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FC Utrecht vs VBV De Graafschap, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Utrecht
5 – 0
Full Time
VBV De Graafschap
Sun 25 Nov 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Lars Nieuwpoort
Y 85' Delano Burgzorg

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs VBV De Graafschap — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Terry Hoekstra
  • Referee Maarten Ketting
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
FC Utrecht 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals VBV De Graafschap
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-25 FC Utrecht 5–0 VBV De Graafschap

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov VBV De Graafschap H 5–0 W
10 Nov SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
04 Nov ADO Den Haag H 3–0 W
28 Oct Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
20 Oct AZ H 2–1 W
05 Oct NAC Breda H 2–1 W
VBV De Graafschap
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov FC Utrecht A 0–5 L
10 Nov PSV H 1–4 L
03 Nov AZ A 0–1 L
27 Oct SBV Excelsior H 4–1 W
21 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 1–3 L
06 Oct SC Heerenveen H 0–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: VBV De Graafschap gets underway.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fabian Serrarens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
  • 14' A goal from the Netherlands international Sander van de Streek! He fires home on 14 to make it 1-0!
  • 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Willem Janssen makes it 2-0.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. VBV De Graafschap is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' VBV De Graafschap player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Gyrano Kerk gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' VBV De Graafschap come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henk de Jong will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' A tactical swap from VBV De Graafschap — Daryl van Mieghem on, Furdjel Narsingh off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' VBV De Graafschap 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' FC Utrecht currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Utrecht and VBV De Graafschap are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Another change for VBV De Graafschap made on 70 minute. Fabian Serrarens leaves to be changed by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 73' Gyrano Kerk makes way for Cyriel Dessers at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 74' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Oussama Tannane has done his job and it is now time for Nick Venema to step up.
  • 77' FC Utrecht manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Gortler is hanging Sander van de Streek on the field on 77 minute.
  • 80' What composure from Nick Venema! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • 85' Delano Burgzorg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nick Venema makes it 5-0.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for VBV De Graafschap.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

VBV De Graafschap Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk de Jong

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.7 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 VBV De Graafschap xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht75% Draw16% VBV De Graafschap9%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
91%
Draw or VBV De Graafschap
25%
FC Utrecht or VBV De Graafschap
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht59% Draw34% VBV De Graafschap7%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.2%
3 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8%
4 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.9%
5 – 0
Actual
5 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push VBV De Graafschap covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 22% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 20% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
VBV De Graafschap keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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