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Eredivisie | Gameweek 15
Dec 8, 2024 at 3.45pm UK
Yanmar Stadion
FC Utrecht

Almere City
1 - 3
Utrecht

FT(HT: 0-2)
van der Hoorn (35'), Iqbal (41'), Ohio (90+4')
Rodriguez (45'), Iqbal (48'), van der Hoorn (63')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NAC Breda 1-0 Almere City
Saturday, November 30 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Ajax 2-2 Utrecht
Wednesday, December 4 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: Almere City 1-4 FC Utrecht

Although there is potential for Almere City to cause a surprise against their high-flying opponents, it remains highly unlikely. Utrecht have not lost their scoring touch in recent games, leading us to predict a comfortable triumph over the bottom-placed outfit. 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 70.39%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Almere City had a probability of 12.11%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.6%) and 0-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.23%), while for an Almere City win it was 2-1 (3.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 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
Almere CityDrawFC Utrecht
12.11% (0.042999999999999 0.04) 17.49% (0.029 0.03) 70.39% (-0.075000000000003 -0.08)
Both teams to score 52.01% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.85% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)38.15% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.58% (-0.012 -0.01)60.42% (0.010000000000005 0.01)
Almere City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.59% (0.066000000000003 0.07)42.41% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.21% (0.058 0.06)78.79% (-0.060999999999993 -0.06)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.31% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)9.68% (0.02 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
67.7% (-0.049000000000007 -0.05)32.29% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Almere City 12.11%
    FC Utrecht 70.39%
    Draw 17.49%
Almere CityDrawFC Utrecht
2-1 @ 3.53% (0.011 0.01)
1-0 @ 3.52% (0.008 0.01)
2-0 @ 1.51% (0.006 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.18% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
3-1 @ 1.01% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 1.36%
Total : 12.11%
1-1 @ 8.23% (0.012 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.12% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
0-0 @ 4.11% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-3 @ 0.92% (0.003 0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 17.49%
0-2 @ 11.19% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-2 @ 9.6% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
0-1 @ 9.59% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-3 @ 8.71% (-0.019 -0.02)
1-3 @ 7.47% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-4 @ 5.08% (-0.016 -0.02)
1-4 @ 4.36% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-3 @ 3.21% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-5 @ 2.37% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-5 @ 2.04% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-4 @ 1.87% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-6 @ 0.92% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.97%
Total : 70.39%

How you voted: Almere City vs Utrecht

Almere City
19.4%
Draw
3.2%
FC Utrecht
77.4%
31
Head to Head
Aug 2, 2024 1pm
Club Friendlies 3
Almere City
0-0
Utrecht
Mar 9, 2024 7pm
Gameweek 25
Almere City
1-1
Utrecht
Cathline (3')
Jacobs (39')
Lammers (14')
ter Avest (44'), Flamingo (74')
Sep 30, 2023 5.45pm
Gameweek 7
Utrecht
0-2
Almere City

Flamingo (38'), Novoa (60'), Fraulo (89')
Novoa (63')
Robinet (80'), Van La Parra (89')
van Bruggen (22'), Mbe Soh (26'), Kitala (45+3'), Koopmeiners (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV18151261154646
2Ajax18133239172242
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1812333629739
4Feyenoord18105341231835
5FC Twente18104438231534
6AZ AlkmaarAZ18103533191433
7Go Ahead Eagles188463327628
8Fortuna SittardSittard187472528-325
9Heerenveen187382133-1224
10Willem II186482325-222
11NAC BredaNAC Breda1871102131-1022
12NECNijmegen1862102424020
13PEC Zwolle184591627-1117
14Groningen174581426-1217
15Heracles173681934-1515
16Sparta RotterdamSparta182791527-1213
17Almere CityAlmere City1824121037-2710
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1814131943-247


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