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FC Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 25th Jan, 15:45 BST, Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht

Maurice Steijn is aiming for a crucial away win in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, as he takes his Sparta Rotterdam side to the Stadion Galgenwaard to visit FC Utrecht and Ron Jans. Analysing both sides' last 20 Eredivisie matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As followers of S.Rotterdam get ready for this clash, they certainly have reason to expect an exciting match. After studying the relevant statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) fixture history, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a bet worth taking, as both sides know they way to goal and either could ultimately get the win. The prediction and odds are aligned: over 2.5 goals is the bet to go for.

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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 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

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Utrecht
53%
4/5
6%
5/6
5%
Draw
23%
27/10
1%
14/5
6%
S.Rotterdam
25%
31/10
14%
3/1
17%
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2
7%
11/2
Utrecht 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Utrecht 1-0
8%
8/1
13%
7/1
7%
Utrecht 2-0
8%
9/1
18%
8/1
13%
S.Rotterdam 2-1
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
15%
Utrecht 3-1
6%
12/111/1
9%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
S.Rotterdam 1-0
6%
14/111/1
Utrecht 3-0
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
15%
11/1
26%
Utrecht 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
14/1
12%
S.Rotterdam 2-0
3%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Utrecht 4-1
3%
25/118/1
S.Rotterdam 3-1
3%
28/1
15%
20/1
19%
S.Rotterdam 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
4/6
3%
8/13
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
23/20
3%
6/5
10%
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/13
3%
3/5
3%
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/10
8%
6/4
9%
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
15%
11/1
26%
BTTS - Yes
60%
8/13
5%
3/5
6%
BTTS - No
40%
6/5
7%
6/5
7%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
12/511/5
3%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
5%
17/5
2%
BTTS - Away Win
14%
11/2
24%
5/1
20%
Home/draw
75%
2/9
3%
2/9
3%
Away/draw
47%
19/20
7%
19/20
5%
Home/away
77%
2/7
3%
1/4
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/5
2%
2/11
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
10/3
8%
10/3
14%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
13/8
4%
6/4
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/9
3%
10/21
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
4/1
9%
17/5
12%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/6
3%
2/11
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
9/1
9%
15/2
11%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/16
1%
1/18
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
1/40
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
15%
11/1
26%
Home DNB
68%
4/11
5%
7/20
5%
Away DNB
41%
2/1
14%
19/10
15%
Utrecht win to nil
25%
5/2
8%
-
S.Rotterdam win to nil
11%
7/1
11%
-
Utrecht / Utrecht
29%
15/8
10%
17/10
4%
Utrecht / S.Rotterdam
3%
28/1
15%
25/1
10%
Utrecht / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Utrecht
16%
4/1
5%
19/5
4%
Draw / S.Rotterdam
9%
8/1
10%
15/2
11%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
15%
S.Rotterdam / Utrecht
4%
20/116/1
11%
S.Rotterdam / S.Rotterdam
13%
11/2
13%
5/1
14%
S.Rotterdam / Draw
6%
14/111/1
8%
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Utrecht have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Utrecht have conceded 16 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Utrecht have played 9 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

S.Rotterdam lay in 8th place on 29 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. S.Rotterdam have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

S.Rotterdam have played 9 away games, winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Utrecht
S.Rotterdam
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1917113652 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 4
Apr 11
l
 
6-1A
2
Feyenoord1911352036 
Feb 8
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-4A
w
 
3-4F
3
Ajax199731134 
w
 
2-1F
May 10
d
 
3-3A
Mar 14
4
NEC189541532 
w
 
1-0F
-
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
5
Groningen19946531 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
Jan 31
w
 
0-2F
6
Twente19784729 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
l
 
1-5A
May 10
7
AZ Alkmaar19856229 
Mar 1
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 22
8
S.Rotterdam19928-1029 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
-
-
9
Heerenveen19667124 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 1
l
 
0-3A
Feb 28
10
Utrecht18657423 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 25
11
PEC Zwolle19658-1523 
Feb 22
w
 
0-2F
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
12
Fortuna19649-522 
May 17
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
13
GA Eagles19496-321 
Mar 22
d
 
2-2F
May 3
w
 
0-3F
14
Excelsior196310-1521 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 26
May 17
w
 
0-1F
15
FC Volendam194510-1217 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-1A
Mar 21
w
 
