Almere City FC vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2024-25 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 Allard Lindhout
- Assistant 1 Richard Polman
- Assistant 2 Marco Ribbink
9 games this season
🟨 1.7/game
⚽ 6.3 goals/game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Dec | FC Utrecht | H | 1–3 | L |
| 30 Nov | NAC Breda | A | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Nov | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 0–3 | L |
| 10 Nov | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 1–4 | L |
| 03 Nov | RKC Waalwijk | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Oct | NEC | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Dec | Almere City FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 04 Dec | AFC Ajax | A | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Dec | PSV | H | 2–5 | L |
| 24 Nov | NEC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Nov | Heracles Almelo | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Nov | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 4–1 | 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' That's the starting whistle at Yanmar Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Almere City FC and FC Utrecht.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Almere City FC and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Thomas Robinet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Vasilios Zagaritis, a Greece , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Utrecht needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Utrecht that had 327 games and scored 450 goals.
- 35' A goal from the Netherlands international Mike van der Hoorn! He fires home on 35 to make it 0-1!
- 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jamie Lawrence is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
- 41' GOAL! Zidane Iqbal fires home to make it 0-2!
- 45' It’s a booking for FC Utrecht player. Miguel Rodriguez gets a card.
- 46' Christopher Mamengi is replacing Jamie Lawrence for the Almere City FC side.
- 48' Poor challenge from Zidane Iqbal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 51' The referee has no hesitation. Adi Nalic is booked for Almere City FC — card on 51.
- 54' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Miguel Rodriguez exits the field as Ole Romeny enters on 54.
- 59' Almere City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Utrecht backline.
- 60' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Kadile departs to be replaced by Kornelius Hansen.
- 63' Poor challenge from Mike van der Hoorn. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 65' That is a card for Almere City FC. Ruben Providence will be fuming at that decision.
- 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 73' Logan Delaurier-Chaubet is replacing Ruben Providence for the Almere City FC side.
- 77' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Victor Jensen on, Jens Toornstra off on 77 minutes.
- 78' The whistle greets Adi Nalic as he departs to be replaced by Alex Balboa.
- 83' Hamdi Akujobi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 86' Logan Delaurier-Chaubet is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 87' Oscar Fraulo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zidane Iqbal at the 87 minute mark.
- Another three points for FC Utrecht.
Lineups
Almere City FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 9
-
8
Anas Tahiri ↓ Thom Haye 73'
- 15
-
16
Adi Nalic ↓ Alex Balboa 78'
- 20
- 7
- 14
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 5
Bench
- 2
- 22
- 28
- 29
-
19
Thom Haye ↑ 73'
-
25
Christopher Mamengi ↑ 46'
-
27
Logan Delaurier-Chaubet ↑ 73'
-
23
Alex Balboa ↑ 78'
- 31
-
17
Kornelius Hansen ↑ 60'
- 33
Coach
Hedwiges Maduro
FC Utrecht Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
- 3
-
18
Jens Toornstra ↓ Victor Jensen 77'
- 9
- 16
-
20
Yoann Cathline ↓ Adrian Blake 87'
-
22
Miguel Rodriguez ↓ Ole Romeny 54'
- 21
-
14
Zidane Iqbal ↓ Oscar Fraulo 87'
- 1
- 23
Bench
- 2
- 25
- 5
-
77
Ole Romeny ↑ 54'
-
7
Victor Jensen ↑ 77'
-
11
Noah Ohio ↑ 77'
-
6
Oscar Fraulo ↑ 87'
- 10
-
15
Adrian Blake ↑ 87'
- 32
- 44
- 46
Coach
Ron Jans
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Thomas Robinet | 1 |
| Sam Lammers | 1 |
| Yoann Cathline | 1 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | 1 |
| Noah Ohio | 1 |
| Zidane Iqbal | 1 |
| Logan Delaurier-Chaubet | 1 |
| Junior Kadile | 1 |
Head to Head
Almere City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28
Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64
FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for:
Almere City FC or FC Utrecht 73% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Utrecht win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Almere City FC or Draw
56%
Draw or FC Utrecht
71%
Almere City FC or FC Utrecht
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Utrecht win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Almere City FC
| Handicap | Almere City FC covers | Push | FC Utrecht covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 16% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 21% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 14% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.