Eredivisie game lowdown: FC Utrecht vs PSV

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 13.March
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (24500 seats)

A total of 25 sets of matches have gone by and both FC Utrecht and PSV are at the right end of the league table. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • PSV have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Eredivisie

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Europa Conference League game only three days ago.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

FC Utrecht are steadily winning Eredivisie games and points here at Stadion Galgenwaard. 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.

An away draw last time out for FC Utrecht, facing Go Ahead Eagles in a game that ended 1-1. ter Avest, defender, was given a rating of 7.7/10 in that game, top of the team. Avest hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.

Before that match, a win away at SC Heerenveen.

FC Utrecht can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 27 times. Utrecht have conceded 13 in these home matches.

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PSV form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Eredivisie. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Ajax game have they lost an away game, meaning PSV has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

Gakpo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.41. Gakpo scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, PSV secured a home win against Heracles Almelo with the score 3-1.

The schedule is very tough for PSV now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Europa Conference League game at København is waiting in only four days.

PSV have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 27 goals from 12 away matches. As opposed to that, PSV have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled earlier this season: PSV - Utrecht 4-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one FC Utrecht victory, two draws and seven PSV wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PSVC. Gakpo
C. Gakpo
8 goals
UtrechtB. Ramselaar
B. Ramselaar
7 goals
FC UtrechtA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
7 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

PSV missing players

FC Utrecht PSV
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 2 12 25
11 7 1 Won W 1 9 19
7 4 1 Drew D 0 1 1
7 1 1 Lost L 1 2 5
43 27 4 Scored S 3 27 62
32 13 5 Conceded C 5 13 31
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 96%
64% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 80%
36% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 48%
20% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 32%
60% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 58% 68%
28% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 24%
20% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 8% 8%
 
5.6 6.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 6.3 6.6
4.2 3 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 2.9 3.2
1.8 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.7 16.7 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9 17.4 17.6
4.8 5.8 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 7.4 7.3
36% 39% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 34%
 
10.7 9.6 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 9.5 9
4 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 2.9 2.9
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • 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 won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • PSV have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the most scored goals (27) away in Eredivisie
  • PSV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 25 19 3 3 74 9 13 10 1 2 49 5 12 9 2 1 25 4 65 60
2 PSV 25 19 1 5 62 31 13 10 0 3 35 18 12 9 1 2 27 13 31 58
3 Feyenoord 25 16 4 5 57 23 13 9 2 2 32 12 12 7 2 3 25 11 34 52
4 AZ 25 16 3 6 50 29 12 9 2 1 28 12 13 7 1 5 22 17 21 51
5 FC Twente 25 14 6 5 39 30 12 7 4 1 18 8 13 7 2 4 21 22 9 48
6 FC Utrecht 25 11 7 7 43 32 12 7 4 1 27 13 13 4 3 6 16 19 11 40
7 Vitesse 24 12 4 8 32 38 12 5 2 5 15 22 12 7 2 3 17 16 -6 40
8 SC Cambuur 25 10 3 12 41 52 12 5 1 6 23 26 13 5 2 6 18 26 -11 33
9 NEC 25 8 7 10 30 39 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 6 3 4 18 21 -9 31
10 FC Groningen 25 7 9 9 28 33 12 3 6 3 10 9 13 4 3 6 18 24 -5 30
11 Go Ahead Eagles 25 7 6 12 27 42 13 5 1 7 17 21 12 2 5 5 10 21 -15 27
12 Heracles Almelo 25 7 5 13 27 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 12 0 2 10 8 22 -8 26
13 SC Heerenveen 25 7 5 13 22 36 13 3 2 8 12 21 12 4 3 5 10 15 -14 26
14 RKC Waalwijk 25 5 8 12 28 42 12 4 1 7 11 21 13 1 7 5 17 21 -14 23
15 Willem II 25 6 4 15 21 43 13 4 2 7 10 18 12 2 2 8 11 25 -22 22
16 PEC Zwolle 25 5 5 15 19 39 12 2 4 6 8 13 13 3 1 9 11 26 -20 20
17 Fortuna Sittard 24 5 4 15 25 53 11 3 2 6 13 24 13 2 2 9 12 29 -28 19
18 Sparta Rotterdam 23 3 8 12 18 37 13 2 5 6 11 19 10 1 3 6 7 18 -19 17

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.