Eredivisie

May 23, 2024 at 8pm UK

Stadion Galgenwaard

Utrecht
3 - 1
Sparta

Flamingo (41'), Lammers (70'), Jensen (90+3')
Jensen (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Lauritsen (38')
Clement (35'), Metinho (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Utrecht

All competitions

Last Game: AZ 3-3 Utrecht
Sunday, May 19 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sparta Rotterdam

All competitions

Last Game: Sparta 2-1 Heerenveen
Sunday, May 19 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

Goals
for

We said: FC Utrecht 1-2 Sparta Rotterdam

Not only do Sparta Rotterdam enter Thursday's fixture with a stronger run of form behind them, but they also boast the psychological edge having already beaten Utrecht in their own back yard this month, so with that in mind, the visitors could once again come out on top. 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 64.56%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 16.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.31%) and 1-0 (8.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.67%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 1-2 (4.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
FC Utrecht	Draw	Sparta Rotterdam
64.56%	19.05%	16.39%

Both teams to score 58.28%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

64.28%

35.72%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

42.21%

57.78%

FC Utrecht Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.55%

10.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

65.96%

34.04%

Sparta Rotterdam Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.08%

34.92%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.34%

71.66%

Score Analysis

FC Utrecht 64.56%

Sparta Rotterdam 16.39%

Draw 19.05%

FC Utrecht	Draw	Sparta Rotterdam
2-1 @ 9.79% 2-0 @ 9.31% 1-0 @ 8.24% 3-1 @ 7.37% 3-0 @ 7.01% 4-1 @ 4.17% 4-0 @ 3.96% 3-2 @ 3.88% 4-2 @ 2.19% 5-1 @ 1.88% 5-0 @ 1.79% 5-2 @ 0.99% Other @ 3.99% Total : 64.56%	1-1 @ 8.67% 2-2 @ 5.15% 0-0 @ 3.65% 3-3 @ 1.36% Other @ 0.22% Total : 19.05%	1-2 @ 4.56% 0-1 @ 3.84% 0-2 @ 2.02% 2-3 @ 1.81% 1-3 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.57% Total : 16.39%