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FC Utrecht vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Utrecht
0 – 0
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 17:30 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Sean Klaiber 9' Y
Y 21' Ryan Koolwijk
Y 60' Jeffrey Fortes
Y 90' Ali Messaoud

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Edgar Bijl
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
4
1
FC Utrecht 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-30 SBV Excelsior 3–3 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb SBV Excelsior H 0–0 D
17 Feb VBV De Graafschap A 1–0 W
10 Feb PSV H 2–2 D
03 Feb PEC Zwolle A 3–4 L
27 Jan Willem II Tilburg H 0–1 L
19 Jan AZ A 0–3 L
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb FC Utrecht A 0–0 D
17 Feb FC Emmen H 2–1 W
10 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 1–4 L
03 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W
26 Jan VBV De Graafschap H 2–0 W
18 Jan SBV Vitesse A 2–3 L

Season Stats

FC Utrecht SBV Excelsior
#15 Position #7
5 Points 11
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
11 Scored 15
24 Conceded 9
-13 GD +6
0.71 PPG 1.57
14% Win % 43%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts). SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 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
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
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
SBV Excelsior
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Irakli Yegoian 2 G 5 A
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadion Galgenwaard will turn into a battlefield for FC Utrecht and SBV Excelsior.
  • 5' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 9' A moment of madness from Sean Klaiber on 9 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Utrecht will be frustrated.
  • 14' Marcus Edwards has been relatively quiet despite scoring 50 goals in his last 141 appearances.
  • 19' Ryan Koolwijk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Koolwijk.
  • 26' SBV Excelsior 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.
  • 31' Gyrano Kerk, a Netherlands forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Sean Klaiber is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Simon Gustafson, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Galgenwaard with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 46' Alessandro Damen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 51' FC Utrecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Jeffrey Fortes. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Nick Venema. He replaces Jean-Christophe Bahebeck on 63 minute.
  • 66' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 66 minute. Timo Letschert leaves to be changed by Emil Bergstrom.
  • 67' Robin van der Meer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lorenzo Burnet at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Utrecht and SBV Excelsior are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 77' SBV Excelsior is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 78 minute. Gyrano Kerk leaves to be changed by Michiel Kramer.
  • 80' SBV Excelsior make a change. Dennis Eckert trudges off to be replaced by Mikael Anderson on 80 minutes.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Marcus Edwards as he leaves the pitch. Dogucan Haspolat steps in for SBV Excelsior.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ali Messaoud.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 2
Luigi Bruins 1
Lennard Hartjes 1
Ryan Koolwijk 1
Noah Naujoks 1
Elias Mar Omarsson 1
Irakli Yegoian 1
Sander van de Streek 1

Head to Head

2019-02-23 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-30 SBV Excelsior 3–3 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2019-02-23 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Excelsior D 2019-02-17 VBV De Graafschap 0–1 FC Utrecht W 2019-02-10 FC Utrecht 2–2 PSV D 2019-02-03 PEC Zwolle 4–3 FC Utrecht L 2019-01-27 FC Utrecht 0–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2019-01-19 AZ 3–0 FC Utrecht L

SBV Excelsior Form

2019-02-23 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Excelsior D 2019-02-17 SBV Excelsior 2–1 FC Emmen W 2019-02-10 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 SBV Excelsior L 2019-02-03 SBV Excelsior 2–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2019-01-26 SBV Excelsior 2–0 VBV De Graafschap W 2019-01-18 SBV Vitesse 3–2 SBV Excelsior L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.33 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.42 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht26% Draw23% SBV Excelsior51%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
49%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
74%
FC Utrecht or SBV Excelsior
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht18% Draw37% SBV Excelsior45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 3
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 4
4.3%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 21% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
10% ✗
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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