Almere City FC vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Almere City FC vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.
- Almere City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- FC Utrecht 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee J. van der Laan
- Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
- Assistant 2 Nils van Kampen
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Fortuna Sittard | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | PSV | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | SBV Excelsior | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | NEC | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | AFC Ajax | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | FC Twente '65 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Telstar 1963 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Willem II Tilburg | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | FC Utrecht | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Mar | Heracles Almelo | A | 2–2 | D |
| 25 Feb | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Feb | PEC Zwolle | A | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Feb | AZ | H | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Feb | SBV Excelsior | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | Almere City FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Mar | AFC Ajax | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Feb | Heracles Almelo | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Feb | FC Twente '65 | A | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Feb | Fortuna Sittard | H | 4–0 | W |
| 04 Feb | FC Volendam | H | 4–2 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
FC Utrecht this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Utrecht
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Almere City FC welcome FC Utrecht for this crunch clash at Yanmar Stadion.
- 3' Yoann Cathline is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 8' Souffian El Karouani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 171 appearances.
- 13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ron Jans will be considering his options from the bench.
- 14' Assisted by Oscar Fraulo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Lammers makes no mistake. 1-1!
- 19' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 39' Poor challenge from Joey Jacobs. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 44' It’s a booking for FC Utrecht player. Hidde ter Avest gets a card.
- 46' Joey Jacobs makes way for Theo Barbet at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Almere City FC.
- 51' Netherlands international Marouan Azarkan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 56' Hidde ter Avest needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 62' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Kornelius Hansen departs to be replaced by Jason van Duiven.
- 67' Almere City FC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against FC Utrecht's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 71' FC Utrecht manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jens Toornstra is hanging Oscar Fraulo on the field on 71 minute.
- 74' Ryan Flamingo was booked on 74.
- 77' A change in the Almere City FC ranks — Nordin Bakker exits the field as Samuel Sahin-Radlinger enters on 77.
- 82' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 87' FC Utrecht is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Hidde ter Avest has done his job and it is now time for Niklas Vesterlund to step up.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Almere City FC Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 4
-
27
Rajiv van La Parra ↓ Adi Nalic 46'
- 2
-
6
Pena ↓ Yann Kitala 62'
- 19
- 28
- 15
-
3
Joey Jacobs ↓ Theo Barbet 46'
- 1
- 39
- 17
Bench
- 8
- 21
-
22
Theo Barbet ↑ 46'
-
18
Samuel Sahin-Radlinger ↑ 77'
-
16
Adi Nalic ↑ 46'
- 5
- 20
-
11
Yann Kitala ↑ 62'
- 24
- 25
-
7
Jason van Duiven ↑ 62'
- 52
Coach
Alex Pastoor
FC Utrecht Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
- 3
-
26
Othman Boussaid ↓ Isac Lidberg 90'
- 9
- 5
- 16
- 6
-
7
Victor Jensen ↓ Marouan Azarkan 71'
-
8
Oscar Fraulo ↓ Jens Toornstra 71'
- 34
- 1
Bench
- 2
- 31
-
18
Jens Toornstra ↑ 71'
-
11
Marouan Azarkan ↑ 71'
-
37
Isac Lidberg ↑ 90'
- 51
- 14
- 15
- 49
- 44
-
23
Niklas Vesterlund ↑ 90'
Coach
Ron Jans
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Logan Delaurier-Chaubet | 1 |
| Junior Kadile | 1 |
| Rajiv van La Parra | 1 |
| Thomas Robinet | 1 |
| Sam Lammers | 1 |
| Yoann Cathline | 1 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | 1 |
| Noah Ohio | 1 |
Almere City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23
Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9
FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for:
Almere City FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Almere City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Utrecht
57%
Almere City FC or FC Utrecht
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Almere City FC
| Handicap | Almere City FC covers | Push | FC Utrecht covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 13% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 23% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 16% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
41%
✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.