Saturday , 14 November 2026

NEC vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
NEC
1 – 3
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Wed 11 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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NEC vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie .

  • NEC 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Utrecht 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
18 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
2
6
NEC 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-11 NEC 1–3 FC Utrecht 2025-11-02 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC 2025-03-15 FC Utrecht 0–1 NEC 2024-11-24 NEC 1–2 FC Utrecht 2024-03-17 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb FC Utrecht H 1–3 L
07 Feb Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
31 Jan AZ A 3–1 W
24 Jan PEC Zwolle H 2–1 W
17 Jan NAC Breda A 4–3 W
20 Dec AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb NEC A 3–1 W
08 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–1 L
01 Feb SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
29 Jan Celtic FC A 2–4 L
25 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L
22 Jan KRC Genk H 0–2 L

Season Stats

NEC FC Utrecht
#11 Position #14
14 Points 12
12 Played 12
3 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
20 Scored 21
21 Conceded 34
-1 GD -13
1.17 PPG 1.00
25% Win % 25%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

NEC are 11th (14 pts). FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • FC Utrecht celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bart Ramselaar 3
Yoann Cathline 2
Anastasios Douvikas 2
Othman Boussaid 2
Dusan Tadic 2
Landry Dimata 2
Magnus Mattsson 1
Sam Lammers 1

Head to Head

2026-02-11 NEC 1–3 FC Utrecht 2025-11-02 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC 2025-03-15 FC Utrecht 0–1 NEC 2024-11-24 NEC 1–2 FC Utrecht 2024-03-17 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC

NEC Form

2026-02-11 NEC 1–3 FC Utrecht L 2026-02-07 NEC 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2026-01-31 AZ 1–3 NEC W 2026-01-24 NEC 2–1 PEC Zwolle W 2026-01-17 NAC Breda 3–4 NEC W 2025-12-20 NEC 2–2 AFC Ajax D

FC Utrecht Form

2026-02-11 NEC 1–3 FC Utrecht W 2026-02-08 FC Utrecht 0–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2026-02-01 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2026-01-29 Celtic FC 4–2 FC Utrecht L 2026-01-25 FC Utrecht 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2026-01-22 FC Utrecht 0–2 KRC Genk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.17 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NEC46% Draw24% FC Utrecht30%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Utrecht
54%
NEC or FC Utrecht
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC37% Draw38% FC Utrecht25%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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