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NEC Nijmegen v FC Utrecht : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sportpark De Weeren, Amsterdam

FC Utrecht pay Eredivisie rivals NEC Nijmegen a visit on Sunday morning, as Ron Jans leads his men into an away clash with Rogier Meijer & co. at the Sportpark De Weeren. Below there are predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and odds. Access it all using the tabs below.

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NEC Nijmegen's next match is v GA Eagles at 15:30 on Saturday 7th December
FC Utrecht's next match is v Ajax at 19:00 on Wednesday 4th December
The last Dutch Eredivisie meeting between NEC and Utrecht was on Sunday 24th November 2024
Dutch Eredivisie
November 24th 2024
NEC 1
2 Utrecht
 
S. Hansen 48'35' Y. Cathline
62' V. Jensen
 
NEC
FCU
Shots On
6
6
Shots Off
6
4
Corners
8
5
Possession
63%
37%
Fouls
9
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
NECUtrecht
 
R. Roefs
B. Pereira (E. Lyratzis 70')
C. Verdonk
B. Nuytinck
I. Márquez Álvarez (K. Shiogai 86')
M. Hoedemakers (D. Proper 63')
S. Hansenfootball icon
K. Ogawa
R. González Bayón (B. Onal 70')
K. Sano
V. van Crooij (S. Ouaissa 70')
V. Barkas
S. Horemans
N. Viergever
S. Elkarouani
M. van der Hoorn
P. Aaronson
(M. Didden 90') football iconV. Jensen
O. Fraulo
(D. Min 79') A. Descotte
(O. ter Haar Romeny 79') football iconY. Cathline
(T. Booth 58') M. Rodríguez Vidal

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both NEC and Utrecht's recent form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think NEC are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
40%
5/4
12%
13/10
8%
Draw
25%
23/10
2%
12/5
3%
Utrecht
35%
9/4
16%
21/10
15%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
8%
NEC 2-1
9%
8/1
10%
7/1
6%
NEC 1-0
8%
8/1
5%
7/1
Utrecht 2-1
8%
11/1
9%
17/2
6%
Utrecht 1-0
8%
10/1
10%
17/2
12%
NEC 2-0
6%
10/1
15%
9/1
9%
Draw 2-2
6%
11/110/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/18/1
5%
Utrecht 2-0
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
NEC 3-1
4%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Utrecht 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
12%
NEC 3-0
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
NEC 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Utrecht 3-2
3%
28/120/1
Utrecht 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
17/204/5
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
19/2019/20
2%
Home 1st Goal
49%
8/11
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
13/10
10%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/64/6
BTTS - No
42%
11/1011/10
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/3
9%
3/1
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
8%
16/5
3%
BTTS - Away Win
18%
5/1
20%
17/4
9%
Home/draw
65%
1/3
5%
4/11
6%
Away/draw
60%
8/13
8%
8/13
6%
Home/away
75%
1/33/10
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/413/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
2/119/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
4/114/11
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5/117/4
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/82/15
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/19/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/117/2
Home DNB
58%
4/7
13%
8/13
7%
Away DNB
52%
5/4
18%
6/5
13%
NEC win to nil
20%
3/1
11%
-
Utrecht win to nil
17%
5/1
20%
-
NEC / NEC
22%
13/5
10%
5/2
8%
NEC / Utrecht
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
NEC / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / NEC
15%
9/2
8%
17/4
9%
Draw / Utrecht
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
8%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/219/5
4%
Utrecht / NEC
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Utrecht / Utrecht
16%
4/1
11%
19/5
14%
Utrecht / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

NEC have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 1. NEC have conceded 6 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

NEC have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Utrecht lay in 3rd place on 28 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 11 matches. Utrecht are unbeaten in 10 games against teams below them in the league and kept 3 clean sheets out of 10 games. Utrecht are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Utrecht have conceded 9 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Utrecht have played 5 away games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
NEC
Utrecht
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1413013939 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-5A
Feb 16
2
Ajax1310211732 
l
 
1-2F
May 11
May 4
Dec 4
3
Utrecht 131012731 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 16
-
-
4
Feyenoord148511829 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 2
l
 
0-2A
Jan 12
5
Twente148421528 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 26
w
 
2-1A
May 11
6
AZ Alkmaar147251123 
Mar 30
l
 
1-0A
Jan 18
w
 
1-2A
7
NAC14617-819 
May 14
l
 
1-0A
Mar 2
w
 
1-2A
8
GA Eagles14536-318 
Mar 9
Dec 7
Dec 15
Apr 6
9
Fortuna14536-418 
Jan 19
w
 
0-3F
Dec 22
May 18
10
NEC 14518716 
-
-
Mar 16
w
 
1-2F
11
Willem II14446-116 
May 4
Dec 22
w
 
3-2F
Mar 9
12
PEC Zwolle14437-915 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 11
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
13
Groningen14437-1015 
w
 
6-0F
Feb 9
Apr 13
w
 
0-1F
14
Heerenveen14437-1315 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 27
Mar 30
d
 
1-1F
15
Heracles14347-1213 
l
 
1-2A
May 18
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
16
S.Rotterdam14257-811 
Dec 15
Apr 6
May 14
w
 
1-4F
17
Waalwijk141310-216 
Apr 13
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-2A
Apr 27
18
Almere City141310-256 
Feb 16
l
 
