Eredivisie match preview and statistics: Feyenoord fight FC Utrecht

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Feijenoord (51177 seats)

A key match in Eredivisie as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Feyenoord in 5th position and FC Utrecht placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Feyenoord have the most points from losing position (19) in Eredivisie

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Feyenoord and FC Utrecht.

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Feyenoord form and stats

Feyenoord, who have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Eredivisie, have played 17 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). Feyenoord has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion Feijenoord, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Feyenoord, as their goalkeeper Justin Bijlow has completely shut out the opponents for 202 minutes in the Eredivisie.

Feyenoord's previous game was a Eredivisie match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Sparta Rotterdam. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Orkun Kökçü was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Kökçü hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 75 successful passes (of 86 total).

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against RKC Waalwijk.

The Feyenoord manager D. Advocaat has got the team scoring with 35 from 17 home games in the league. From these home matches, Feyenoord have conceded only 13 goals.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

The visitors are W7-D7-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Vitesse game have they lost an away game, meaning FC Utrecht has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Simon Gustafsson scored in Utrecht's previous match, the home game against FC Groningen that ended 1-0. Midfielder Simon Gustafsson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Gustafsson scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A draw for Utrecht before that, at their own venue hosting PSV (1-1).

Utrecht have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 25 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Utrecht are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was FC Utrecht - Feyenoord 1-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Feyenoord won six, FC Utrecht won one and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FeyenoordS. Berghuis
S. Berghuis
19 goals
FC UtrechtS. van de Streek
S. van de Streek
11 goals
FeyenoordJ. Toornstra
J. Toornstra
8 goals

Feyenoord missing players

FC Utrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Feyenoord FC Utrecht
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 18 4 Played P 4 17 35
17 10 1 Won W 1 7 14
11 6 1 Drew D 1 7 14
7 2 2 Lost L 2 3 7
66 37 5 Scored S 3 25 53
36 13 7 Conceded C 4 16 41
91% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 91%
83% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 74%
51% 44% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 41% 49%
34% 28% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 31%
23% 22% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 24% 17%
49% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 59% 66%
40% 56% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 35% 26%
20% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 24% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.9 1.3
4 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.3 15.9 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 13.3 14
4.9 5.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.1 5.2
39% 37% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 29% 29%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Feyenoord have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Eredivisie
  • Feyenoord have the most points from losing position (19) 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 34 28 4 2 102 23 17 14 2 1 53 14 17 14 2 1 49 9 79 88
2 PSV 34 21 9 4 74 35 17 13 3 1 39 13 17 8 6 3 35 22 39 72
3 AZ 34 21 8 5 75 41 17 12 2 3 39 18 17 9 6 2 36 23 34 71
4 Vitesse 34 18 7 9 52 38 17 11 4 2 26 12 17 7 3 7 26 26 14 61
5 Feyenoord 34 16 11 7 64 36 17 9 6 2 35 13 17 7 5 5 29 23 28 59
6 FC Utrecht 34 13 14 7 52 41 17 6 7 4 27 25 17 7 7 3 25 16 11 53
7 FC Groningen 34 14 8 12 40 37 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 7 2 8 23 24 3 50
8 Sparta Rotterdam 34 13 8 13 49 48 17 6 4 7 30 27 17 7 4 6 19 21 1 47
9 Heracles 34 12 8 14 42 53 17 8 4 5 29 16 17 4 4 9 13 37 -11 44
10 FC Twente 34 10 11 13 48 50 17 4 6 7 23 25 17 6 5 6 25 25 -2 41
11 Fortuna Sittard 34 12 5 17 50 58 17 5 3 9 27 33 17 7 2 8 23 25 -8 41
12 SC Heerenveen 34 9 12 13 43 49 17 6 5 6 22 18 17 3 7 7 21 31 -6 39
13 PEC Zwolle 34 9 11 14 44 53 17 6 6 5 19 18 17 3 5 9 25 35 -9 38
14 Willem II 34 8 7 19 40 68 17 6 2 9 22 33 17 2 5 10 18 35 -28 31
15 RKC Waalwijk 34 7 9 18 33 55 17 5 4 8 21 25 17 2 5 10 12 30 -22 30
16 FC Emmen 34 7 9 18 40 68 17 4 4 9 26 41 17 3 5 9 14 27 -28 30
17 VVV-Venlo 34 6 5 23 43 91 17 3 4 10 20 46 17 3 1 13 23 45 -48 23
18 ADO Den Haag 34 4 10 20 29 76 17 1 6 10 17 38 17 3 4 10 12 38 -47 22

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 34 28 4 2 102 23 17 14 2 1 53 14 17 14 2 1 49 9 79 88
2 PSV 34 21 9 4 74 35 17 13 3 1 39 13 17 8 6 3 35 22 39 72
3 AZ 34 21 8 5 75 41 17 12 2 3 39 18 17 9 6 2 36 23 34 71
4 Vitesse 34 18 7 9 52 38 17 11 4 2 26 12 17 7 3 7 26 26 14 61
5 Feyenoord 34 16 11 7 64 36 17 9 6 2 35 13 17 7 5 5 29 23 28 59
6 FC Utrecht 34 13 14 7 52 41 17 6 7 4 27 25 17 7 7 3 25 16 11 53
7 FC Groningen 34 14 8 12 40 37 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 7 2 8 23 24 3 50
8 Sparta Rotterdam 34 13 8 13 49 48 17 6 4 7 30 27 17 7 4 6 19 21 1 47
9 Heracles 34 12 8 14 42 53 17 8 4 5 29 16 17 4 4 9 13 37 -11 44
10 FC Twente 34 10 11 13 48 50 17 4 6 7 23 25 17 6 5 6 25 25 -2 41
11 Fortuna Sittard 34 12 5 17 50 58 17 5 3 9 27 33 17 7 2 8 23 25 -8 41
12 SC Heerenveen 34 9 12 13 43 49 17 6 5 6 22 18 17 3 7 7 21 31 -6 39
13 PEC Zwolle 34 9 11 14 44 53 17 6 6 5 19 18 17 3 5 9 25 35 -9 38
14 Willem II 34 8 7 19 40 68 17 6 2 9 22 33 17 2 5 10 18 35 -28 31
15 RKC Waalwijk 34 7 9 18 33 55 17 5 4 8 21 25 17 2 5 10 12 30 -22 30
16 FC Emmen 34 7 9 18 40 68 17 4 4 9 26 41 17 3 5 9 14 27 -28 30
17 VVV-Venlo 34 6 5 23 43 91 17 3 4 10 20 46 17 3 1 13 23 45 -48 23
18 ADO Den Haag 34 4 10 20 29 76 17 1 6 10 17 38 17 3 4 10 12 38 -47 22

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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.