4th spot in the Eredivisie table for FC Utrecht so far, a tip-top achievement. The home team followers pray for more entertainment as 10th-placed Go Ahead Eagles visit Stadion Galgenwaard.
- FC Utrecht have not yet lost a game at home.
- Go Ahead Eagles have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Eredivisie
FC Utrecht and Go Ahead Eagles should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
FC Utrecht form and stats
Home games in the Eredivisie have been a walk in the park for FC Utrecht so far, with 19 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Ever since the RKC Waalwijk game Utrecht has been unbeatable here at Stadion Galgenwaard producing four straight wins.
FC Utrecht faced defeat in their previous match, away at PSV (1-4). Midfield player Adam Maher got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Maher hit one key pass and had 67 successful passes (of 80 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Heracles in a game that was won 1-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Utrecht as they are travelling to their away game against NAC Breda in the KNVB Beker. That match is three days after this one.
Utrecht always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadion Galgenwaard with 22 goals in 7 league games. From these home matches, FC Utrecht have conceded only 6 goals.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie.
Go Ahead Eagles might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Twente proved too strong as Eagles slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at De Adelaarshorst. Attacker Isac Lidberg got a player rating of 7.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Lidberg hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Willem II.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Roda JC Kerkrade in just four days.
The attacking power of Go Ahead Eagles when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. The Eagles manager K. van Wonderen has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Utrecht, one draw and two wins for Go Ahead Eagles. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Ramselaar 6 goals |   I. Córdoba Kerejeta 6 goals |  L. Brouwers 5 goals |
FC Utrecht missing players
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
| FC Utrecht | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | 22 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 47% | 71% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 60% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 33% |
| 5.7 | 7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13.7 | 19.1 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.9 | 11.3 |
| 4.5 | 6.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 45% | 46% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | 32% |
| 11.7 | 10 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 24 | 19.9 | 17.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.1 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
- FC Utrecht have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Go Ahead Eagles have scored away.
- FC Utrecht have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC Utrecht have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- FC Utrecht have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Go Ahead Eagles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Go Ahead Eagles have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Eredivisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 46 | 36 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 35 |
| 3 | PSV | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | SC Cambuur | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | AZ | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | NEC | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Willem II | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Heracles | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 10 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -23 | 9 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -19 | 6 |