1-0A
Feb 9
Dec 8
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Win / draw / win form
NEC 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC6 - 0Groningen
NEC3 - 0Heerenveen
NEC1 - 1Feyenoord
NEC1 - 2Heracles
NEC1 - 0PEC Zwolle
NEC1 - 2Twente
NEC1 - 2GA Eagles
NEC2 - 3Feyenoord
NEC0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
NEC2 - 2PEC Zwolle
NEC3 - 1PSV
NEC2 - 0Heerenveen
NEC2 - 0S.Rotterdam
NEC3 - 1Heracles
NEC1 - 0Twente
NEC4 - 1Fortuna
NEC1 - 2Ajax
NEC1 - 1GA Eagles
NEC3 - 3FC Volendam
NEC1 - 1Almere City
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANEC3 - 0Waalwijk
HNEC6 - 0Groningen
ANEC0 - 1Almere City
HNEC3 - 0Heerenveen
ANEC0 - 1NAC
HNEC1 - 1Feyenoord
HNEC1 - 2Heracles
ANEC0 - 2PSV
ANEC3 - 0Fortuna
HNEC1 - 0PEC Zwolle
ANEC0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HNEC1 - 2Twente
HNEC1 - 2GA Eagles
ANEC4 - 1Almere City
HNEC2 - 3Feyenoord
ANEC3 - 0Excelsior
HNEC0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
HNEC2 - 2PEC Zwolle
ANEC3 - 0Vitesse
ANEC1 - 1Fortuna
Utrecht 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
S.Rotterdam1 - 4Utrecht
Groningen0 - 1Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2Utrecht
NAC1 - 2Utrecht
Heerenveen1 - 1Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar3 - 3Utrecht
Waalwijk2 - 2Utrecht
Heerenveen2 - 3Utrecht
Feyenoord4 - 2Utrecht
Almere City1 - 1Utrecht
Ajax2 - 0Utrecht
Twente0 - 1Utrecht
Excelsior1 - 1Utrecht
Vitesse0 - 0Utrecht
GA Eagles0 - 2Utrecht
S.Rotterdam1 - 2Utrecht
Fortuna0 - 0Utrecht
FC Volendam1 - 0Utrecht
NEC3 - 0Utrecht
Heracles1 - 3Utrecht
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HUtrecht1 - 0Heracles
AUtrecht4 - 1S.Rotterdam
HUtrecht0 - 2Feyenoord
AUtrecht1 - 0Groningen
HUtrecht3 - 2Waalwijk
AUtrecht2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HUtrecht3 - 2Willem II
HUtrecht2 - 1Twente
AUtrecht2 - 1NAC
AUtrecht1 - 1Heerenveen
HUtrecht1 - 0PEC Zwolle
HUtrecht1 - 1GA Eagles
HUtrecht3 - 1S.Rotterdam
AUtrecht3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
HUtrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
HUtrecht1 - 0Vitesse
AUtrecht2 - 2Waalwijk
HUtrecht2 - 1GA Eagles
AUtrecht3 - 2Heerenveen
HUtrecht5 - 1PEC Zwolle
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at NEC since 2015
NEC
Utrecht
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
3 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
2 / 5
NEC
2
D
1
FCU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
NEC3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 3Utrecht
0 - 3Utrecht
NEC1 - 0
League games at Utrecht since 2016
Utrecht
NEC
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
D
2
FCU
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Utrecht
Utrecht1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Utrecht1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Utrecht3 - 1
Goal Statistics

NEC Nijmegen's defensive record is to be admired, Rogier Meijer's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Eredivisie games. An average PG rating of 1.4 for FC Utrecht makes sense in this context.

NEC 10th Utrecht 3rd
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1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that NEC will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Utrecht will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
NEC have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
+10
Utrecht’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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NEC
PG (predicted goals)
Utrecht
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
NEC
FCU
19%
better
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Games scored8
10
Failed to score4
1
Scored first6
6
Goals scored19
20
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.8
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
20
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
10%
better
NEC
FCU
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded10
11
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded12
10
Conversion rate against9%
10%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+10%

NEC v Utrecht Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12532
R RoefsK OgawaV CrooijB Pereira
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Roefs GLK12
-
B Pereira DEF132
2
-
I Márquez DEF141
2
-
B Nuytinck DEF131
1
-
C Verdonk DEF14
2
-
M Hoedemakers MID131
1
-
K Sano MID121
1
1
V Crooij MID733
1
-
R González MID1422
-
S Hansen MID1441
-
K Ogawa FWD1351
-
Subs
S Gassel GLK2
-
R Janse GLK
-
T Ouwejan DEF1112
-
E Lyratzis DEF4
-
A. Darelas MID3
-
L Schöne MID8
-
S. Ouaissa MID133
-
D Proper MID9
2
-
K. Shiogai FWD8
-
B. Onal FWD141
1
-
Utrecht Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13444
S HoremansP AaronsonS KarouaniP Aaronson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Barkas GLK12
-
S Horemans DEF1311
-
M Hoorn  DEF1311
1
-
N Viergever  DEF131
-
S Karouani DEF134
3
-
O Fraulo MID91
1
-
P Aaronson MID1342
4
-
M Rodríguez MID911
2
-
V Jensen MID132
1
-
Y Cathline MID1031
1
-
A Descotte FWD51
-
Subs
M Brouwer GLK1
-
T. de Graaff GLK
-
N Vesterlund DEF
-
M Didden  DEF6
-
K Finnsson DEF2
-
T Booth MID9
-
Z Iqbal MID3
-
J Toornstra MID1213
-
D Min FWD101
-
N Ohio FWD123
3
-
A Blake FWD1
-
O Romeny FWD122
2
-