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FC Utrecht vs NEC, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
FC Utrecht
1 – 0
Full Time
NEC
Fri 29 Apr 2022 · 18:00 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Mikkel Duelund
Y 50' Jordy Bruijn
Y 51' Jordy Bruijn
Y 73' Dirk Proper

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs NEC — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

  • FC Utrecht 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Michael Eijgelsheim (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

6
2
2
FC Utrecht 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-29 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC 2021-09-22 NEC 0–3 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr NEC H 1–0 W
24 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–2 L
09 Apr Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
02 Apr RKC Waalwijk A 1–1 D
20 Mar FC Groningen H 1–3 L
13 Mar PSV H 0–1 L
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
23 Apr AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
09 Apr FC Twente '65 H 0–2 L
03 Apr SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 2–1 W
19 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 0–0 D
12 Mar FC Groningen A 3–4 L

Season Stats

FC Utrecht NEC
#6 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Utrecht are 6th (0 pts). NEC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Utrecht welcome NEC for this crunch clash at Stadion Galgenwaard.
  • 5' NEC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' NEC is showing some good football. However, NEC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mikkel Duelund on 15 minutes.
  • 20' FC Utrecht are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against NEC's shape.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rogier Meijer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Othman Boussaid needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Utrecht side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Dirk Proper has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 171 appearances.
  • 50' Jordy Bruijn catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
  • 51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordy Bruijn.
  • 56' Calvin Verdonk is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NEC tonight.
  • 59' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Othman Boussaid departs to be replaced by Pontus Almqvist.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Utrecht and NEC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' Another substitution for NEC to replace Jordy Bruijn by Dirk Proper on 66 minute.
  • 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Utrecht that had 317 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 73' NEC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' What a moment for Anastasios Douvikas! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Souffian El Karouani departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Cissoko.
  • 83' Joris van Overeem has so much to prove this time. He replaces Quinten Timber on 83 minute.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javier Vet, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Galgenwaard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rick Kruys

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.37 NEC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht46% Draw38% NEC16%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
84%
Draw or NEC
54%
FC Utrecht or NEC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht23% Draw69% NEC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
4%
3 – 0
2.4%
0 – 2
1.8%
1 – 2
1.7%
3 – 1
1.2%
2 – 2
0.9%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 28% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 12% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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