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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 17
Dec 22, 2024 at 1.30pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Fortuna Sittard

Utrecht
2 - 5
Sittard

Viergever (6'), Cathline (57')
Barkas (15'), van der Hoorn (47'), Min (68')
Viergever (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Tunjic (56'), Dahlhaus (75'), Bullaude (78'), Da Cruz (85'), Michut (90+6')
van Ottele (33'), Da Cruz (34'), Fosso (66')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AFC 0-8 Utrecht
Wednesday, December 18 at 7pm in KNVB Beker
Last Game: Quick Boys 3-1 Sittard
Tuesday, December 17 at 7pm in KNVB Beker

We said: FC Utrecht 3-0 Fortuna Sittard

With both teams holding three-match undefeated runs in the league, this may not necessarily be a routine win for the home side. However, it is the way that we see things materialising, Utrecht taking another step towards potential European qualification for 2025-26. 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 48.82%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 27.13% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.44%) and 2-0 (7.96%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 1-2 (6.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawFortuna Sittard
48.82% (0.396 0.4) 24.05% (0.104 0.1) 27.13% (-0.499 -0.5)
Both teams to score 56.85% (-0.759 -0.76)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55% (-0.812 -0.81)45% (0.815 0.81)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.65% (-0.787 -0.79)67.35% (0.789 0.79)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.47% (-0.15900000000001 -0.16)18.53% (0.161 0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.23% (-0.268 -0.27)49.77% (0.27 0.27)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.78% (-0.79300000000001 -0.79)30.22% (0.794 0.79)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.62% (-0.96 -0.96)66.38% (0.962 0.96)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 48.82%
    Fortuna Sittard 27.14%
    Draw 24.04%
FC UtrechtDrawFortuna Sittard
2-1 @ 9.52% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
1-0 @ 9.44% (0.28 0.28)
2-0 @ 7.96% (0.197 0.2)
3-1 @ 5.35% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-0 @ 4.47% (0.089 0.09)
3-2 @ 3.2% (-0.077 -0.08)
4-1 @ 2.26% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.88% (0.028 0.03)
4-2 @ 1.35% (-0.04 -0.04)
Other @ 3.39%
Total : 48.82%
1-1 @ 11.29% (0.09 0.09)
2-2 @ 5.7% (-0.109 -0.11)
0-0 @ 5.6% (0.194 0.19)
3-3 @ 1.28% (-0.06 -0.06)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 24.04%
1-2 @ 6.76% (-0.095 -0.09)
0-1 @ 6.7% (0.087999999999999 0.09)
0-2 @ 4.01% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-3 @ 2.7% (-0.099 -0.1)
2-3 @ 2.27% (-0.095 -0.09)
0-3 @ 1.6% (-0.05 -0.05)
Other @ 3.1%
Total : 27.14%

Head to Head
Feb 11, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 21
Utrecht
4-0
Sittard
Booth (21', 75'), Boussaid (70'), Lammers (78')
Oct 28, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 10
Sittard
0-0
Utrecht
Belkheir (70')
Descotte (77')
Mar 3, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 24
Utrecht
1-2
Sittard
Douvikas (59')
Bistrovic (68'), Noslin (87')
Sep 2, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 5
Sittard
3-4
Utrecht
Guth (67'), Yilmaz (82' pen.), Noslin (90+6')
Tirpan (71')
Dost (64'), Douvikas (71' pen., 77', 86')
Toornstra (81'), van der Maarel (83')
Apr 9, 2022 5.45pm
Gameweek 26
Utrecht
1-1
Sittard
Flemming (61')
Duarte (30'), Gladon (90+5')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV20161365204549
2Ajax19143241172445
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2012533730741
4Feyenoord19106342241836
5FC Twente19104539251434
6AZ AlkmaarAZ20104634211334
7Go Ahead Eagles199463528731
8Fortuna SittardSittard207492736-925
9NAC BredaNAC Breda2081112535-1025
10Heerenveen2073102136-1524
11NECNijmegen1972102825323
12Willem II206592428-423
13PEC Zwolle206592329-623
14Groningen205691729-1221
15Heracles204882336-1320
16Sparta RotterdamSparta203891829-1117
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2025132244-2211
18Almere CityAlmere City1924131039-2910


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