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

Sun 8th Nov, 19:00 BST, Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht

the Stadion Galgenwaard faithful welcome NEC Nijmegen's fans on Sunday evening, as Anthony Correia's FC Utrecht go head to head with Dick Schreuder's team in the Eredivisie. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will change as you browse each of the 17 major markets via the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This Eredivisie fixture, with Utrecht and NEC going head-to-head, offers plenty of value in the widely used 2.5 goals market, with a total of 3+ goals being scored seeming highly probable. Forwards at both clubs will look to take advantage of an open match and, having studied the relevant stats and odds, we're confident that a bet on over 2.5 goals would be stronger than anything in the WDW market.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of NEC coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Utrecht
30%
5/4-
Draw
20%
27/10-
NEC
50%
7/4-
NEC 2-1
8%
10/1-
Draw 1-1
8%
13/2-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1-
Utrecht 2-1
6%
17/2-
NEC 3-1
6%
18/1-
NEC 3-2
5%
20/1-
NEC 2-0
5%
16/1-
NEC 1-0
4%
14/1-
Utrecht 3-2
4%
18/1-
NEC 3-0
4%
28/1-
Utrecht 3-1
4%
14/1-
Utrecht 1-0
3%
12/1-
NEC 4-1
3%
40/1-
Utrecht 2-0
3%
14/1-
Draw 3-3
3%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
75%
1/2-
Under 2.5 Goals
25%
6/4-
Home 1st Goal
47%
4/5-
Away 1st Goal
51%
1/1-
No 1st Goal
1%
18/1-
BTTS - Yes
73%
4/9-
BTTS - No
27%
13/8-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
13/5-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
33%
10/3-
Home/draw
50%
2/5-
Away/draw
70%
8/13-
Home/away
80%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
90%
1/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
10%
9/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
54%
6/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
46%
8/13-
Over 4.5 Goals
35%
11/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
65%
1/4-
Over 5.5 Goals
20%
6/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
80%
1/10-
Over 0.5 Goals
98%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
2%
18/1-
Home DNB
44%
4/6-
Away DNB
64%
11/10-
Utrecht win to nil
9%
4/1-
NEC win to nil
16%
11/2-
Utrecht / Utrecht
23%
13/5-
Utrecht / NEC
4%
22/1-
Utrecht / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Utrecht
14%
5/1-
Draw / NEC
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
NEC / Utrecht
4%
20/1-
NEC / NEC
19%
10/3-
NEC / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Utrecht have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Eredivisie league table. Utrecht are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 4 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost no matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Both Utrecht and NEC Nijmegen have scored 17 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Utrecht have played 5 games at home winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

NEC are in 12th position in the Eredivisie on 11 points having played 10 matches so far this season. NEC are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 6 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 4 and won zero. NEC have conceded 12 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Utrecht
NEC
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Feyenoord107302124 
May 8
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-3A
Feb 13
2
Ajax106311621 
Apr 10
Dec 6
Mar 20
d
 
1-1A
3
PSV106221520 
l
 
1-6F
Mar 6
Nov 21
May 16
4
Twente10622920 
Jan 17
w
 
1-2A
Nov 29
Apr 24
5
AZ Alkmaar10622820 
l
 
1-4A
Jan 24
Feb 27
Dec 13
6
Fortuna10532018 
Dec 12
Feb 27
d
 
2-2A
Mar 6
7
Heerenveen10433515 
Dec 19
May 1
Apr 10
Oct 31
8
Groningen10433315 
Mar 13
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jan 31
9
GA Eagles10352014 
d
 
3-3A
Apr 24
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
10
Cambuur10334-312 
Nov 21
Feb 13
Jan 10
l
 
3-0A
11
Utrecht10334-1012 
-
-
May 23
Nov 8
12
NEC10253-111 
Nov 8
May 23
-
-
13
Excelsior10325-311 
Jan 29
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 13
14
S.Rotterdam10235-79 
Mar 20
d
 
3-3F
Feb 20
Dec 5
15
PEC Zwolle10226-128 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 9
May 1
w
 
1-3F
16
Telstar10136-96 
May 16
Nov 1
l
 
1-2A
Jan 16
17
Den Haag10136-106 
Feb 20
Nov 29
Dec 20
May 8
18
Willem II10028-222 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 3
Jan 24
w
 
