Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between FC Utrecht and NEC Nijmegen, taking place on Sunday, 17 March 2024, at Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht.
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FC Utrecht, Recent FormIt was just a point apiece for FC Utrecht and Almere City in their last match, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Their share of possession in that meeting was 52%, while racking up 12 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Almere City, who had 9 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Manager Ron Jans will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but playing at home, they have conceded a goal in 10 of their 12 games this season.
They have been performing well at Stadion Galgenwaard recently and are unbeaten in their last 9 home games.
Taylor Booth will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Stadion Galgenwaard, having notched up 5 goals for FC Utrecht in their last 6 league matches at home.
NEC Nijmegen, Recent FormNEC Nijmegen will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 2-0 home win against SC Heerenveen. In that game they recorded 49 % of the possession, with 12 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 0 of their 12 shots on goal.
Manager Rogier Meijer will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 14 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period. Of the 25 games they have played so far this season, they've scored in 23 of them but conceded at least one goal on 20 occasions.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way. Their away form in the early part of the season has produced an unusually high number of draws, with 6 draws in 12 away league games.
On an individual basis, Koki Ogawa will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in NEC Nijmegen's last 6 league games.
FC Utrecht will be looking to forget their last league encounter with NEC Nijmegen, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 3-0 defeat.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Stadion Galgenwaard, NEC have been unable to break through the Utrecht defence and find the back of the net.
NEC has had a poor run in this fixture when they visit Utrecht, being unable to find a win from any of their last 5 league meetings at Stadion Galgenwaard.
Utrecht manager Ron Jans has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Taylor Booth (Knee), Anthony Descotte (Unknown), Tim Handwerker (Cruciate ligament), Jeppe Okkels (Knock) and Ole Romeny (Finger) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Rogier Meijer has a number of injury concerns in his NEC squad to contend with: Kas de Wit (Unknown), Bas Dost (Heart problems), Bram Nuytinck (Groin), Dirk Proper (Hamstring) and Mathias Ross (Unknown)
FC Utrecht Playing at home | NEC Nijmegen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.7 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 43' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 5-2 |
| 5-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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