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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.)
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
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18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237


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