Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between FC Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam, taking place on Sunday, 12 May 2024, at Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht.
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FC Utrecht, Recent FormLast time out, FC Utrecht went away feeling content with a 1-0 home win against Vitesse They came away from that fixture with 38% of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Vitesse managed 20 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 15 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Ron Jans will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 10 goals in the same period. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've had a good run of home form recently, with 7 straight wins in a row and are on an unbeaten run of 13 games.
With 6 goals scored in FC Utrecht's last 6 outings in the league, Sam Lammers has shown a great run of form in finding the back of the net.
Sparta Rotterdam, Recent FormThe Sparta Rotterdam squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 4-2 away defeat against PSV, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 32%, while racking up 7 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target. PSV had 18 shots on goal with 7 on target.
With 15 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, their manager Jeroen Rijsdijk will be very pleased with his team's form going forward, but he will be casting a cautious eye over his defence, who have shipped 9 goals in the same period. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
Tobias Lauritsen will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Sparta Rotterdam.
It was not a positive ending for Sparta Rotterdam last time they met FC Utrecht in the league, with the game ending in a 1-2 defeat.
Utrecht have scored in each of their last 15 games at home in the league against De Kasteelheren. Utreg have a decent scoring record against Sparta in recent times, having hit the back of the net 15 times in the last 5 matches between the two. Sparta have struggled to break down the Utreg defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
In the league, Utrecht has an strong track record when they play host to Sparta, notchng up a win in their last 7 home games.
Utrecht manager Ron Jans has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Marouan Azarkan (Muscle), Anthony Descotte (Unknown), Tim Handwerker (Cruciate ligament), Mike van der Hoorn (Unknown) and Niklas Vesterlund (Unknown) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Joshua Kitolano (Unknown) and Django Warmerdam (Unknown) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Jeroen Rijsdijk will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
FC Utrecht Playing at home | Sparta Rotterdam Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 1.3 | Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 3.4 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 5-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
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