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FC Utrecht v Fortuna Sittard : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 22nd Dec, 13:30 BST, Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht

We’ve Eredivisie action to look forward to on Sunday afternoon, as Ron Jans and his FC Utrecht side host Danny Buijs’s Fortuna Sittard at the Stadion Galgenwaard. Stats drive the predictions below for all the markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and unique league tables. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Utrecht or Fortuna are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Utrecht are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Utrecht
52%
8/15-
Draw
23%
3/1-
Fortuna
25%
5/1-
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1-
Utrecht 2-1
10%
15/2-
Utrecht 1-0
9%
7/1-
Utrecht 2-0
8%
7/1-
Fortuna 2-1
6%
18/1-
Fortuna 1-0
6%
16/1-
Utrecht 3-1
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1-
Utrecht 3-0
5%
10/1-
Fortuna 2-0
4%
33/1-
Utrecht 3-2
3%
22/1-
Utrecht 4-1
3%
20/1-
Fortuna 3-1
2%
40/1-
Fortuna 3-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
4/6-
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
23/20-
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/11-
Away 1st Goal
44%
11/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
58%
3/4-
BTTS - No
42%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
11/5-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
9/1-
Home/draw
75%
1/8-
Away/draw
48%
11/8-
Home/away
77%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
10/3-
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
13/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/6-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1-
Home DNB
68%
1/5-
Away DNB
41%
10/3-
Utrecht win to nil
26%
7/4-
Fortuna win to nil
11%
10/1-
Utrecht / Utrecht
35%
11/8-
Utrecht / Fortuna
2%
40/1-
Utrecht / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Utrecht
19%
10/3-
Draw / Fortuna
7%
11/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Fortuna / Utrecht
4%
20/1-
Fortuna / Fortuna
9%
17/2-
Fortuna / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Utrecht have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Utrecht have outscored their opponents by 29 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Utrecht have played 7 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Fortuna are in 9th position in the Eredivisie on 19 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Fortuna have conceded 12 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Utrecht
Fortuna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1514014442 
l
 
2-5A
Feb 16
l
 
1-3A
May 4
2
Utrecht Home151122935 
-
-
May 18
Dec 22
3
Ajax1510321633 
May 4
d
 
2-2F
Feb 9
l
 
5-0A
4
Feyenoord159511932 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 12
Apr 13
d
 
1-1F
5
Twente158431028 
w
 
2-1A
May 11
l
 
1-2A
Apr 6
6
AZ Alkmaar158251226 
Jan 18
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 16
7
NAC15717-622 
Mar 2
w
 
1-2A
May 11
l
 
1-0A
8
GA Eagles15636221 
Dec 15
Apr 6
Jan 10
w
 
0-2F
9
Fortuna Away15546-419 
Dec 22
May 18
-
-
10
Heerenveen15537-1218 
Mar 30
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
11
NEC15519216 
Mar 16
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-3A
Jan 19
12
Willem II15447-216 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 9
Apr 27
d
 
0-00-0
13
PEC Zwolle15447-916 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
Jan 26
l
 
3-1F
14
Groningen15447-1016 
Apr 13
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
15
Heracles15357-1214 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
Mar 9
d
 
