Match Report
4 points and 6 places separated them: FC Utrecht 14th with 5, Go Ahead Eagles 8th with 9. The last five rounds placed FC Utrecht 10th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.83/3.17 for FC Utrecht and 2.5/2.17 for Go Ahead Eagles (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.97.
FC Utrecht's winless run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, FC Utrecht held 1 points of 15 and Go Ahead Eagles 10.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 6 for FC Utrecht, 4 for Go Ahead Eagles and 7 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 24% of the meetings went to the host. In 65% of the meetings, both sides found the net. Goals have risen lately: 3.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.88 across the full history.
Stadion Galgenwaard, capacity 23,750, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Go Ahead Eagles led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
FC Utrecht: Dani de Wit (63'), Matisse Didden (77'), Artem Stepanov (90') · Go Ahead Eagles: Mathis Suray (18'), Søren Tengstedt (49'), Victor Edvardsen (58')
Key stats
Possession: FC Utrecht 52% · Go Ahead Eagles 48% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 7-5