FC Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam Live Stream, Predictions (May 14)

📊 Form Guide

FC Utrecht

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FC Utrecht will be wanting a better result here following the 2-0 Eredivisie losing effort in their last game against FC Twente.

In that game, FC Utrecht had 49% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target. For their opponents, FC Twente had 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Michel Vlap (21') and Daan Rots (57') scored for FC Twente.

Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that there has been much resilience in the FC Utrecht backline. FC Utrecht have kept it tight, seeing the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous 6 clashes standing at 4. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be continued into this game, however.

Ahead of this meeting, FC Utrecht have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.

Sparta Rotterdam

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Sparta Rotterdam will go into the match following a 0-3 Eredivisie win with the eclipse of Almere City in their previous fixture.

In that game, Sparta Rotterdam had 48% possession and 15 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Sparta Rotterdam, the scorers were Mitchell van Bergen (57'), Mike Eerdhuijzen (68') and Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson (89'). Almere City got 17 shots at goal with 4 on target.

A run of accomplished performances by the Sparta Rotterdam defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 4 from their past 6 fixtures combined. Over that same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 12.

Going into this contest, Sparta Rotterdam are undefeated in their last 4 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 01/06/2023 tells us that FC Utrecht have won 4 of them & Sparta Rotterdam 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 0.

A total of 17 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 11 of them for Utreg and 6 belonging to Kasteelheren. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league encounter between these sides was Eredivisie match day 11 on 03/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Sparta Rotterdam 1-4 FC Utrecht.

That time, Sparta Rotterdam managed 50% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Tobias Lauritsen (91').

FC Utrecht had 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Victor Jensen (15'), Miguel Rodríguez (85'), Paxten Aaronson (88') and Mike van der Hoorn (95') scored.

The match was refereed by Joey Kooij.

📋 Team News: FC Utrecht

In all likelihood, Utreg may well employ a 4-3-3 formation and select Vasilios Barkas, Niklas Vesterlund, Mike van der Hoorn, Nick Viergever, Souffian El Karouani, Paxten Aaronson, Alonzo Engwanda, Oscar Fraulo, Miguel Rodriguez, Sebastien Haller and Miliano Jonathans.

ℹ️ Team News: Sparta Rotterdam

From our viewpoint, Kasteelheren will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 formation, choosing Nick Olij, Said Bakari, Marvin Young, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Mike Kleijn, Joshua Kitolano, Gjivai Zechiel, Kristian Hlynsson, Shunsuke Mito, Tobias Lauritsen and Mitchell van Bergen.

🔮 Prediction

Sparta Rotterdam will surely be able to breach the defence of this FC Utrecht team, but it probably won’t be as many as they’ll concede.

We’re expecting a 2-1 winning margin for FC Utrecht at the end of the 90 minutes. Hopefully this is a good one.

📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the win-draw-win market, putting your money on FC Utrecht can be had for 1.95, a wager on a draw is 3.5 and putting your money on victory for Sparta Rotterdam can get you 3.8. Those are the top market prices available as of now.

Andre Moura, 10:03 14/05/2025