May 22nd features a match where Vitesse hosts FC Utrecht in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Vitesse, recorded a 2-2 draw against Ajax. Brian Brobbey scored the first goal for Ajax in the 15th minute, then in the 52nd minute, Manhoef sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Loïs Openda . Vitesse is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, FC Utrecht recorded a 0-3 loss against Willem II. Jizz Hornkamp struck first for Willem II in the 8th minute, then Dries Saddiki added another in the 53rd minute In the end, FC Utrecht was frustrated by Willem II’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Willem II ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Utrecht looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Vitesse and FC Utrecht last played eachother at the Stadion Galgenwaard on Feb 20th. FC Utrecht and Vitesse battled to a 1-1 draw. Moussa Sylla struck first for FC Utrecht in the 14th minute, but Danilho Doekhi got the equalizer for Vitesse in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Vitesse.
For FC Utrecht, their top scorers are Anastasios Douvikas and Sander van de Streek, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Loïs Openda has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Vitesse
Thomas Letsch’s squad will be without Yann Gboho, Tomas Hajek, Maximilian Wittek, Jacob Rasmussen and Alois Oroz, while Rick Kruijs’s squad will be without Bart Ramselaar and Naoki Maeda.