Apr 29th features a match where FC Utrecht will host NEC in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Utrecht is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Feyenoord. Mike Van der Hoorn scored the first goal for Feyenoord on an own goal in the 48th minute, then Sander van de Streek got the equalizer for FC Utrecht in the 64th minute on a feed from Othman Boussaid. FC Utrecht looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 10th placed NEC, recorded a 0-1 loss against Ajax. Brian Brobbey scored the first goal for Ajax in the 88th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, NEC couldn’t muster any offence and Ajax ran away with the shutout win. NEC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
FC Utrecht and NEC last played eachother at the Sportpark De Weeren on Wed Sep 22nd. FC Utrecht won by a score of 3 to 0. Bart Ramselaar struck first for FC Utrecht in the 7th minute, then Anastasios Douvikas added another in the 66th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed NEC couldn’t manage to score, and FC Utrecht took the shutout win.
Magnus Elkjaer Mattsson and Lasse Schöne are the top scorers for NEC in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Bart Ramselaar has been the most prolific scorer on FC Utrecht in the last five matches with 2 goals
FC Utrecht will be without Mark van der Maarel, Mimoun Mahi and Naoki Maeda, while Rogier Meijer’s squad will be without Proper and Pedro Ruiz.