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Sunday, 08/11/2026 at 20:00

35d 15h to kick-off
Match preview · Eredivisie

FC Utrecht – NEC Nijmegen

FC Utrecht 15th in Eredivisie Home 1.72 projected goals by the model
NEC Nijmegen 11th in Eredivisie Away 1.63 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.72 1.63
FC Utrecht NEC Nijmegen
FC Utrecht
39%
Draw
27%
NEC Nijmegen
35%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Utrecht Draw NEC Nijmegen
Fair odds 2.59 3.75 2.88
Total goals
3.35
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams to score
71%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

39% FC Utrecht to win

Attack
8th vs 7th
FC Utrecht attack v NEC Nijmegen defence
Defence
10th vs 6th
FC Utrecht defence v NEC Nijmegen attack
Recent xG form
-0.94 vs -0.45
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.72 – 1.63
FC Utrecht v NEC Nijmegen
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: FC Utrecht and NEC Nijmegen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Utrecht NEC Nijmegen
xG / match 1.41 · 10th (better) 1.60 · 8th
xGA / match 2.11 · 16th (better) 1.92 · 10th
xGD / match -0.70 · 13th (better) -0.32 · 9th
xPts / match 1.14 · 12th (better) 1.18 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.94 (better) -0.45

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.

FC Utrecht clean sheet
17%
FC Utrecht 2+ goals
53%
Under 2.5 goals
33%
Both teams to score: no
29%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.6%
2:1
9.5%
1:2
9.0%
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Match result

FC Utrecht to win
38.7% 2.59 —
Draw
26.7% 3.75 —
NEC Nijmegen to win
34.7% 2.88 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
88.3% 1.13 —
Under 1.5 goals
11.7% 8.51 —
Over 2.5 goals
67.2% 1.49 —
Under 2.5 goals
32.8% 3.05 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
71.4% 1.40 —
Both teams not to score
28.6% 3.50 —

Team goals — FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht to score
84.6% 1.18 —
FC Utrecht not to score
15.4% 6.47 —
FC Utrecht 2+ goals
53.1% 1.88 —
FC Utrecht at most 1 goal
46.9% 2.13 —

Team goals — NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen to score
82.9% 1.21 —
NEC Nijmegen not to score
17.1% 5.84 —
NEC Nijmegen 2+ goals
50.1% 2.00 —
NEC Nijmegen at most 1 goal
49.9% 2.00 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
FC Utrecht sample
20 matches
NEC Nijmegen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · FC Utrecht
3 matches
Away xG sample · NEC Nijmegen
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.