Friday , 16 October 2026

FC Utrecht vs NEC, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
FC Utrecht
1 – 0
Full Time
NEC
Sun 2 Nov 2025 · 15:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs NEC — Eredivisie .

  • FC Utrecht 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
7 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
2
2
FC Utrecht 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-02 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC 2025-03-15 FC Utrecht 0–1 NEC 2024-11-24 NEC 1–2 FC Utrecht 2024-03-17 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC 2023-09-23 NEC 3–0 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov NEC H 1–0 W
26 Oct AZ A 1–4 L
23 Oct SC Freiburg A 0–2 L
18 Oct FC Volendam H 3–1 W
05 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–3 L
02 Oct SK Brann A 0–1 L
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
25 Oct PEC Zwolle A 2–2 D
18 Oct FC Twente '65 H 3–3 D
05 Oct Go Ahead Eagles A 1–1 D
28 Sep AZ H 2–1 W
21 Sep SC Heerenveen A 2–3 L

Season Stats

FC Utrecht NEC
#13 Position #11
8 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
14 Scored 13
25 Conceded 14
-11 GD -1
1.00 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 25%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

FC Utrecht are 13th (8 pts). NEC are 11th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
3/2
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Adrian Blake 2 G 1 A
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Utrecht to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

NEC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bart Ramselaar 3
Anastasios Douvikas 2
Othman Boussaid 2
Landry Dimata 2
Sontje Hansen 1
Vito van Crooij 1
Bas Dost 1
Bas Dost 1

Head to Head

2025-11-02 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC 2025-03-15 FC Utrecht 0–1 NEC 2024-11-24 NEC 1–2 FC Utrecht 2024-03-17 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC 2023-09-23 NEC 3–0 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2025-11-02 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC W 2025-10-26 AZ 4–1 FC Utrecht L 2025-10-23 SC Freiburg 2–0 FC Utrecht L 2025-10-18 FC Utrecht 3–1 FC Volendam W 2025-10-05 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–2 FC Utrecht L 2025-10-02 SK Brann 1–0 FC Utrecht L

NEC Form

2025-11-02 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC L 2025-10-25 PEC Zwolle 2–2 NEC D 2025-10-18 NEC 3–3 FC Twente '65 D 2025-10-05 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 NEC D 2025-09-28 NEC 2–1 AZ W 2025-09-21 SC Heerenveen 3–2 NEC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 NEC xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht or NEC 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht41% Draw24% NEC35%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
65%
Draw or NEC
59%
FC Utrecht or NEC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht28% Draw42% NEC30%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
NEC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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