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Eredivisie · Matchweek 16

FC Utrecht

FCU

Fortuna Sittard

FOR

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

FC Utrecht51%
Draw26%
Fortuna Sittard23%

Expected goals

1.61 – 1.04

Over 2.5

49%

Both to score

53%

Fair handicap

-0.50

Most likely scorelines

  • 1011.9%
  • 1111.9%
  • 219.6%
  • 208.9%
  • 008.0%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

43%Possession36%
32%Territory31%
9%From set plays4%
0.22Chance quality0.09
6.9%Directness7.8%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for FC Utrecht, 3 for Fortuna Sittard. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 29 of 54 matches, not the full season.