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FC Utrecht vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Utrecht
1 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Fri 2 Oct 2020 · 18:00 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45+1' · FT 45+9'
Sander van de Streek 48' Y
Y 77' Rein Smit
R 83' Rein Smit

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 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

8
6
1
FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-02 FC Utrecht 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-09-22 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht 2019-05-15 FC Utrecht 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2018-12-16 SC Heerenveen 2–3 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
27 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
18 Sep VVV Venlo A 1–1 D
08 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 5–1 W
01 Mar RKC Waalwijk A 1–2 L
23 Feb FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
26 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–0 W
19 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
12 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W
07 Mar AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
29 Feb FC Twente '65 A 3–2 W

Season Stats

FC Utrecht SC Heerenveen
#15 Position #10
5 Points 9
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 2
11 Scored 11
24 Conceded 9
-13 GD +2
0.71 PPG 1.29
14% Win % 29%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts). SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 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
SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ 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
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadion Galgenwaard!
  • 4' Henk Veerman adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' A quiet spell here at Stadion Galgenwaard. FC Utrecht seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 19' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mimoun Mahi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' The 33-year-old Adam Maher has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Utrecht and SC Heerenveen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Utrecht side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Rein Smit has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Gyrano Kerk has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
  • 46' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Othman Boussaid exits the field as Sander van de Streek enters on 46.
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sander van de Streek on 48.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Heerenveen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Rein Smit. He replaces Henk Veerman on 61 minute.
  • 66' FC Utrecht have won 439 goals from 321 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Uly Llanez Jr. has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arjen van der Heide on 67 minute.
  • 72' Bart Ramselaar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 73' Ibrahim Dresevic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Batista-Meier on 73 minute.
  • 76' FC Utrecht make a change. Bart Ramselaar trudges off to be replaced by Eljero Elia on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Rein Smit is booked for SC Heerenveen — Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' Daniel Arzani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Simon Gustafson at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Rein Smit on 83 minutes.
  • 88' FC Utrecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The points are shared — FC Utrecht 1-1 SC Heerenveen. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyrano Kerk 3
Sydney van Hooijdonk 3
Anastasios Douvikas 3
Sam Lammers 2
Modibo Sagnan 2
Sander van de Streek 2
Cyriel Dessers 1
Daniel Karlsbakk 1

Head to Head

2020-10-02 FC Utrecht 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-09-22 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht 2019-05-15 FC Utrecht 3–1 SC Heerenveen 2018-12-16 SC Heerenveen 2–3 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2020-10-02 FC Utrecht 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-09-27 FC Utrecht 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2020-09-18 VVV Venlo 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2020-03-08 FC Utrecht 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2020-03-01 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Utrecht L 2020-02-23 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Twente '65 W

SC Heerenveen Form

2020-10-02 FC Utrecht 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo W 2020-09-19 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SC Heerenveen W 2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2020-02-29 FC Twente '65 2–3 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht or SC Heerenveen 77% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht35% Draw23% SC Heerenveen42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
58%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
65%
FC Utrecht or SC Heerenveen
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht24% Draw39% SC Heerenveen37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 3
3.7%
0 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 19% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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