Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
  • NEC 7 games · 8 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 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

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
#15 Position #11
5 Points 8
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
11 Scored 12
24 Conceded 13
-13 GD -1
0.71 PPG 1.14
14% Win % 29%

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 15th (5 pts). NEC are 11th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEC
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/2
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
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G
NEC
Tjaronn Chery 3 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadion Galgenwaard. FC Utrecht are looking to make home advantage count against NEC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Utrecht is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' The referee shows NEC player a Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' It’s high time Rick Kruys made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' NEC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Utrecht and NEC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Jordy Bruijn catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Jordy Bruijn. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' FC Utrecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 59' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Othman Boussaid is replaced by Pontus Almqvist.
  • 64' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' NEC make a change. Jordy Bruijn trudges off to be replaced by Dirk Proper on 66 minutes.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' NEC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anastasios Douvikas makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 82' Ibrahim Cissoko is replacing Souffian El Karouani for the NEC side.
  • 83' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Quinten Timber is withdrawn and Joris van Overeem gets his opportunity.
  • 88' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Utrecht 1-0 NEC.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rick Kruys

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 NEC xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht or NEC 77% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht42% Draw23% NEC35%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
65%
Draw or NEC
58%
FC Utrecht or NEC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht28% Draw41% NEC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
3 – 1
4.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
NEC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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