FC Twente '65 vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Twente '65 vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at De Grolsch Veste.
- FC Twente '65 12 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
- FC Utrecht 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marc Nagtegaal
- Assistant 1 Patrick Inia
- Assistant 2 Freek Vandeursen
3 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 7.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | FC Utrecht | H | 0–1 | L |
| 10 Feb | SBV Excelsior | A | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Feb | RKC Waalwijk | H | 3–0 | W |
| 28 Jan | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Jan | NEC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Jan | AZ | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 27 Jan | SBV Excelsior | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Jan | PSV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Jan | SBV Vitesse | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| FC Twente '65 | FC Utrecht | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #14 |
| 24 | Points | 12 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 7 / 3 / 2 | W / D / L | 3 / 3 / 6 |
| 30 | Scored | 21 |
| 12 | Conceded | 34 |
| +18 | GD | -13 |
| 2.00 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 58% | Win % | 25% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season
FC Twente '65 this season
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
FC Utrecht this season
FC Twente '65 are 4th (24 pts). FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Twente '65
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/5
31-45
7/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/2
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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 Twente '65
| Wout Weghorst | 9 G | 2 A |
| Daan Rots | 3 G | 1 A |
| Daouda Weidmann | 3 G | 1 A |
| Marko Pjaca | 2 G |
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' KICK OFF: FC Utrecht gets underway.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Twente \'65 and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' A quiet spell here at De Grolsch Veste. FC Utrecht seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 15' Youri Regeer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' 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 Ricky van Wolfswinkel suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' FC Utrecht manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeppe Okkels is hanging Taylor Booth on the field on 25 minute.
- 29' Jens Toornstra is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Twente \'65 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' Souffian El Karouani is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Utrecht tonight.
- 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mees Hilgers made 254 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' FC Twente '65 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Myron Boadu is hanging Michel Vlap on the field on 55 minute.
- 56' FC Twente '65 ring the changes. Joshua Brenet has done his job and it is now time for Alfons Sampsted to step up.
- 61' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Taylor Booth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Jens Toornstra is withdrawn and Victor Jensen gets his opportunity.
- 70' 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.
- 75' 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.
- 80' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 81' Mitchell van Bergen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Younes Taha at the 81 minute mark.
- 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Twente \'65 and FC Utrecht are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Souffian El Karouani.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
Lineups
FC Twente \'65 Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 1
- 14
- 3
-
6
Carel Eiting ↓ Naci Unuvar 65'
-
18
Michel Vlap ↓ Myron Boadu 55'
-
20
Joshua Brenet ↓ Alfons Sampsted 56'
- 9
-
5
Gijs Smal ↓ Youri Regeer 65'
- 2
- 19
Bench
-
21
Myron Boadu ↑ 55'
-
7
Mitchell van Bergen ↑ 81'
- 22
- 16
-
12
Alfons Sampsted ↑ 56'
-
10
Naci Unuvar ↑ 65'
- 4
- 38
-
8
Youri Regeer ↑ 65'
- 34
- 17
Coach
Joseph Oosting
FC Utrecht Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
- 3
- 26
- 31
-
18
Jens Toornstra ↓ Victor Jensen 65'
- 9
- 5
- 16
- 8
-
10
Taylor Booth ↓ Jeppe Okkels 25'
- 34
Bench
- 32
- 2
- 20
- 29
- 11
- 6
-
7
Victor Jensen ↑ 65'
- 51
- 14
-
17
Jeppe Okkels ↑ 25'
-
23
Niklas Vesterlund ↑ 81'
Coach
Ron Jans
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sander van de Streek | 4 |
| Angel Alarcon | 2 |
| Haris Vuckic | 2 |
| Aitor Cantalapiedra | 2 |
| Gyrano Kerk | 2 |
| Sem Steijn | 2 |
| Jens Toornstra | 2 |
| Danilo | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Twente \'65 Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.54
FC Twente \'65 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82
FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 64% + FC Twente \'65 to win 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Utrecht win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
FC Twente \'65 or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Utrecht
38%
FC Twente \'65 or FC Utrecht
79%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Utrecht win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual
2 – 0
11.2%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
5 – 0
3%
Asian Handicap — FC Twente \'65
| Handicap | FC Twente \'65 covers | Push | FC Utrecht covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -2 | 31% | 21% | 48% |
| -1.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| -1 | 52% | 21% | 27% |
| -0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 7% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet
44%
✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
9%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

