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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
FC Utrecht
Eredivisie
May 23, 2024 at 8pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Utrecht
3 - 1
Sparta

Flamingo (41'), Lammers (70'), Jensen (90+3')
Jensen (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Lauritsen (38')
Clement (35'), Metinho (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 3-3 Utrecht
Sunday, May 19 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 2-1 Heerenveen
Sunday, May 19 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Not only do Sparta Rotterdam enter Thursday's fixture with a stronger run of form behind them, but they also boast the psychological edge having already beaten Utrecht in their own back yard this month, so with that in mind, the visitors could once again come out on top. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Utrecht win with a probability of 64.56%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 16.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.31%) and 1-0 (8.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.67%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-2 (4.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawSparta Rotterdam
64.56%19.05%16.39%
Both teams to score 58.28%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.28%35.72%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.21%57.78%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.55%10.44%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.96%34.04%
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.08%34.92%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.34%71.66%
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 64.56%
    Sparta Rotterdam 16.39%
    Draw 19.05%
FC UtrechtDrawSparta Rotterdam
2-1 @ 9.79%
2-0 @ 9.31%
1-0 @ 8.24%
3-1 @ 7.37%
3-0 @ 7.01%
4-1 @ 4.17%
4-0 @ 3.96%
3-2 @ 3.88%
4-2 @ 2.19%
5-1 @ 1.88%
5-0 @ 1.79%
5-2 @ 0.99%
Other @ 3.99%
Total : 64.56%
1-1 @ 8.67%
2-2 @ 5.15%
0-0 @ 3.65%
3-3 @ 1.36%
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 19.05%
1-2 @ 4.56%
0-1 @ 3.84%
0-2 @ 2.02%
2-3 @ 1.81%
1-3 @ 1.6%
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 16.39%

How you voted: 7th ranked vs 8th ranked

7th ranked
50.0%
Draw
19.0%
8th ranked
31.0%
42
Head to Head
May 12, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
Utrecht
0-1
Sparta

ter Avest (23')
Neghli (68')
Nov 26, 2023 3.45pm
Gameweek 13
Sparta
1-2
Utrecht
Neghli (43')
Seuntjens (5'), Lidberg (54')
Leliendal (40'), Barkas (71'), Boussaid (76')
Jun 4, 2023 5pm
Sparta
0-1
Utrecht
(Aggregate 1-1 | Sparta win 0-0 on penalties)

van Crooij (90+1')
Viergever (80')
van der Maarel (59'), Bozdogan (90+6')
Jun 1, 2023 8pm
Utrecht
1-2
Sparta
Douvikas (70')
Douvikas (28'), Klaiber (34')
Van Crooij (29' pen.), Lauritsen (39')
Olij (34'), Sambo (45+3')
Feb 24, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 23
Sparta
0-3
Utrecht
Jensen (74'), Boussaid (88'), Descotte (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306


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