In a weekend match in week 21, on Sun Feb 12th, FC Utrecht will travel to Arnhem to battle Vitesse in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Vitesse sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against FC Emmen. Manhoef scored the first goal for Vitesse in the 33rd minute, then Carlens Arcus added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Melle Meulensteen. Vitesse is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed FC Utrecht, recorded a 2-1 win against AZ Alkmaar. Nick Viergever struck first for FC Utrecht in the 58th minute, then Jesper Karlsson tied it up for AZ Alkmaar in the 86th minute on a feed from Jens Odgaard. With 21 points in their last 10 matches FC Utrecht should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sep 11th, FC Utrecht won by a score of 1 to 0. Bas Dost struck first for FC Utrecht in the 84th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vitesse was frustrated by FC Utrecht’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Utrecht ended the match with the shutout victory.
FC Utrecht is glad to have Douvikas in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Vitesse is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gabriel Vidović and Manhoef each having 2 goals in their last five
Matúš Bero, Sondre Tronstad, Maximilian Wittek and Kjell Scherpen are unavailable to play for Phillip Cocu’s team, while FC Utrecht will be without Bart Ramselaar, Bas Dost, Django Warmerdam and Ramon Hendriks.