2-2A
16
S.Rotterdam15258-1011 
May 14
w
 
1-4F
Mar 30
d
 
1-1A
17
Waalwijk151311-226 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 27
Dec 14
Mar 2
18
Almere City151311-276 
Feb 9
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-0F
May 14
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Win / draw / win form
7
Fortuna have not won in 7 consecutive away league games
Utrecht 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht2 - 5PSV
Utrecht1 - 0Heracles
Utrecht0 - 2Feyenoord
Utrecht3 - 2Waalwijk
Utrecht3 - 2Willem II
Utrecht2 - 1Twente
Utrecht1 - 0PEC Zwolle
Utrecht1 - 1GA Eagles
Utrecht3 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht1 - 0Vitesse
Utrecht2 - 1GA Eagles
Utrecht5 - 1PEC Zwolle
Utrecht1 - 0NEC
Utrecht1 - 0Heracles
Utrecht4 - 0Fortuna
Utrecht4 - 2FC Volendam
Utrecht1 - 1PSV
Utrecht1 - 1Waalwijk
Utrecht1 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUtrecht3 - 1Almere City
AUtrecht2 - 2Ajax
HUtrecht2 - 5PSV
AUtrecht2 - 1NEC
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
Fortuna 9TH
20 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heracles2 - 2Fortuna
Feyenoord1 - 1Fortuna
PEC Zwolle3 - 1Fortuna
Willem II0 - 0Fortuna
S.Rotterdam1 - 1Fortuna
Ajax5 - 0Fortuna
NAC1 - 0Fortuna
GA Eagles0 - 2Fortuna
Heracles0 - 0Fortuna
Vitesse3 - 2Fortuna
Twente2 - 0Fortuna
S.Rotterdam4 - 0Fortuna
Ajax2 - 2Fortuna
Waalwijk0 - 1Fortuna
Utrecht4 - 0Fortuna
FC Volendam0 - 1Fortuna
Almere City0 - 0Fortuna
NEC4 - 1Fortuna
Heerenveen3 - 0Fortuna
PEC Zwolle2 - 0Fortuna
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AFortuna2 - 2Heracles
AFortuna1 - 1Feyenoord
HFortuna1 - 2Twente
AFortuna1 - 3PEC Zwolle
HFortuna3 - 0Heerenveen
HFortuna1 - 0Groningen
AFortuna0 - 0Willem II
HFortuna1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AFortuna1 - 1S.Rotterdam
HFortuna1 - 3PSV
AFortuna0 - 5Ajax
AFortuna0 - 1NAC
HFortuna0 - 3NEC
HFortuna3 - 0Almere City
AFortuna2 - 0GA Eagles
AFortuna0 - 0Heracles
HFortuna1 - 1PSV
HFortuna0 - 0GA Eagles
AFortuna2 - 3Vitesse
HFortuna0 - 1Feyenoord
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Utrecht since 2019
Utrecht
Fortuna
Goals: Scored
15
5
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
FCU
3
D
2
FOR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Utrecht
Utrecht4 - 0
1 - 2Fortuna
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Utrecht6 - 0
Utrecht2 - 1
League games at Fortuna since 2018
Fortuna
Utrecht
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
FCU
2
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Fortuna
Draw0 - 0Draw
3 - 4Utrecht
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Utrecht
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

FC Utrecht have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Eredivisie matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Fortuna Sittard on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Utrecht 2nd Fortuna 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Utrecht will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Fortuna will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Utrecht’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-39
Fortuna have scored 39% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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Utrecht
PG (predicted goals)
Fortuna
1.8
1.2
Attack rating
33%
better
FCU
FOR
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Games scored14
11
Failed to score1
4
Scored first9
7
Goals scored29
17
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for22
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
FCU
FOR
9%
better
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Games conceded12
9
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded20
21
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Utrecht Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15454
S KarouaniP AaronsonS KarouaniP Aaronson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Karouani DEF155
3
-
M Hoorn  DEF1521
2
-
N Viergever  DEF151
-
V Jensen MID152
1
-
P Aaronson MID1542
4
-
V Barkas GLK14
-
S Horemans DEF1411
-
J Toornstra MID1413
-
N Ohio FWD144
3
-
O Romeny FWD132
2
-
Y Cathline FWD1231
1
-
D Min FWD122
-
M Rodríguez FWD1111
3
-
O Fraulo MID101
1
-
C Bozdogan MID911
1
-
T Booth FWD9
-
M Didden  DEF6
-
Z Iqbal MID51
1
-
A. Engwanda MID5
-
A Descotte FWD51
-
N Vesterlund DEF21
-
K Finnsson DEF2
-
A Blake FWD21
-
M Brouwer GLK1
-
S. Andersen MID1
-
Fortuna Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15434
M BranderhorstK PetersonA HalilovicM. Aiko
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Branderhorst GLK15
1
-
L Rosier MID1521
3
-
S Adewoye DEF141
2
-
R Guth DEF141
2
1
R Fosso MID14
2
-
A Halilovic MID1423
2
-
S Bastien MID142
-
S Ottele DEF13
1
-
I Pinto DEF131
-
J Mitrovic FWD131
-
A Erceg FWD13
3
-
M. Aiko FWD131
4
-
K Peterson FWD1241
1
-
M Dijks DEF113
-
J Dahlhaus MID11
-
A Cruz MID71
1
-
D Grujcic DEF6
-
U Embaló FWD2
-
M Robberechts FWD2
-
L. Tunjic MID1
-