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FC Utrecht vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
FC Utrecht
2 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 16:45 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Rodney Kongolo
Mark van der Maarel 48' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Nils van Kampen

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

8
6
1
FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-23 FC Utrecht 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-05-08 SC Heerenveen 0–0 FC Utrecht 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

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct SC Heerenveen H 2–1 W
17 Oct AZ A 1–5 L
03 Oct AFC Ajax A 1–0 W
25 Sep PEC Zwolle H 5–1 W
22 Sep NEC A 3–0 W
18 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 2–2 D
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–2 L
16 Oct AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
02 Oct PEC Zwolle A 1–0 W
26 Sep FC Twente '65 H 2–3 L
22 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–3 L
18 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Utrecht SC Heerenveen
#14 Position #6
12 Points 21
12 Played 12
3 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 3
21 Scored 24
34 Conceded 16
-13 GD +8
1.00 PPG 1.75
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts). SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/5
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/7
46-60
5/9
61-75
5/3
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Yoann Cathline 4 G 2 A
Angel Alarcon 4 G 1 A
Dani de Wit 3 G 1 A
Adrian Blake 2 G 1 A
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Utrecht launch into their encounter with SC Heerenveen.
  • 5' Mike van der Hoorn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 32 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Moussa Sylla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Utrecht must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Belgium international Othman Boussaid has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 21' GOAL! Moussa Sylla scores on 21. Assisted by Django Warmerdam
  • 23' Goal! Willem Janssen scores his 11 goal in 329 matches.
  • 28' SC Heerenveen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' 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 Bart Ramselaar suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Rodney Kongolo was booked on 35.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 381 games and scored 382 goals.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mark van der Maarel.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Utrecht needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Mark van der Maarel as he leaves the pitch. Hidde ter Avest steps in for FC Utrecht.
  • 65' FC Utrecht make a change. Quinten Timber trudges off to be replaced by Sander van de Streek on 65 minutes.
  • 70' SC Heerenveen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Another change for SC Heerenveen made on 75 minute. Arjen van der Heide leaves to be changed by Henk Veerman.
  • 80' The Netherlands Sander van de Streek breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 2-1!
  • 82' Mohamed Mallahi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Moussa Sylla at the 82 minute mark.
  • 85' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Rodney Kongolo is replaced by Rami Hajal.
  • 88' Mike van der Hoorn makes way for Benaissa Benamar at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Siem de Jong as he leaves the pitch. Hamdi Akujobi steps in for SC Heerenveen.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Utrecht players.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyrano Kerk 3
Sydney van Hooijdonk 3
Anastasios Douvikas 3
Modibo Sagnan 2
Sander van de Streek 2
Sam Lammers 2
Pelle van Amersfoort 1
Moussa Sylla 1

Head to Head

2021-10-23 FC Utrecht 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-05-08 SC Heerenveen 0–0 FC Utrecht 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

FC Utrecht Form

2021-10-23 FC Utrecht 2–1 SC Heerenveen W 2021-10-17 AZ 5–1 FC Utrecht L 2021-10-03 AFC Ajax 0–1 FC Utrecht W 2021-09-25 FC Utrecht 5–1 PEC Zwolle W 2021-09-22 NEC 0–3 FC Utrecht W 2021-09-18 FC Utrecht 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-10-23 FC Utrecht 2–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-10-16 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2021-10-02 PEC Zwolle 0–1 SC Heerenveen W 2021-09-26 SC Heerenveen 2–3 FC Twente '65 L 2021-09-22 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.69 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht or SC Heerenveen 77% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht42% Draw23% SC Heerenveen35%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht27% Draw40% SC Heerenveen33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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