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 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee J. van der Laan
- Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
- Assistant 2 Nils van Kampen
7 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 17.1 goals/game
🟥 3 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
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
1/5
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/7
46-60
5/9
61-75
5/3
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Utrecht
| Artem Stepanov | 5 G | |
| Yoann Cathline | 4 G | 2 A |
| Angel Alarcon | 4 G | 1 A |
| Dani de Wit | 3 G | 1 A |
| Adrian Blake | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Almere City FC have kicked off against FC Utrecht. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 3' Yoann Cathline is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
- 8' Netherlands international Nordin Bakker has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 13' Pena has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 14' Sam Lammers doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 19' Kornelius Hansen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 69 appearances.
- 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
- 29' FC Utrecht is showing some good football. However, FC Utrecht are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 39' Joey Jacobs has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
- 44' Hidde ter Avest picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 46' Almere City FC make a change. Joey Jacobs trudges off to be replaced by Theo Barbet on 46 minutes.
- 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 56' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Joey Jacobs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 62' Another substitution for Almere City FC to replace Kornelius Hansen by Jason van Duiven on 62 minute.
- 67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 71' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Oscar Fraulo is replaced by Jens Toornstra on 71 minute.
- 74' FC Utrecht player sees a card in front of him.
- 77' The Almere City FC bench stirs into life. Nordin Bakker is withdrawn and Samuel Sahin-Radlinger gets his opportunity.
- 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Pastoor might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 90' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 90 minute. Hidde ter Avest leaves to be changed by Niklas Vesterlund.
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Sam Lammers | 1 |
| Yoann Cathline | 1 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | 1 |
| Noah Ohio | 1 |
| Zidane Iqbal | 1 |
| Logan Delaurier-Chaubet | 1 |
| Junior Kadile | 1 |
| Rajiv van La Parra | 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.