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 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Willem II Tilburg 7 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 18.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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	#18
5	Points	2
7	Played	7
1 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 5
11	Scored	6
24	Conceded	20
-13	GD	-14
0.71	PPG	0.29
14%	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 (5 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 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

Willem II Tilburg

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/5

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/8

76+

4/4

■ 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

Willem II Tilburg

Devin Haen	3 G	1 A
Thomas Verheydt	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Utrecht and Willem II Tilburg get this one started.
5' FC Utrecht currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
11' The deadlock is broken! Raffael Behounek gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
16' Willem II Tilburg come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
21' Cisse Sandra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' Magnificent from Cisse Sandra! That is 6 goals in 359 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Utrecht and Willem II Tilburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' A stunning finish from Noah Ohio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
42' Runar THor Sigurgeirsson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' Cisse Sandra does the damage! The net is bulging and Willem II Tilburg surge ahead!
45' Jesse Bosch has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
50' The travelling Willem II Tilburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
53' What composure from Runar THor Sigurgeirsson! The Iceland international strokes it home. 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 ring the changes. Jesse Bosch has done his job and it is now time for Emilio Kehrer to step up.
66' Boris Lambert gets the nod from Willem II Tilburg. He replaces Nick Doodeman and will look to change the dynamic.
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' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Matisse Didden comes on to replace Mike van der Hoorn.
77' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Bokila is hanging Kyan Vaesen on the field on 77 minute.
79' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Ole Romeny is replaced by Miguel Rodriguez.
84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
88' A moment of madness from Ringo Meerveld on 88 minutes earns him a card. Willem II Tilburg will be frustrated.
88' Willem II Tilburg ring the changes. Runar THor Sigurgeirsson has done his job and it is now time for Rob Nizet to step up.
89' FC Utrecht make a change. Yoann Cathline trudges off to be replaced by Paxten Aaronson on 89 minutes.
90' FC Utrecht receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
Full Time. FC Utrecht beats Willem II Tilburg

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

2.7 FC Utrecht xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Willem II Tilburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Utrecht62% Draw19% Willem II Tilburg19%

Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw

81%

Draw or Willem II Tilburg

38%

FC Utrecht or Willem II Tilburg

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Utrecht47% Draw35% Willem II Tilburg18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.1%

1 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

1 – 0

3.9%

4 – 2

3.6%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap	FC Utrecht covers	Push	Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	18%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	20%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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