FC Utrecht
- However, form at home and the odds on offer this Sunday suggest that the hosts have enough about them to win this one according to our FC Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen betting tips.
- Utrecht snapped a losing streak by beating FC Volendam 3-1 at the Stadion Galgenwaard 11 days ago, but then fell to consecutive defeats at the hands of SC Freiburg and AZ Alkmaar.
- Ron Jans’ team is on a 2-game winless streak.
- Jans has done a good job to get the players to follow his structured 4-3-3 system that controls the ball, presses selectively and builds attacks in a controlled manner.
NEC Nijmegen
- NEC Nijmegen’s opening 5 matches away from home in the Eredivisie have been a mixed bag with just 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
- However, Dick Schreuder has quickly instilled ahigh-tempo, attacking, width-firstapproach to the game where the width of the field is always used and the pressing can be relentless.
- Nijmegen don’t sit deep, don’t hang on to leads and never back away from an attack, which should be considered in this FC Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen betting tips analysis.
Head-to-Head
- There is little to split these two teams on the basis of their overall form and their last two head-to-head clashes (won 1 apiece), making the FC Utrecht vs NEC Nijmegen prediction especially intriguing for bettors.
- Each side has scored an average of just 0.5 goals per game when they have met in Utrecht, so we’re expecting a tight, tense and potentially pivotal contest.
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Souffian El Karouani (6 assists in 10 Eredivisie appearances)
- David Min (3 goals in 9 appearances)
- Gjivai Zechiel (2 goals in the last 5 matches)
- Koki Ogawa (4 goals in 9 Eredivisie games)
Betting Insights
- The Both Teams to Score market is heavily backed at 1.48.
- The outsider odds of 3.15 are a little rich given the NEC manager’s success to date and the visitors’ recent improvement in results.
Prediction
We’re going for a close 2-1 home win in the exact score betting.
