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Ajax
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FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 15, 2021 at 1.30pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Utrecht
4 - 0
Sparta

Maher (1'), van der Maarel (65'), Douvikas (74'), Gustafson (90+2' pen.)
van der Maarel (51')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Harroui (55'), van Crooy (59'), Vriends (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 48.35%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 27.01% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.46%) and 2-0 (8.24%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 0-1 (7.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawSparta Rotterdam
48.35%24.64%27.01%
Both teams to score 54.8%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.33%47.67%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.14%69.86%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.23%19.77%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.19%51.81%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.3%31.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.88%68.12%
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 48.34%
    Sparta Rotterdam 27.01%
    Draw 24.64%
FC UtrechtDrawSparta Rotterdam
1-0 @ 10.15%
2-1 @ 9.46%
2-0 @ 8.24%
3-1 @ 5.11%
3-0 @ 4.45%
3-2 @ 2.94%
4-1 @ 2.07%
4-0 @ 1.8%
4-2 @ 1.19%
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 48.34%
1-1 @ 11.67%
0-0 @ 6.27%
2-2 @ 5.43%
3-3 @ 1.12%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 24.64%
0-1 @ 7.2%
1-2 @ 6.7%
0-2 @ 4.14%
1-3 @ 2.57%
2-3 @ 2.08%
0-3 @ 1.58%
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 27.01%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Sparta

FC Utrecht
Draw
Sparta Rotterdam
FC Utrecht
70.6%
Draw
17.6%
Sparta Rotterdam
11.8%
17
Head to Head
May 13, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
Sparta
0-0
Utrecht
Beugelsdijk (50'), Auassar (52'), Abels (90+4')
Maher (52'), Boussaid (76')
Jan 24, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 18
Utrecht
1-0
Sparta
Boussaid (88')
Maher (56')

Auassar (76')
Mar 8, 2020 11.15am
Gameweek 26
Utrecht
5-1
Sparta
Ramselaar (42', 59'), Dalmau (50'), Gustafson (51'), Klaiber (72')
Piroe (89')
Oct 27, 2019 1.30pm
Gameweek 11
Sparta
1-2
Utrecht
Ache (20')
Harush (47'), Mattheij (91')
Bahebeck (7' pen.), Maher (43' pen.)
Maher (49')
Feb 7, 2018 5.30pm
Utrecht
1-0
Sparta
Gortler (85')
Dessers (89')

Vriends (26')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax30234362263673
2PSV EindhovenPSV30214589345567
3Feyenoord30188468323662
4FC UtrechtUtrecht31188561421962
5FC Twente30139856441248
6AZ AlkmaarAZ30138948341447
7Go Ahead Eagles2913795246646
8Heerenveen30107133853-1537
9Groningen3098133245-1335
10Heracles30811113752-1535
11Sparta RotterdamSparta29810113336-334
12NECNijmegen2996144243-133
13Fortuna SittardSittard2996143349-1633
14NAC BredaNAC Breda3088143250-1832
15PEC Zwolle30710133548-1331
16Willem II2966173049-1924
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3047193562-2719
18Almere CityAlmere City3047192159-3819


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