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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
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 29
Apr 13, 2025 at 11.15am UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Groningen

Utrecht
3 - 1
Groningen

Elkarouani (8'), Cathline (17'), Haller (42')
Engwanda (34')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Resink (32')
Resink (10'), van Bergen (18')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 2-2 Utrecht
Sunday, April 6 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Groningen 1-3 PSV
Saturday, April 5 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 2-1 Groningen

With Groningen having recently earned a draw with fifth-placed Twente, they cannot be ruled out of this contest. Nevertheless, even with the stakes getting higher for Utrecht, we are backing them to earn a hard-fought win this weekend. 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 56.52%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 20.59%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.87%) and 2-0 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a Groningen win it was 0-1 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawGroningen
56.52% (-0.0020000000000024 -0) 22.89% (0.0010000000000012 0) 20.59% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Both teams to score 53% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.51% (0.0010000000000048 0)46.49% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.24%68.77% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.76% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)16.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.24%45.76%
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.27% (0.0030000000000001 0)36.73% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.48% (0.0030000000000001 0)73.52% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 56.52%
    Groningen 20.59%
    Draw 22.89%
FC UtrechtDrawGroningen
1-0 @ 10.84%
2-1 @ 9.87%
2-0 @ 9.85%
3-1 @ 5.98%
3-0 @ 5.97% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 3%
4-1 @ 2.72%
4-0 @ 2.71%
4-2 @ 1.36%
5-1 @ 0.99%
5-0 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 56.52%
1-1 @ 10.86%
0-0 @ 5.97%
2-2 @ 4.94% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-3 @ 1%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 22.89%
0-1 @ 5.98%
1-2 @ 5.44% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 2.99%
1-3 @ 1.82%
2-3 @ 1.65%
0-3 @ 1%
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 20.59%

Head to Head
Oct 20, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 9
Groningen
0-1
Utrecht

Peersman (69'), Vaessen (90+2')
Cathline (20')
Aaronson (10'), Ohio (68'), Elkarouani (89'), Rodriguez (90+3')
Apr 7, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 28
Groningen
1-2
Utrecht
Antman (45+10')
Douvikas (45+7'), Dost (76')
Nov 6, 2022 11.15am
Gameweek 13
Utrecht
2-1
Groningen
Booth (62'), Van de Streek (84')
Kruger (40')
Mar 20, 2022 11.15am
Gameweek 24
Utrecht
1-3
Groningen
El Hankouri (4' pen.), De Leeuw (10'), Strand Larsen (89')
Meijer (41'), te Wierik (41'), Dankerlui (48')
Aug 21, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 2
Groningen
0-0
Utrecht
Kasanwirjo (57'), Matusiwa (74'), Suslov (75')
Maduro (45'), ter Avest (58'), Kerk (75'), Janssen (88')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax30234362263673
2PSV EindhovenPSV30214589345567
3FC UtrechtUtrecht31188561421962
4Feyenoord29178464323259
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 Zwolle29710123544-931
16Willem II2966173049-1924
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3047193562-2719
18Almere CityAlmere City3047192159-3819


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