Week 16 brings us a match on Dec 11th, where FC Utrecht hosts Go Ahead Eagles in a meeting of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 4th placed FC Utrecht, recorded a 1-4 loss against PSV. Mike Van der Hoorn struck first for FC Utrecht in the 12th minute on a feed from Simon Gustafsson, then in the 27th minute, Mauro Júnior sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Cody Gakpo Finally they completed the comback victory in the 35th minute on a goal by André Ramalho to cap off a wild match. With 18 points in their last 10 matches FC Utrecht should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 10th placed Go Ahead Eagles is fresh off their 1-2 loss against FC Twente. Íñigo Córdoba scored the first goal for Go Ahead Eagles in the 39th minute, then Ricky van Wolfswinkel tied it up for FC Twente in the 79th minute on a feed from Manfred Ugalde But luckily in the 83rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Zerrouki. Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Thursday Feb 13th, FC Utrecht was victorious by a score of 4 to 1 in front of just over eight thousand dissapointed spectators. Simon Gustafsson scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 37th minute, then Adam Maher added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Go Ahead Eagles’s most prolific scorer has been Íñigo Córdoba. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Bart Ramselaar has been the most prolific scorer on FC Utrecht in the last 5 matches with three goals
FC Utrecht will be without Sander van de Streek and Cedric van der Gun, while Kees van Wonderen’s Go Ahead Eagles squad will be without Bas Edo Kuipers, Sam Crowther, Ioannis Foivos Botos and Turan Tuzlacik.