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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 23
Feb 23, 2024 at 7pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Heracles Almelo

Utrecht
1 - 0
Heracles

Jensen (79')
Toornstra (41'), Elkarouani (74'), van der Hoorn (87')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Sonnenberg (89'), Vejinovic (90+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: FC Twente 0-1 Utrecht
Sunday, February 18 at 11.15am in Eredivisie
Last Game: PSV 2-0 Heracles
Friday, February 16 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 2-1 Heracles

After firing in eight goals during their last two home matches, Utrecht should be confident of securing three points against a Heracles side who struggle on their travels. Friday's visitors have lost back-to-back away contests recently, and we can envisage that run stretching to three games for Heraclieden at Stadion Galgenwaard. 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 68.09%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 14.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.13%) and 3-1 (7.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.8%), while for a Heracles win it was 1-2 (4.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawHeracles
68.09% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02) 17.5% (0.0030000000000001 0) 14.4% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
Both teams to score 59.17% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.68% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)32.31% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.06% (0.011000000000003 0.01)53.93% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.31% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)8.69% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.08% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)29.91% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.8% (0.022000000000006 0.02)35.19% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.05% (0.025000000000002 0.03)71.94% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 68.09%
    Heracles 14.4%
    Draw 17.5%
FC UtrechtDrawHeracles
2-1 @ 9.53%
2-0 @ 9.13% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.76%
1-0 @ 7.47% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-0 @ 7.43% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 4.74% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 4.54% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-2 @ 4.05% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-2 @ 2.48% (0.0019999999999998 0)
5-1 @ 2.32%
5-0 @ 2.22% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-2 @ 1.21% (0.00099999999999989 0)
6-1 @ 0.94% (-0.001 -0)
6-0 @ 0.9% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 3.38%
Total : 68.09%
1-1 @ 7.8%
2-2 @ 4.98% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-0 @ 3.06% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
3-3 @ 1.41% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 17.5%
1-2 @ 4.07% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 3.19%
2-3 @ 1.73% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 1.67% (0.0010000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 1.42% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 14.4%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Heracles

FC Utrecht
80.0%
Draw
16.0%
Heracles
4.0%
50
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 5
Heracles
1-3
Utrecht
Nankishi (62')
Limbombe (25'), Willems (60'), Vejinovic (73')
Romeny (5'), Jensen (45+6'), Bakboord (90+4' og.)
Bozdogan (34'), Fraulo (58'), Barkas (89')
Feb 11, 2022 7pm
Nov 28, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 13
Utrecht
1-0
Heracles
Knoester (90+3' og.)
Paes (80')

Rente (83')
Jan 16, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 17
Utrecht
2-0
Heracles
Van de Streek (31'), Dalmau (72')
van Overeem (34'), St Jago (89')

Breukers (40')
Nov 1, 2020 11.15am
Gameweek 7
Heracles
4-1
Utrecht
Vloet (2', 63', 71'), Van der Water (45+1')
Szoke (26'), Rente (61')
Gustafson (62' pen.)
Ramselaar (65')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV322831107198887
2Feyenoord32246285246178
3FC Twente32196760332763
4AZ AlkmaarAZ32187764362861
5Ajax321410869591052
6NECNijmegen321311862471550
7FC UtrechtUtrecht32131094643349
8Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
9Sparta RotterdamSparta32127134847143
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3298154364-2135
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3295184170-2932
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3277183652-1628
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior32511164669-2326
RFC VolendamVolendam3247213179-4819
RVitesse3255222571-462


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