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FC Utrecht vs SBV Vitesse, 2018-19 EUROPA LEAGUE PLAYOFF FINAL

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Utrecht
1 – 1
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Fri 24 May 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Thulani Serero
Y 78' Bryan Linssen
Lukas Gortler 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Alex Bos
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 goals/game

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
7
FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 2.1 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-24 FC Utrecht 1–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-04-14 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Vitesse 2018-11-10 SBV Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht 2015-05-23 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Utrecht 2014-11-29 FC Utrecht 4–2 SBV Vitesse

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
21 May Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W
18 May Heracles Almelo A 2–0 W
15 May SC Heerenveen H 3–1 W
12 May AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
24 Apr Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
21 May FC Groningen H 3–1 W
18 May FC Groningen A 1–2 L
15 May VVV Venlo A 3–1 W
12 May VBV De Graafschap H 6–1 W
23 Apr AFC Ajax A 2–4 L

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Utrecht vs SBV Vitesse — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Utrecht and SBV Vitesse are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Sander van de Streek is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SBV Vitesse so far.
  • 15' FC Utrecht 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.
  • 18' Against the run of play, Sander van de Streek has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 23' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thulani Serero.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' What a strike from Tim Matavz! The score is 1-1.
  • 36' Nick Marsman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' Martin Odegaard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Another substitution for SBV Vitesse to replace Tim Matavz by Thomas Buitink on 65 minute.
  • 70' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Cyriel Dessers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' It is a substitution in SBV Vitesse team. Alexander Buttner is replaced by Max Clark on 74 minute.
  • 78' Bryan Linssen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 81' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Rico Strieder is withdrawn and Urby Emanuelson gets his opportunity.
  • 86' The 28-year-old Danilho Doekhi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 87' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Mark van der Maarel comes on to replace Lukas Gortler.
  • The points are shared — FC Utrecht 1-1 SBV Vitesse. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Million Manhoef 2
Danilho Doekhi 2
Oussama Darfalou 2
Cyriel Dessers 2
Maximilian Wittek 2
Tim Matavz 2
Moussa Sylla 2
Adam Maher 1

Head to Head

2019-05-24 FC Utrecht 1–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-04-14 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Vitesse 2018-11-10 SBV Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht 2015-05-23 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Utrecht 2014-11-29 FC Utrecht 4–2 SBV Vitesse

FC Utrecht Form

2019-05-24 FC Utrecht 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2019-05-21 FC Utrecht 3–0 Heracles Almelo W 2019-05-18 Heracles Almelo 0–2 FC Utrecht W 2019-05-15 FC Utrecht 3–1 SC Heerenveen W 2019-05-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 FC Utrecht L 2019-04-24 FC Utrecht 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W

SBV Vitesse Form

2019-05-24 FC Utrecht 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen W 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse L 2019-05-15 VVV Venlo 1–3 SBV Vitesse W 2019-05-12 SBV Vitesse 6–1 VBV De Graafschap W 2019-04-23 AFC Ajax 4–2 SBV Vitesse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht or SBV Vitesse 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht44% Draw28% SBV Vitesse28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
72%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
56%
FC Utrecht or SBV Vitesse
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht32% Draw47% SBV Vitesse21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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