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Eredivisie | Gameweek 6
Sep 23, 2023 at 5.45pm UK
Goffertstadion
FC Utrecht

Nijmegen
3 - 0
Utrecht

Proper (31'), Mattsson (34'), Dost (52' pen.)
Verdonk (17')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Jensen (44'), van der Maarel (58')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

NEC

All competitions
Last Game: PSV 4-0 Nijmegen
Saturday, September 16 at 7pm in Eredivisie

FC Utrecht

All competitions
Last Game: Heracles 1-3 Utrecht
Saturday, September 16 at 8pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-2 FC Utrecht

 Under new management, Utrecht took a positive step with a fine win on the road last week, and they may do so again here with the changes Jans has come in and made. The hosts have shown no real consistency, already losing three of their opening five games, and that run could continue here. 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 NEC win with a probability of 47.13%. A win for FC Utrecht had a probability of 29.83% and a draw had a probability of 23%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.48%) and 2-0 (6.7%). The likeliest FC Utrecht win was 1-2 (7.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that NEC would win this match.

Result
NECDrawFC Utrecht
47.13% (0.0090000000000003 0.01) 23.03% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01) 29.83% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Both teams to score 62.44% (0.025000000000006 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.48% (0.033000000000001 0.03)38.51% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.19% (0.032999999999994 0.03)60.81% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.31% (0.018000000000001 0.02)16.69% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.43% (0.027999999999999 0.03)46.57% (-0.025000000000006 -0.03)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.95% (0.018000000000001 0.02)25.04% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.28% (0.021999999999998 0.02)59.72% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    NEC 47.13%
    FC Utrecht 29.83%
    Draw 23.03%
NECDrawFC Utrecht
2-1 @ 9.28%
1-0 @ 7.48% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.7% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 5.54% (0.0029999999999992 0)
3-0 @ 4%
3-2 @ 3.83% (0.0029999999999997 0)
4-1 @ 2.48% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-0 @ 1.79% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.72% (0.002 0)
Other @ 4.32%
Total : 47.13%
1-1 @ 10.36%
2-2 @ 6.42% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-0 @ 4.18% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.77% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.3%
Total : 23.03%
1-2 @ 7.17% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-1 @ 5.79% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 4.01% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 3.31% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 2.96% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.85%
1-4 @ 1.15% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-4 @ 1.03% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 29.83%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs Utrecht

NEC
28.6%
Draw
22.9%
FC Utrecht
48.6%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237
> Eredivisie Full Table


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