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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 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
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
#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!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Tibor Halilovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 16 appearances.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 21' The Mali Moussa Sylla breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 1-0!
  • 23' A goal from the Netherlands international Willem Janssen! He fires home on 23 to make it 1-1!
  • 28' Maarten Paes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Heerenveen tonight.
  • 33' The 24-year-old Rami Hajal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Rodney Kongolo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Stadion Galgenwaard. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 48' Mark van der Maarel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' FC Utrecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Mark van der Maarel is replaced by Hidde ter Avest.
  • 65' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Sander van de Streek comes on to replace Quinten Timber.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Utrecht and SC Heerenveen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Henk Veerman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arjen van der Heide at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' Sander van de Streek adds to his 0 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 82' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Moussa Sylla by Mohamed Mallahi on 82 minute.
  • 85' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Rami Hajal on, Rodney Kongolo off on 85 minutes.
  • 88' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Mike van der Hoorn exits the field as Benaissa Benamar enters on 88.
  • 90' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Siem de Jong is withdrawn and Hamdi Akujobi gets his opportunity.
  • 2-1 the final result. SC Heerenveen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anastasios Douvikas 3
Gyrano Kerk 3
Sydney van Hooijdonk 3
Sander van de Streek 2
Sam Lammers 2
Modibo Sagnan 2
Osame Sahraoui 1
Cyriel Dessers 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
1.61 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht or SC Heerenveen 77% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht26% Draw41% SC Heerenveen33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+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
21% ✓

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