FC Utrecht vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2024-25

FC Utrecht

3 – 2

Full Time

Willem II Tilburg

Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 14:30 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard 20,861 HT 45' · FT 45'

Raffael Behounek og 11' 1–0

1–1 29' Cisse Sandra

Noah Ohio pen 37' 2–1

2–2 43' Cisse Sandra

Runar THor Sigurgeirsson og 53' 3–2

Y 45' Jesse Bosch

Souffian El Karouani 45' Y

Y 88' Ringo Meerveld

Paxten Aaronson 90' Y

Y 90' Amar Ahmed Fatah

Overview

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FC Utrecht vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

FC Utrecht 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Willem II Tilburg 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joey Kooij
Assistant 1 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
Assistant 2 Kevin Bodde

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

FC Utrecht 10 games · Avg 3.6 goals Willem II Tilburg

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-21 FC Utrecht 3–2 Willem II Tilburg 2022-05-15 Willem II Tilburg 3–0 FC Utrecht 2021-10-31 FC Utrecht 5–1 Willem II Tilburg 2021-05-01 FC Utrecht 3–2 Willem II Tilburg 2021-02-19 Willem II Tilburg 0–6 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Willem II Tilburg	H	3–2	W
01 Sep	FC Twente '65	H	2–1	W
24 Aug	NAC Breda	A	2–1	W
17 Aug	SC Heerenveen	A	1–1	D
11 Aug	PEC Zwolle	H	1–0	W
19 May	AZ	A	3–3	D

Willem II Tilburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	FC Utrecht	A	2–3	L
15 Sep	RKC Waalwijk	H	3–0	W
31 Aug	Sparta Rotterdam	H	1–2	L
25 Aug	Heracles Almelo	A	1–1	D
18 Aug	Go Ahead Eagles	H	2–0	W
10 Aug	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

FC Utrecht		Willem II Tilburg
#15	Position	#17
0	Points	0
2	Played	2
0 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 2
2	Scored	2
6	Conceded	8
-4	GD	-6
0.00	PPG	0.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

FC Utrecht are 15th (0 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 17th (0 pts).

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

Willem II Tilburg

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/5

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Utrecht is hosting Willem II Tilburg for another epic battle.
5' A quiet spell here at Stadion Galgenwaard. FC Utrecht seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Thomas Didillon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
11' Raffael Behounek adds to his 0 season tally! Willem II Tilburg lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
16' Yoann Cathline has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
26' FC Utrecht are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Willem II Tilburg's 3-1-4-2 shape.
29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cisse Sandra makes it 0-2.
34' Kyan Vaesen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 134 appearances.
37' Against the run of play, Noah Ohio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Can Bozdogan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Willem II Tilburg.
43' What composure from Cisse Sandra! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-3.
45' Jesse Bosch picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Willem II Tilburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
53' GOAL! Runar THor Sigurgeirsson fires home to make it 1-4!
58' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' FC Utrecht manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Min is hanging Noah Ohio on the field on 60 minute.
65' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emilio Kehrer is hanging Jesse Bosch on the field on 65 minute.
66' It is a substitution in Willem II Tilburg team. Nick Doodeman is replaced by Boris Lambert on 66 minute.
71' 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.
75' FC Utrecht make a change. Mike van der Hoorn trudges off to be replaced by Matisse Didden on 75 minutes.
77' Willem II Tilburg make a change. Kyan Vaesen trudges off to be replaced by Jeremy Bokila on 77 minutes.
79' Ole Romeny makes way for Miguel Rodriguez at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Utrecht and Willem II Tilburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
88' It’s a booking for Willem II Tilburg player. Ringo Meerveld gets a card.
88' Fresh legs for Willem II Tilburg! Rob Nizet comes on to replace Runar THor Sigurgeirsson.
89' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Yoann Cathline is replaced by Paxten Aaronson on 89 minute.
90' Paxten Aaronson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Nick Viergever
2
Siebe Horemans
3
Mike van der Hoorn ↓ Matisse Didden 75'
18
Jens Toornstra ↓ Victor Jensen 60'
77
Ole Romeny ↓ Miguel Rodriguez 79'
16
Souffian El Karouani
27
Alonzo Engwanda
8
Can Bozdogan
20
Yoann Cathline ↓ Paxten Aaronson 89'
11
Noah Ohio ↓ David Min 60'
1
Vassilis Barkas

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

25
Mickael Tirpan
1
Thomas Didillon
8
Jesse Bosch ↓ Emilio Kehrer 65'
9
Kyan Vaesen ↓ Jeremy Bokila 77'
16
Ringo Meerveld
33
Tommy St. Jago
7
Nick Doodeman ↓ Boris Lambert 66'
14
Cisse Sandra
30
Raffael Behounek
34
Amine Lachkar ↓ Amar Ahmed Fatah 65'
5
Runar THor Sigurgeirsson ↓ Rob Nizet 88'

Bench

Coach Peter Maes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bart Ramselaar	5
Gyrano Kerk	3
Sander van de Streek	3
Kwasi Okyere Wriedt	2
Willem Janssen	2
Jizz Hornkamp	2
Cisse Sandra	2
Noah Ohio	2

Head to Head

FC Utrecht Form

2024-09-21 FC Utrecht 3–2 Willem II Tilburg W 2024-09-01 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2024-08-24 NAC Breda 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2024-08-17 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2024-08-11 FC Utrecht 1–0 PEC Zwolle W 2024-05-19 AZ 3–3 FC Utrecht D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2024-09-21 FC Utrecht 3–2 Willem II Tilburg L 2024-09-15 Willem II Tilburg 3–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2024-08-31 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2024-08-25 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Willem II Tilburg D 2024-08-18 Willem II Tilburg 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2024-08-10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 Willem II Tilburg D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.77 FC Utrecht xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 Willem II Tilburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Utrecht61% Draw19% Willem II Tilburg20%

Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw

80%

Draw or Willem II Tilburg

39%

FC Utrecht or Willem II Tilburg

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Utrecht46% Draw34% Willem II Tilburg20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

6.8%

1 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

4.3%

4 – 2

3.8%

2 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap	FC Utrecht covers	Push	Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	17%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	19%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	11%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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