Sunday , 16 August 2026

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 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 2 games · 3 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 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 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
#16 Position #6
0 Points 3
2 Played 2
0 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
2 Scored 5
6 Conceded 3
-4 GD +2
0.00 PPG 1.50
0% Win % 50%

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 16th (0 pts). NEC are 6th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Utrecht host NEC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Javier Vet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mikkel Duelund.
  • 20' Anastasios Douvikas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 55 goals in his last 2 appearances.
  • 25' NEC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Utrecht and NEC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Mike van der Hoorn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Jonathan Okita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordy Bruijn.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordy Bruijn.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Quinten Timber made 480 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Othman Boussaid exits the field as Pontus Almqvist enters on 59.
  • 64' FC Utrecht are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against NEC's shape.
  • 66' Dirk Proper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordy Bruijn at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Utrecht in their trying to find a way past NEC's compact .
  • 73' Dirk Proper catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 77' Goal! Anastasios Douvikas scores his 55 goal in 2 matches.
  • 82' Time for substitution for NEC. Souffian El Karouani is replaced by Ibrahim Cissoko.
  • 83' FC Utrecht make a change. Quinten Timber trudges off to be replaced by Joris van Overeem on 83 minutes.
  • 88' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Utrecht and NEC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rick Kruys

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.33 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.56 NEC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht30% Draw20% NEC50%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
50%
Draw or NEC
70%
FC Utrecht or NEC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht17% Draw36% NEC47%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 3
5.7%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.8%
1 – 4
4.7%
2 – 1
4.6%
0 – 4
3.6%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 10% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 20% 42%
+1.5 58% — 42%
+2 58% 18% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
9% ✗
NEC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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