse

Utrecht
3 - 1
Vitesse

Janssen (3'), van de Streek (21'), Gustafson (81' pen.)
van der Kust (51'), van de Streek (53')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Vroegh (85')
Buitink (51'), Tronstad (60'), Doekhi (74'), Openda (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and Vitesse, 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: AZ 6-1 Vitesse
Sunday, May 29 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 1-2 Vitesse

Considering the form of both sides and the recent head-to-head meetings, Vitesse will be considered as favourites for Thursday's contest. Utrecht are unbeaten in their last three home games, but we can see that run coming to an end, with the visitors taking a slender advantage into Sunday's second leg. 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 44.03%. A win for Vitesse had a probability of 30.9% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.1%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Vitesse win was 0-1 (7.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.84%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawVitesse
44.03% (-0.011999999999993 -0.01) 25.07% (-0.0019999999999989 -0) 30.9% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
Both teams to score 55.93% (0.020999999999994 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.65% (0.024999999999999 0.02)47.35% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.43% (0.023 0.02)69.57% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.48% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)21.52% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.43% (0.007000000000005 0.01)54.57% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Vitesse Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.26% (0.021000000000001 0.02)28.74% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.42% (0.028999999999996 0.03)64.58% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 44.03%
    Vitesse 30.9%
    Draw 25.06%
FC UtrechtDrawVitesse
1-0 @ 9.5% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.1% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-0 @ 7.3% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 4.66%
3-0 @ 3.74% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
3-2 @ 2.91% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.79%
4-0 @ 1.44%
4-2 @ 1.12% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 44.03%
1-1 @ 11.84%
0-0 @ 6.18% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.67% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 1.21% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.06%
0-1 @ 7.71% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-2 @ 7.39% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 4.81% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 3.07% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 2.36% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 2% (0.002 0)
1-4 @ 0.96% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.62%
Total : 30.9%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Vitesse

FC Utrecht
28.6%
Draw
26.2%
Vitesse
45.2%
42
Head to Head
Feb 20, 2022 3.45pm
Utrecht
1-1
Vitesse
Sylla (14')
van de Streek (42'), Sylla (62'), Maher (72')
Doekhi (90+1')
Tronstad (59'), Wittek (64'), Letsch (87')
Grbic (65')
Nov 7, 2021 3.45pm
Vitesse
2-1
Utrecht
Frederiksen (7'), Bazoer (45+1')
Zagre (77')
Warmerdam (64'), Maher (90+1'), Mallahi (90+8')
Mar 14, 2021 1.30pm
Utrecht
1-3
Vitesse
Kerk (41')
Maher (48'), Mahi (51'), Oelschlagel (54'), Janssen (79')
Darfalou (44', 54'), Wittek (57')
Wittek (17'), Bazoer (23'), Openda (51'), Huisman (88'), Bruns (90+5')
Bazoer (82')
Jan 12, 2021 5.45pm
Mar 14, 2020 7.45pm
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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