1-4F
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Utrecht 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht1 - 1PEC Zwolle
Utrecht3 - 1Willem II
Utrecht3 - 3GA Eagles
Utrecht1 - 6PSV
Utrecht1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht3 - 2Heerenveen
Utrecht2 - 0Fortuna
Utrecht2 - 0NAC
Utrecht4 - 1Telstar
Utrecht2 - 0GA Eagles
Utrecht2 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht1 - 1PEC Zwolle
Utrecht0 - 1Feyenoord
Utrecht0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht1 - 2PSV
Utrecht1 - 1Twente
Utrecht2 - 1Ajax
Utrecht1 - 0NEC
Utrecht3 - 1FC Volendam
Utrecht2 - 2Heerenveen
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HUtrecht1 - 1PEC Zwolle
AUtrecht2 - 1Twente
HUtrecht3 - 1Willem II
AUtrecht0 - 5Feyenoord
AUtrecht2 - 1Excelsior
HUtrecht3 - 3GA Eagles
HUtrecht1 - 6PSV
AUtrecht3 - 3S.Rotterdam
HUtrecht1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
AUtrecht1 - 2Groningen
AUtrecht0 - 0Ajax
HUtrecht3 - 2Heerenveen
HUtrecht2 - 0Fortuna
AUtrecht2 - 1Ajax
HUtrecht2 - 0NAC
AUtrecht0 - 5Excelsior
HUtrecht4 - 1Telstar
AUtrecht3 - 4PSV
HUtrecht2 - 0GA Eagles
AUtrecht2 - 0Twente
NEC 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ajax1 - 1NEC
Cambuur3 - 0NEC
PEC Zwolle1 - 3NEC
Willem II1 - 4NEC
Groningen2 - 1NEC
Twente1 - 1NEC
Excelsior0 - 2NEC
PSV2 - 3NEC
Ajax1 - 1NEC
S.Rotterdam1 - 1NEC
AZ Alkmaar1 - 3NEC
NAC3 - 4NEC
Telstar2 - 2NEC
FC Volendam2 - 3NEC
Feyenoord2 - 4NEC
Utrecht1 - 0NEC
PEC Zwolle2 - 2NEC
GA Eagles1 - 1NEC
Heerenveen3 - 2NEC
Fortuna3 - 2NEC
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNEC2 - 2Groningen
HNEC2 - 2Fortuna
ANEC1 - 1Ajax
HNEC1 - 1GA Eagles
ANEC0 - 3Cambuur
HNEC2 - 2Excelsior
HNEC1 - 3Feyenoord
ANEC3 - 1PEC Zwolle
ANEC4 - 1Willem II
HNEC1 - 2Telstar
HNEC2 - 1GA Eagles
ANEC1 - 2Groningen
HNEC1 - 1Telstar
ANEC1 - 1Twente
HNEC1 - 1Feyenoord
ANEC2 - 0Excelsior
HNEC2 - 2Heerenveen
ANEC3 - 2PSV
HNEC3 - 0FC Volendam
HNEC2 - 3Fortuna
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Utrecht since 2016
Utrecht
NEC
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
5 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
2 / 7
FCU
4
D
2
NEC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Utrecht
Utrecht1 - 0
0 - 1NEC
Utrecht1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Utrecht1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Utrecht3 - 1
League games at NEC since 2015
NEC
Utrecht
Goals: Scored
8
13
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
FCU
4
D
1
NEC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
1 - 3Utrecht
1 - 2Utrecht
NEC3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 3Utrecht
0 - 3Utrecht
NEC1 - 0
Goal Statistics

FC Utrecht's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday evening, not least because NEC Nijmegen have conceded in each of their last 14 Eredivisie games. A PG of 1.7 for A. Correia's side suggests that run should continue.

FC Utrecht have been dreadful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Eredivisie outings. This run could continue, with NEC Nijmegen's PG an impressive 2.2.

Utrecht 11th NEC 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
2.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Utrecht will score 1 or more goals
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
18%
There is a 65% probability that NEC will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Utrecht’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+13
NEC have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2026/2027 season
Utrecht
PG (predicted goals)
NEC
1.7
2.2
Attack rating
3%
better
FCU
NEC
view stats
Games scored9
9
Failed to score1
1
Scored first4
4
Goals scored17
17
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.9
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
FCU
NEC
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
10
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded27
18
Avg. goals conceded2.7
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded13
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against20%
21%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.6
KickOff rating
+8%

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

Utrecht Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10523
A ZagreA. StepanovA ZagreD Berg
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Zagre DEF102
2
-
S Horemans DEF10
2
-
D Berg MID102
3
-
D Wit MID1021
2
-
Ángel Galiot FWD103
-
A Blake FWD1021
-
Y Cathline FWD1022
1
-
N Vesterlund DEF92
-
M Didden  DEF82
-
V Barkas GLK7
1
-
A. Stepanov FWD75
2
-
S. van Duijn FWD71
-
N Panagiotou DEF6
2
-
J Overeem MID6
2
-
G Offerhaus DEF5
2
-
M Broholm FWD4
1
-
J Medić DEF3
-
P. Kloosterboer DEF3
-
N. Ogidi Nwankwo DEF3
-
K Paredes MID3
-
O. Agougil MID31
1
-
S Padt GLK2
-
N Amrabat FWD2
-
E. Chigozie Owen FWD1
-
NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8422
N LebretonT CheryT CheryN Lebreton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Lebreton MID102
2
-
T Storm DEF9
2
-
J Monteiro MID9
1
-
B Linssen FWD91
1
-
G Crettaz GLK8
-
D Nejasmic MID811
-
T Chery MID842
-
C. Bischoff FWD811
-
A. Tahaui FWD82
-
P Schuurs DEF722
-
D Tadić MID71
1
-
D. Fonville DEF6
-
K. Kers FWD61
-
K Sierhuis FWD62
-
B Nuytinck DEF5
-
D Geiger MID51
-
A. Raouf Mohammed Kabar DEF4
2
-
Gabriel Brás DEF4
1
-
E Mor FWD41
-
N Polster GLK3
-
A Kaplan DEF3
-
P Sandler DEF3
1
-
M Bakker MID3
-
W Willumsson MID311
-
A. Thomas FWD3
-
I Hansen-Aaroen MID2
1
-