Football tips: FC Utrecht vs Vitesse - predictions and betting guide

Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sun 14.April
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (23750 seats)

It's advantage FC Utrecht so far with their 5th position in the Eredivisie table, welcoming Vitesse who are placed 7th.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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FC Utrecht form and stats

When playing at home, FC Utrecht have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games.

FC Utrecht lost their last game at ADO Den Haag after a 0-5 scoreline. In the preceding match a 6-2 victory visiting VVV-Venlo.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does FC Utrecht handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D1-L0.

The FC Utrecht fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 14 matches. FC Utrecht have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Vitesse form and stats

There's been little loot from Vitesse's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 14 away games. Vitesse only has 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. The last three matches for Vitesse have all ended in a draw.

Vitesse's last game was the home draw against PSV (3-3). Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against AZ.

Vitesse are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 8 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 24 matches.

Vitesse are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games. In the opposite end, Vitesse have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Vitesse - FC Utrecht 2-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for FC Utrecht, 3 draws and 3 wins for Vitesse.

Top Goalscorers

B. Linssen
9 goals / 2 assists
Simon Gustafson
8 goals / 5 assists
M. Bero
8 goals / 2 assists

FC Utrecht missing players

Vitesse missing players

FC Utrecht Vitesse
Total Home Statistic Away Total
29 14 Played 14 29
54 25 Scored 20 55
43 14 Conceded 21 44
93% 86% Over 0.5 93% 97%
79% 79% Over 1.5 86% 93%
66% 64% Over 2.5 64% 72%
45% 36% Over 3.5 29% 45%
28% 14% Over 4.5 14% 24%
55% 57% Both teams to score 64% 76%
28% 36% Clean Sheet 21% 14%
24% 21% Failed To Score 21% 14%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Ajax 29 23 2 4 100 26 14 12 2 0 56 8 15 11 0 4 44 18 74 71
2 PSV 29 22 5 2 87 22 14 13 1 0 50 4 15 9 4 2 37 18 65 71
3 Feyenoord 29 16 5 8 63 36 14 12 0 2 39 12 15 4 5 6 24 24 27 53
4 AZ 29 15 7 7 56 33 14 9 3 2 30 11 15 6 4 5 26 22 23 52
5 FC Utrecht 29 13 7 9 54 43 14 7 4 3 25 14 15 6 3 6 29 29 11 46
6 Heracles 29 14 3 12 52 55 15 10 0 5 36 26 14 4 3 7 16 29 -3 45
7 Vitesse 29 11 10 8 55 44 15 8 6 1 35 23 14 3 4 7 20 21 11 43
8 FC Groningen 29 12 5 12 33 35 15 9 1 5 23 15 14 3 4 7 10 20 -2 41
9 Willem II 29 12 4 13 51 59 14 5 2 7 22 27 15 7 2 6 29 32 -8 40
10 SC Heerenveen 29 9 9 11 57 64 14 3 5 6 22 31 15 6 4 5 35 33 -7 36
11 PEC Zwolle 29 10 5 14 38 45 15 5 3 7 26 25 14 5 2 7 12 20 -7 35
12 ADO Den Haag 29 8 9 12 43 55 15 5 4 6 24 29 14 3 5 6 19 26 -12 33
13 VVV-Venlo 29 9 6 14 35 54 15 6 3 6 20 21 14 3 3 8 15 33 -19 33
14 Fortuna Sittard 29 8 6 15 45 69 14 6 4 4 26 20 15 2 2 11 19 49 -24 30
15 FC Emmen 29 7 7 15 34 68 15 3 5 7 20 31 14 4 2 8 14 37 -34 28
16 Graafschap 29 7 5 17 33 59 15 5 3 7 23 24 14 2 2 10 10 35 -26 26
17 Excelsior 29 7 5 17 33 63 15 5 3 7 22 33 14 2 2 10 11 30 -30 26
18 NAC Breda 29 5 6 18 26 65 14 4 4 6 17 25 15 1 2 12 9 40 -39 21

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