Wednesday , 4 November 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
17 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 11 25
2 AFC Ajax 11 24
3 PSV 11 23
4 FC Twente '65 11 23
5 AZ 11 20
6 Fortuna Sittard 11 19
7 SC Heerenveen 11 18
8 FC Groningen 11 15
9 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 11 15
10 Go Ahead Eagles 11 14
11 Sparta Rotterdam 11 12
12 FC Utrecht 11 12
13 NEC 11 11
14 PEC Zwolle 11 11
15 SBV Excelsior 11 11
16 Telstar 1963 11 9
17 ADO Den Haag 11 6
18 Willem II Tilburg 11 2

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' Temperatures are rising at Yanmar Stadion as Almere City FC face off against SBV Vitesse in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Manel Royo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' It looks surprising Almere City FC does not make any changes. Yann Kitala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Almere City FC is showing some good football. However, Almere City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yoann Cathline makes it 1-0.
  • 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Loic Mbe Soh suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Million Manhoef made 282 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' A goal from the France international Yann Kitala! He fires home on 43 to make it 2-0!
  • 46' A tactical swap from Almere City FC — Theo Barbet on, Loic Mbe Soh off on 46 minutes.
  • 47' A tactical swap from Almere City FC — Theo Barbet on, Loic Mbe Soh off on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Gyan de Regt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' The SBV Vitesse manager makes a substitution. Toni Domgjoni departs to be replaced by Amine Boutrah.
  • 67' Almere City FC ring the changes. Yann Kitala has done his job and it is now time for Rajiv van La Parra to step up.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Pena is replacing Yoann Cathline for the Almere City FC side.
  • 80' The travelling SBV Vitesse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Joey Jacobs makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Almere City FC team. Kornelius Hansen is replaced by Milan Corryn on 85 minute.
  • 87' Pena does the damage! The net is bulging and Almere City FC surge ahead!
  • With this win, Almere City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.