0-1F
16
Telstar19379-816 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 22
17
NAC193511-1114 
May 2
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
18
Heracles194213-2214 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 7
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
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
6
Utrecht have not won in 6 consecutive league games
Utrecht 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht1 - 2PSV
Utrecht1 - 1Twente
Utrecht2 - 1Ajax
Utrecht1 - 0NEC
Utrecht3 - 1FC Volendam
Utrecht2 - 2Heerenveen
Utrecht0 - 1Groningen
Utrecht4 - 1Excelsior
Utrecht4 - 0Heracles
Utrecht1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht4 - 0Ajax
Utrecht3 - 1Groningen
Utrecht2 - 0Heerenveen
Utrecht0 - 1NEC
Utrecht1 - 0NAC
Utrecht0 - 1Almere City
Utrecht0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht2 - 5Fortuna
Utrecht3 - 3GA Eagles
Utrecht2 - 5PSV
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUtrecht1 - 2FC Volendam
HUtrecht1 - 2PSV
AUtrecht1 - 1NAC
HUtrecht1 - 1Twente
AUtrecht2 - 2GA Eagles
AUtrecht1 - 1Telstar
HUtrecht2 - 1Ajax
HUtrecht1 - 0NEC
AUtrecht1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
HUtrecht3 - 1FC Volendam
AUtrecht2 - 3Feyenoord
HUtrecht2 - 2Heerenveen
AUtrecht0 - 1Fortuna
HUtrecht0 - 1Groningen
AUtrecht2 - 0PEC Zwolle
HUtrecht4 - 1Excelsior
AUtrecht1 - 2S.Rotterdam
HUtrecht4 - 0Heracles
AUtrecht0 - 0Fortuna
HUtrecht1 - 1S.Rotterdam
S.Rotterdam 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Feyenoord3 - 4S.Rotterdam
FC Volendam0 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC3 - 1S.Rotterdam
PEC Zwolle1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Groningen0 - 2S.Rotterdam
Heracles3 - 0S.Rotterdam
Excelsior0 - 1S.Rotterdam
GA Eagles0 - 3S.Rotterdam
PSV6 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Almere City0 - 3S.Rotterdam
Ajax1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Fortuna0 - 3S.Rotterdam
NAC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
GA Eagles1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Feyenoord3 - 0S.Rotterdam
AZ Alkmaar1 - 2S.Rotterdam
Heracles1 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
PEC Zwolle1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AS.Rotterdam4 - 3Feyenoord
HS.Rotterdam2 - 0Heracles
AS.Rotterdam1 - 0FC Volendam
HS.Rotterdam0 - 3Heerenveen
HS.Rotterdam1 - 0NAC
AS.Rotterdam1 - 3NEC
HS.Rotterdam1 - 1Fortuna
AS.Rotterdam0 - 1PEC Zwolle
HS.Rotterdam0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HS.Rotterdam1 - 0Telstar
AS.Rotterdam2 - 0Groningen
HS.Rotterdam3 - 3Ajax
AS.Rotterdam0 - 3Heracles
HS.Rotterdam1 - 5Twente
AS.Rotterdam1 - 0Excelsior
HS.Rotterdam0 - 4Feyenoord
AS.Rotterdam3 - 0GA Eagles
HS.Rotterdam2 - 1Utrecht
AS.Rotterdam1 - 6PSV
HS.Rotterdam1 - 3PSV
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Utrecht since 2016
Utrecht
S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
21
7
Games: Scored
9 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
1 / 10
FCU
7
D
1
SPA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Utrecht
Draw1 - 1Draw
Utrecht3 - 1
0 - 1S.Rotterdam
1 - 2S.Rotterdam
Utrecht3 - 1
Utrecht4 - 0
Utrecht1 - 0
Utrecht5 - 1
Utrecht1 - 0
Utrecht2 - 0
League games at S.Rotterdam since 2017
S.Rotterdam
Utrecht
Goals: Scored
7
21
Games: Scored
6 / 10
9 / 10
Clean sheets
1 / 10
4 / 10
FCU
8
D
1
SPA
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT S.Rotterdam
S.Rotterdam2 - 1
1 - 4Utrecht
1 - 2Utrecht
0 - 1Utrecht
0 - 3Utrecht
0 - 3Utrecht
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Utrecht
1 - 3Utrecht
1 - 2Utrecht
Goal Statistics

FC Utrecht have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 12 consecutive Eredivisie games. Their PG of 1.9 against Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Utrecht 8th S.Rotterdam 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Utrecht will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that S.Rotterdam 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
+5
S.Rotterdam’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Utrecht
PG (predicted goals)
S.Rotterdam
1.9
1.2
Attack rating
16%
better
FCU
SPA
view stats
Games scored16
14
Failed to score2
5
Scored first9
10
Goals scored29
24
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.3
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
FCU
SPA
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
12
Clean sheets3
7
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded25
34
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.8
KickOff rating
+7%

Utrecht v S.Rotterdam Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Utrecht Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18594
A. EngwandaV JensenS KarouaniA. Engwanda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Horemans DEF181
1
-
A. Engwanda MID181
4
-
G. Zechiël MID1841
1
-
M Rodríguez FWD183
2
-
V Barkas GLK17
-
S Karouani DEF1729
2
-
N Viergever  DEF16
2
-
A Blake FWD1612
2
-
M Hoorn  DEF141
-
S Haller  FWD1412
1
-
D Min FWD133
1
-
C Bozdogan MID121
-
D Wit MID1231
2
-
M Didden  DEF111
1
-
Y Cathline FWD1012
2
-
D Murkin DEF823
1
-
V Jensen MID85
1
-
M Jonathans FWD71
-
E. Demircan FWD6
-
M Eerdhuijzen DEF5
1
-
Z Iqbal MID5
1
-
D Berg MID51
-
N Vesterlund DEF4
1
-
M Brouwer GLK2
-
J. van Ommeren MID2
-
N Ohio FWD2
-
S.Rotterdam Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19935
J DrommelT LauritsenT LauritsenS Sambo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Drommel GLK19
1
-
M. Young DEF19
2
-
T Lauritsen FWD1993
4
-
T Quintero DEF171
2
1
J Kitolano MID1752
1
-
M Bergen FWD1621
-
A. Oufkir FWD1612
2
-
S Sambo DEF152
5
-
B Indi  DEF15
1
1
J Baas MID14
3
-
L Duijvestijn MID13
2
-
P Clement MID1322
-
J Toornstra MID12
5
-
P Aanholt DEF1113
1
-
A. Santos MID11
2
-
S Bakari DEF10
-
S Mito FWD1022
-
S Ltaief FWD91
-
M Kleijn DEF8
-
J Guzmán MID5
-
T Velthuis DEF3
-