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FC Utrecht vs NAC Breda, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Utrecht
2 – 1
Full Time
NAC Breda
Fri 5 Oct 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Menno Koch
Y 55' Gianluca Nijholt

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs NAC Breda — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Richard Martens

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

5
1
FC Utrecht 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals NAC Breda
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-05 FC Utrecht 2–1 NAC Breda

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct NAC Breda H 2–1 W
30 Sep FC Groningen A 1–1 D
23 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–1 L
16 Sep FC Emmen H 1–2 L
01 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D
26 Aug VVV Venlo H 1–1 D
NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–2 L
29 Sep PSV H 0–2 L
22 Sep VVV Venlo A 0–3 L
16 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 2–3 L
02 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–4 L
25 Aug SBV Excelsior H 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
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' FC Utrecht have kicked off against NAC Breda. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Sean Klaiber needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' The NAC Breda bench stirs into life. Robert Muhren is withdrawn and Luka Ilic gets his opportunity.
  • 22' FC Utrecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gianluca Nijholt, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' NAC Breda come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' FC Utrecht seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Simon Gustafson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Utrecht are in front.
  • 45' Menno Koch picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The NAC Breda manager makes a substitution. Gervane Kastaneer departs to be replaced by Mounir El Allouchi.
  • 49' Assisted by Joris van Overeem with the perfectly-timed delivery and Simon Gustafson makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 50' A stunning finish from Simon Gustafson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gianluca Nijholt.
  • 60' Luka Ilic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' Mikhael Rosheuvel does the damage! The net is bulging and NAC Breda surge ahead!
  • 70' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Fabian Sporkslede has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Jurich Carolina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 103 appearances.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' Lukas Gortler gets the nod from FC Utrecht. He replaces Simon Gustafson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Sydney van Hooijdonk. He replaces Karol Mets on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

NAC Breda Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mitchell van der Gaag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 NAC Breda xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht54% Draw25% NAC Breda21%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
79%
Draw or NAC Breda
46%
FC Utrecht or NAC Breda
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht37% Draw45% NAC Breda18%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push NAC Breda covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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