Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Go Ahead Eagles & FC Utrecht face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
Go Ahead Eagles and FC Utrecht 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.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
Last season their KNVB Beker adventure ended in the 2nd round.Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for Go Ahead Eagles are 6-7-0 (wins-draw-losses). 2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the KNVB Beker for Go Ahead Eagles. The Go Ahead Eagles fans aren't used to losing here at De Adelaarshorst and will expect new points from this game. Go Ahead Eagles has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
A nice win for Go Ahead Eagles last time playing, versus FC Eindhoven. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Antoine Rabillard scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Go Ahead Eagles lost 1-5 at Jong Ajax's place.
The manager J. de Gier will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to MVV Maastricht in only three days.
A decent goal production from Go Ahead Eagles in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Go Ahead Eagles have conceded only 11 goals.
FC Utrecht form and stats
FC Utrecht's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the 8th finals.4-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FC Utrecht in their Eredivisie matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the KNVB Beker stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Visiting FC Utrecht has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
FC Utrecht are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at VVV-Venlo. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.
FC Utrecht has another fixture away, a Eredivisie game, against Willem II in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
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
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Go Ahead Eagles, one draw and three wins for FC Utrecht. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
![]() G. Kerk 8 goals | ![]() E. Lieftink 6 goals | ![]() M. Corboz 5 goals |
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| Go Ahead Eagles | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 46 | 17 | Scored | S | 25 | 52 | ||
| 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 21 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 80% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 6.3 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 324 | 143 | Total Shots | T S | 195 | 370 | ||
| 138 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 75 | 130 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 54 |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 34 | 50 |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | Graafschap | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Almere City | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | NEC | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 38 |
| 10 | Telstar | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 35 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -17 | 26 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -14 | 24 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | FC Oss | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -24 | 20 |
| 18 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 16 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 33 | -31 | 16 |
| 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 Alkmaar | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 47 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Willem II | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | PSV | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 39 |
| 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 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 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 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 33 | -22 | 23 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -16 | 22 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -26 | 21 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 17 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -28 | 12 |