FC Utrecht vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Utrecht vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.
- FC Utrecht 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- SC Heerenveen 12 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jeroen Manschot
- Referee Jochem Kamphuis
- Referee Richard Martens
- Referee Ingmar Oostrom
- Referee Michael Osseweijer
- Referee Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
- Referee Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)
8 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 19.9 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Feb | SC Heerenveen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Jan | AZ | A | 5–5 | D |
| 25 Jan | SBV Excelsior | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Jan | FC Twente '65 | A | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Jan | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 2–2 | D |
| 08 Jan | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Feb | FC Utrecht | A | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Jan | SBV Vitesse | H | 1–3 | L |
| 25 Jan | Fortuna Sittard | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Jan | FC Groningen | H | 3–1 | W |
| 14 Jan | AZ | H | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Jan | RKC Waalwijk | A | 0–0 | D |
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)
H2H (15 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
FC Utrecht this season
42%
Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
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' Three points are at stake. FC Utrecht host SC Heerenveen — let the battle begin!
- 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 10' Pelle van Amersfoort is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
- 15' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' Modibo Sagnan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 459 appearances.
- 25' Vasilios Barkas, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' SC Heerenveen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 40' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Sean Klaiber has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' 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.
- 46' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Rami Hajal comes on to replace Pelle van Amersfoort.
- 48' SC Heerenveen ring the changes. Jeffrey Bruma has done his job and it is now time for Syb Van Ottele to step up.
- 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 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.
- 63' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Utrecht is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 66' That is a Yellow card for SC Heerenveen. Pawel Bochniewicz will be fuming at that decision.
- 69' Anastasios Douvikas makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Utrecht are in front.
- 70' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Antoine Colassin departs to be replaced by Osame Sahraoui.
- 70' Anastasios Douvikas doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 71' It is a substitution in SC Heerenveen team. Antoine Colassin is replaced by Osame Sahraoui on 71 minute.
- 74' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Modibo Sagnan is replaced by Mark van der Maarel.
- 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 84' Poor challenge from Jens Toornstra. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 85' The whistle greets Taylor Booth as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Maeda.
- 86' Poor challenge from Syb Van Ottele. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 89' Another substitution for SC Heerenveen to replace Anas Tahiri by Tibor Halilovic on 89 minute.
- 90' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Tibor Halilovic on, Anas Tahiri off on 90 minutes.
- Another three points for FC Utrecht.
Lineups
FC Utrecht Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 33
- 17
- 22
- 26
- 18
- 27
- 9
- 6
- 1
-
10
Taylor Booth ↓ Naoki Maeda 85'
Bench
- 31
-
2
Mark van der Maarel ↑ 74'
- 29
- 11
- 5
-
30
Naoki Maeda ↑ 85'
- 8
- 16
- 19
- –
- 7
- 25
Coach
Michael Silberbauer
SC Heerenveen Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 11
- 7
-
25
Jeffrey Bruma ↓ Syb Van Ottele 48'
-
26
Anas Tahiri ↓ Tibor Halilovic 89'
- 5
- 1
- 27
- 33
- 29
-
19
Simon Olsson ↓ Che Nunnely 70'
Bench
- 3
- 23
-
10
Tibor Halilovic ↑ 89'
-
22
Rami Hajal ↑ 46'
-
–
Che Nunnely ↑ 70'
-
6
Syb Van Ottele ↑ 48'
-
13
Rami Kaib ↑ 90'
- 15
- 8
-
20
Osame Sahraoui ↑ 70'
Coach
Kees van Wonderen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Anastasios Douvikas | 3 |
| Gyrano Kerk | 3 |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | 3 |
| Modibo Sagnan | 2 |
| Sander van de Streek | 2 |
| Sam Lammers | 2 |
| Oussama Tannane | 1 |
| Bart Ramselaar | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Utrecht Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31
FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55
SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for:
FC Utrecht or SC Heerenveen 75% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Utrecht win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
FC Utrecht or Draw
66%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
58%
FC Utrecht or SC Heerenveen
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht
| Handicap | FC Utrecht covers | Push | SC Heerenveen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 9% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 17% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 20% | 21% |
| +1.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +2 | 79% | 13% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
22%
✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

