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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
May 23, 2024 at 8pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Utrecht
3 - 1
Sparta

Flamingo (41'), Lammers (70'), Jensen (90+3')
Jensen (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Lauritsen (38')
Clement (35'), Metinho (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 3-3 Utrecht
Sunday, May 19 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 2-1 Heerenveen
Sunday, May 19 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Not only do Sparta Rotterdam enter Thursday's fixture with a stronger run of form behind them, but they also boast the psychological edge having already beaten Utrecht in their own back yard this month, so with that in mind, the visitors could once again come out on top. 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 64.56%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 16.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.31%) and 1-0 (8.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.67%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-2 (4.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawSparta Rotterdam
64.56%19.05%16.39%
Both teams to score 58.28%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.28%35.72%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.21%57.78%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.55%10.44%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.96%34.04%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.08%34.92%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.34%71.66%
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 64.56%
    Sparta Rotterdam 16.39%
    Draw 19.05%
FC UtrechtDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-1 @ 9.79%
2-0 @ 9.31%
1-0 @ 8.24%
3-1 @ 7.37%
3-0 @ 7.01%
4-1 @ 4.17%
4-0 @ 3.96%
3-2 @ 3.88%
4-2 @ 2.19%
5-1 @ 1.88%
5-0 @ 1.79%
5-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 3.99%
Total : 64.56%
1-1 @ 8.67%
2-2 @ 5.15%
0-0 @ 3.65%
3-3 @ 1.36%
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 19.05%
1-2 @ 4.56%
0-1 @ 3.84%
0-2 @ 2.02%
2-3 @ 1.81%
1-3 @ 1.6%
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 16.39%

How you voted: 7th ranked vs 8th ranked

7th ranked
50.0%
Draw
19.0%
8th ranked
31.0%
42
Head to Head
May 12, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
Utrecht
0-1
Sparta

ter Avest (23')
Neghli (68')
Nov 26, 2023 3.45pm
Gameweek 13
Sparta
1-2
Utrecht
Neghli (43')
Seuntjens (5'), Lidberg (54')
Leliendal (40'), Barkas (71'), Boussaid (76')
Jun 4, 2023 5pm
Sparta
0-1
Utrecht
(Aggregate 1-1 | Sparta win 0-0 on penalties)

van Crooij (90+1')
Viergever (80')
van der Maarel (59'), Bozdogan (90+6')
Jun 1, 2023 8pm
Utrecht
1-2
Sparta
Douvikas (70')
Douvikas (28'), Klaiber (34')
Van Crooij (29' pen.), Lauritsen (39')
Olij (34'), Sambo (45+3')
Feb 24, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 23
Sparta
0-3
Utrecht
Jensen (74'), Boussaid (88'), Descotte (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax32235463303374
2PSV EindhovenPSV32234596375973
3Feyenoord32198574363865
4FC UtrechtUtrecht32188661441762
5FC Twente32159860441654
6AZ AlkmaarAZ32158954342053
7Go Ahead Eagles32139105350348
8Heerenveen32117144056-1640
9Fortuna SittardSittard32116153653-1739
10Sparta RotterdamSparta32911123739-238
11Groningen32108143849-1138
12Heracles32911124057-1738
13NECNijmegen32107154645137
14PEC Zwolle32811133950-1135
15NAC BredaNAC Breda3288163354-2132
16Willem II3267193253-2125
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3257203969-3022
18Almere CityAlmere City3248202162-4120


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