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NEC
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Willem II
FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 8
Oct 5, 2024 at 8pm UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Waalwijk logo

Utrecht
3 - 2
RKC Waalwijk

Viergever (28'), Aaronson (51'), Min (52')
Ohio (85')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Cleonise (2'), Margaret (80' pen.)
Meijers (26')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 1-2 Utrecht
Sunday, September 29 at 7pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 0-2 Ajax
Sunday, September 29 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 2-0 RKC Waalwijk

Both these sides have completely contrasting records this season, and with seven losses in a row, it is difficult to make much of a case for RKC Waalwijk in this one. Utrecht have picked up four wins on the bounce ahead of this match and we feel they will extend that record with another victory on Saturday. 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 68.39%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 13.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.69%) and 1-0 (8.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.28%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 1-2 (3.93%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawRKC Waalwijk
68.39% (0.079999999999998 0.08) 17.91% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02) 13.7% (-0.058 -0.06)
Both teams to score 55.46% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.91% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)36.09% (0.034999999999997 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.8% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04)58.2% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.38% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)9.62% (-0.0078999999999994 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
67.86% (0.021999999999991 0.02)32.14% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
RKC Waalwijk Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.36% (-0.104 -0.1)38.64% (0.106 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.62% (-0.099999999999998 -0.1)75.38% (0.10299999999999 0.1)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 68.38%
    RKC Waalwijk 13.7%
    Draw 17.91%
FC UtrechtDrawRKC Waalwijk
2-0 @ 10.18% (0.02 0.02)
2-1 @ 9.69% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
1-0 @ 8.7% (0.019 0.02)
3-0 @ 7.95% (0.024 0.02)
3-1 @ 7.56% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 4.66% (0.016 0.02)
4-1 @ 4.43% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 3.6% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
5-0 @ 2.18% (0.008 0.01)
4-2 @ 2.11% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-1 @ 2.07% (0.0019999999999998 0)
5-2 @ 0.99% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 4.28%
Total : 68.38%
1-1 @ 8.28% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-2 @ 4.61% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
0-0 @ 3.72% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.14% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 17.91%
1-2 @ 3.93% (-0.014 -0.01)
0-1 @ 3.53% (-0.004 -0)
0-2 @ 1.68% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.46% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.25% (-0.0079999999999998 -0.01)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 13.7%

How you voted: Utrecht vs RKC Waalwijk

FC Utrecht
94.9%
Draw
2.6%
RKC Waalwijk
2.6%
39
Head to Head
Apr 28, 2024 1.30pm
Gameweek 31
RKC Waalwijk
2-2
Utrecht
Min (26'), Margaret (66')
Min (65')
Bozdogan (61'), Lammers (84')
Elkarouani (59'), Bozdogan (69')
Dec 16, 2023 3.30pm
Gameweek 16
Utrecht
1-1
RKC Waalwijk
Jensen (28')
Kramer (45' pen.)
Oukili (58'), Adewoye (63'), Felida (90+1'), Lokesa (90+5')
May 13, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 32
Utrecht
2-0
RKC Waalwijk
Douvikas (60'), Labyad (90+3')
Toornstra (65')

Adewoye (18'), Gaari (54')
Aug 6, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 1
RKC Waalwijk
2-2
Utrecht
Van den Buijs (15'), Bel Hassani (45')
Oukili (79')
Dost (52', 85')
Apr 2, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 25
RKC Waalwijk
1-1
Utrecht
Kramer (90+1')
Maduro (34')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV14130150113939
2Ajax14103131141733
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1410222619732
4Feyenoord1485132141829
5FC Twente1484229141528
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1472526151123
7NAC BredaNAC Breda146171523-819
8Go Ahead Eagles145362023-318
9Fortuna SittardSittard145361519-418
10NECNijmegen145182114716
11Willem II144461516-116
12PEC Zwolle144371524-915
13Groningen144371424-1015
14Heerenveen144371427-1315
15Heracles143471426-1213
16Sparta RotterdamSparta142571321-811
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1413101334-216
18Almere CityAlmere City141310631-256


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