FC Utrecht welcomes Willem II as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (24500 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with FC Utrecht leading Willem II by 22 points.

Insights:
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Willem II have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Eredivisie

FC Utrecht and Willem II 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.

Utrecht are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Willem II are struggling to avoid relegation.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

Overall Eredivisie stats at home this season for FC Utrecht are 5-6-4 (wins-draw-losses). With Utrecht having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager R. Hake.

A strong away win for Utrecht against FC Twente the last match, as Sander van de Streek and Gyrano Kerk were on target. Preceding that game was the away draw at Ajax that finished 1-1.

Utrecht have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Galgenwaard with 23 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Utrecht's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Willem II form and stats

Willem II, who have the fewest points (8) away in Eredivisie, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 1-5-9 (15 played).

Vangelis Pavlidis scored in Willem's previous match, the home game against RKC Waalwijk that ended 1-0. A 0-4 defeat away at Heracles before that.

A victory against RKC Waalwijk as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Willem hit the posts three times.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Willem as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Willem have conceded 31 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Willem II - Utrecht 0-6 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Utrecht won seven, Willem II won two and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

UtrechtS. van de Streek
S. van de Streek
9 goals
Willem IIV. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
9 goals
FC UtrechtG. Kerk
G. Kerk
7 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

Willem II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Utrecht Willem II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
12 5 2 Won W 0 1 6
11 6 2 Drew D 1 5 7
7 4 1 Lost L 4 9 17
48 23 10 Scored S 4 12 32
38 22 7 Conceded C 16 31 61
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 93%
80% 87% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 83%
53% 60% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 47% 57%
33% 40% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 33% 43%
17% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 20% 20%
70% 73% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 53%
20% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 20%
13% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 1.3 1.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
14.5 15.8 18 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.1 11
5.4 5.5 7.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.3 3.8
30% 28% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 24% 28%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Willem II have the fewest points (8) away in Eredivisie
  • Willem II have the most dropped points from leading position (20) 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 30 24 4 2 89 21 15 12 2 1 46 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 68 76
2 PSV 30 19 7 4 65 30 15 12 2 1 33 9 15 7 5 3 32 21 35 64
3 AZ Alkmaar 30 18 7 5 66 40 15 10 2 3 33 18 15 8 5 2 33 22 26 61
4 Vitesse 30 17 6 7 46 28 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 7 2 6 23 20 18 57
5 Feyenoord 30 15 10 5 58 29 15 8 6 1 32 10 15 7 4 4 26 19 29 55
6 FC Utrecht 30 12 11 7 48 38 15 5 6 4 23 22 15 7 5 3 25 16 10 47
7 FC Groningen 30 13 7 10 35 34 15 7 5 3 16 11 15 6 2 7 19 23 1 46
8 Heracles 30 11 6 13 36 46 15 7 3 5 24 15 15 4 3 8 12 31 -10 39
9 FC Twente 30 9 10 11 43 42 15 3 5 7 19 22 15 6 5 4 24 20 1 37
10 SC Heerenveen 30 9 10 11 39 42 15 6 4 5 21 16 15 3 6 6 18 26 -3 37
11 Sparta Rotterdam 30 10 7 13 42 46 15 5 3 7 27 27 15 5 4 6 15 19 -4 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 30 11 4 15 43 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 15 7 2 6 22 22 -9 37
13 PEC Zwolle 30 8 11 11 40 46 15 5 6 4 18 17 15 3 5 7 22 29 -6 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 8 16 27 45 15 4 4 7 18 21 15 2 4 9 9 24 -18 26
15 Willem II 30 6 7 17 32 61 15 5 2 8 20 30 15 1 5 9 12 31 -29 25
16 FC Emmen 30 5 9 16 33 59 15 3 4 8 23 36 15 2 5 8 10 23 -26 24
17 VVV-Venlo 30 6 4 20 39 77 15 3 3 9 17 39 15 3 1 11 22 38 -38 22
18 ADO Den Haag 30 2 10 18 22 67 15 0 6 9 13 32 15 2 4 9 9 35 -45 16

Table
  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 30 24 4 2 89 21 15 12 2 1 46 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 68 76
2 PSV 30 19 7 4 65 30 15 12 2 1 33 9 15 7 5 3 32 21 35 64
3 AZ Alkmaar 30 18 7 5 66 40 15 10 2 3 33 18 15 8 5 2 33 22 26 61
4 Vitesse 30 17 6 7 46 28 15 10 4 1 23 8 15 7 2 6 23 20 18 57
5 Feyenoord 30 15 10 5 58 29 15 8 6 1 32 10 15 7 4 4 26 19 29 55
6 FC Utrecht 30 12 11 7 48 38 15 5 6 4 23 22 15 7 5 3 25 16 10 47
7 FC Groningen 30 13 7 10 35 34 15 7 5 3 16 11 15 6 2 7 19 23 1 46
8 Heracles 30 11 6 13 36 46 15 7 3 5 24 15 15 4 3 8 12 31 -10 39
9 FC Twente 30 9 10 11 43 42 15 3 5 7 19 22 15 6 5 4 24 20 1 37
10 SC Heerenveen 30 9 10 11 39 42 15 6 4 5 21 16 15 3 6 6 18 26 -3 37
11 Sparta Rotterdam 30 10 7 13 42 46 15 5 3 7 27 27 15 5 4 6 15 19 -4 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 30 11 4 15 43 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 15 7 2 6 22 22 -9 37
13 PEC Zwolle 30 8 11 11 40 46 15 5 6 4 18 17 15 3 5 7 22 29 -6 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 8 16 27 45 15 4 4 7 18 21 15 2 4 9 9 24 -18 26
15 Willem II 30 6 7 17 32 61 15 5 2 8 20 30 15 1 5 9 12 31 -29 25
16 FC Emmen 30 5 9 16 33 59 15 3 4 8 23 36 15 2 5 8 10 23 -26 24
17 VVV-Venlo 30 6 4 20 39 77 15 3 3 9 17 39 15 3 1 11 22 38 -38 22
18 ADO Den Haag 30 2 10 18 22 67 15 0 6 9 13 32 15 2 4 9 9 35 -45 16

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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.