Willem II perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. FC Utrecht can look both up and down from their 7th position.
FC Utrecht could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a KNVB Beker game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Go Ahead Eagles, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for FC Utrecht.
Willem II form and stats
6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Willem II have to build on here at Koning Willem II Stadion in the Eredivisie.
In their previous game, the manager A. Koster led his Willem II to a defeat in the Eredivisie match away at PSV. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Koning Willem II Stadion. Before that, Willem II had a home game versus Heracles which ended with a victory 1-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Willem II perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Willem II as a small favourite), we find four games. Willem II has won two of these, drawn one and lost one.
Willem II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. Willem II have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Utrecht form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for FC Utrecht, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's the second away game in a row for FC Utrecht, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Go Ahead Eagles in the KNVB Beker last time out. A 1-1 draw at VVV-Venlo's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by FC Utrecht in our archives, and the results are: two wins for FC Utrecht, one draw and one defeat.
FC Utrecht has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. In the opposite end, FC Utrecht have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; FC Utrecht - Willem II 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (Willem II wins - draws - FC Utrecht wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Pavlidis 10 goals |   G. Kerk 8 goals |  M. Köhlert 5 goals |
Willem II missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| Willem II | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 41 |
| 26 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 29 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 50% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 71% |
| 27% | 9% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 82% | 62% |
| 32% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 24% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 14% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 0.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 239 | 133 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 145 | 310 |
| 86 | 46 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 50 | 99 |
| 36% | 28% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 36% | 41% |
- FC Utrecht has the fewest matches under the total-line (7)
- FC Utrecht have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- FC Utrecht 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 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 43 | 50 |
| 2 | AZ | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 47 |
| 3 | PSV | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 42 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Willem II | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Heracles | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 33 | -22 | 24 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 24 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 22 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -25 | 17 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -28 | 12 |