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AZ Alkmaar
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 26
Mar 15, 2025 at 3.30pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
NEC

Utrecht
0 - 1
Nijmegen

FT(HT: 0-0)
van Crooij (82' pen.)
Ouwejan (74'), Onal (90+1'), Verdonk (90')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Willem II 2-3 Utrecht
Sunday, March 9 at 11.15am in Eredivisie
Last Game: Nijmegen 2-3 Go Ahead Eagles
Sunday, March 9 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 2-1 NEC

Both teams have had trouble keeping opponents at bay of late, and we expect neither of them to come away with a clean sheet. That said, we are also backing Utrecht to make home advantage count and get the job done at the end of the 90 minutes. 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 52.37%. A win for NEC had a probability of 24.22% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.74%) and 2-0 (8.63%). The likeliest NEC win was 0-1 (6.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawNEC
52.37% (0.097999999999999 0.1) 23.41% (0.0039999999999978 0) 24.22% (-0.097999999999999 -0.1)
Both teams to score 56.12% (-0.12 -0.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.36% (-0.108 -0.11)44.65% (0.114 0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.99% (-0.105 -0.1)67.01% (0.111 0.11)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.96% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)17.05% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.79% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)47.21% (0.012999999999998 0.01)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.66% (-0.13900000000001 -0.14)32.35% (0.145 0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.15% (-0.161 -0.16)68.86% (0.167 0.17)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 52.37%
    NEC 24.22%
    Draw 23.41%
FC UtrechtDrawNEC
1-0 @ 9.76% (0.045 0.04)
2-1 @ 9.74% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-0 @ 8.63% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
3-1 @ 5.74% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 5.09% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.24% (-0.012 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.54% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 2.25% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.43% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 3.95%
Total : 52.37%
1-1 @ 11.01% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.51% (0.027 0.03)
2-2 @ 5.5% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.22% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 23.41%
0-1 @ 6.22% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.21% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-2 @ 3.51% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.34% (-0.017 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.07% (-0.016 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.32% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 24.22%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Nijmegen

FC Utrecht
78.6%
Draw
7.1%
NEC
14.3%
14
Head to Head
Nov 24, 2024 11.15am
Gameweek 13
Nijmegen
1-2
Utrecht
Hansen (48')
Cathline (35'), Jensen (62')
Cathline (64')
Mar 17, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 26
Utrecht
1-0
Nijmegen
Lammers (61')
Bozdogan (42'), van der Hoorn (90+1')

Nuytinck (19')
Sep 23, 2023 5.45pm
Gameweek 6
Nijmegen
3-0
Utrecht
Proper (31'), Mattsson (34'), Dost (52' pen.)
Verdonk (17')

Jensen (44'), van der Maarel (58')
Mar 12, 2023 11.15am
Gameweek 25
Nijmegen
2-2
Utrecht
Dimata (31', 48')
Dost (63'), Boussaid (67')
Sep 16, 2022 7pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax31235363273674
2PSV EindhovenPSV30214589345567
3Feyenoord30188468323662
4FC UtrechtUtrecht31188561421962
5FC Twente30139856441248
6AZ AlkmaarAZ30138948341447
7Go Ahead Eagles3013895246647
8Heerenveen31117133953-1440
9Fortuna SittardSittard30106143449-1536
10Sparta RotterdamSparta30811113437-335
11Groningen3098133245-1335
12Heracles30811113752-1535
13NECNijmegen3096154244-233
14NAC BredaNAC Breda3088143250-1832
15PEC Zwolle30710133548-1331
16Willem II3066183050-2024
17Almere CityAlmere City3148192159-3820
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3047193562-2719


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