Saturday , 12 September 2026

Almere City FC vs SBV Vitesse, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Almere City FC
5 – 0
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 11:15 UTC Yanmar Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Yoann Cathline 28' 1–0
Yann Kitala 43' 2–0
Joey Jacobs 82' 3–0
Pena 87' 4–0
Thomas Robinet pen 90+4' 5–0

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
11 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 6 16
2 PSV 5 13
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 11
4 SBV Excelsior 5 10
5 FC Twente '65 5 10
6 Fortuna Sittard 5 10
7 Go Ahead Eagles 5 8
8 AFC Ajax 4 7
9 NEC 5 7
10 FC Groningen 5 7
11 Sparta Rotterdam 5 5
12 SC Heerenveen 5 5
13 PEC Zwolle 5 4
14 Telstar 1963 5 4
15 FC Utrecht 5 2
16 Willem II Tilburg 5 2
17 ADO Den Haag 5 1
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 5 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Almere City FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-17 Almere City FC 5–0 SBV Vitesse

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec SBV Vitesse H 5–0 W
09 Dec AZ A 1–4 L
01 Dec SC Heerenveen A 0–3 L
26 Nov Heracles Almelo H 0–5 L
12 Nov AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
05 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Almere City FC A 0–5 L
10 Dec Heracles Almelo H 2–0 W
02 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 1–3 L
25 Nov AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
11 Nov SC Heerenveen H 1–3 L
04 Nov Go Ahead Eagles A 1–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Almere City FC is hosting SBV Vitesse for another epic battle.
  • 5' Gyan de Regt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Almere City FC tonight.
  • 10' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Almere City FC and SBV Vitesse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Vitesse that had 282 games and scored 317 goals.
  • 28' Against the run of play, Yoann Cathline has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 33' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' Almere City FC have won 62 goals from 69 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Yann Kitala doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Almere City FC. Loic Mbe Soh is replaced by Theo Barbet.
  • 47' The Almere City FC bench stirs into life. Loic Mbe Soh is withdrawn and Theo Barbet gets his opportunity.
  • 52' Eloy Room has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' It’s high time Edward Sturing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SBV Vitesse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Toni Domgjoni as he leaves the pitch. Amine Boutrah steps in for SBV Vitesse.
  • 67' Rajiv van La Parra gets the nod from Almere City FC. He replaces Yann Kitala and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Pena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yoann Cathline on 75 minute.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Vitesse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 82' The Netherlands Joey Jacobs breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 3-0!
  • 85' Almere City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milan Corryn is hanging Kornelius Hansen on the field on 85 minute.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Pena has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Full Time. Almere City FC beats SBV Vitesse

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

SBV Vitesse Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Sturing

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.81 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Almere City FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC70% Draw18% SBV Vitesse12%
Actual: Almere City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
30%
Almere City FC or SBV Vitesse
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC56% Draw34% SBV Vitesse10%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.7%
3 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.7%
4 – 0
6.1%
4 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 0
3.6%
5 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 21% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 20% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.