Almere City vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on December 08th, 2024

Almere City and FC Utrecht will face each other in a Eredivisie game in Netherlands on Sunday, December 08th, 2024, at 15:45h (UTC), check the Almere City vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Almere City vs FC Utrecht will occur

The game takes place in the small Yanmar Stadion stadium, in the city of Almere Stad, with a capacity for 4501 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Almere City vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025

The Eredivisie has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.24 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.93 goals per match played.

Almere City last match

Almere City is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced NAC Breda in a match valid for Eredivisie, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by H. Maduro played in a 4-3-3 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 5.75 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly James Lawrence. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

FC Utrecht last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, FC Utrecht, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Ajax team with a final score of 2-2.

The favorite to win the match was the rival team, that's why the draw (odd 4.75) in the end can be considered a positive result.

Almere City vs FC Utrecht h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Eredivisie, FC Utrecht ranked 8th place while Almere City was in 12th place. FC Utrecht took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Almere City deployed in a 3-4-1-2 formation.

In the 2023/2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 09-03-2024 in a battle-themed Eredivisie match which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The FC Utrecht team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Almere City its counterpart.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

This game will have A. Lindhout fully in charge on the pitch while R. Polman alongside M. Ribbink will be supporting from the sideline.

Almere City

Eredivisie leaderboard now

With 6 points won, Almere City is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 10 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 15th round, the team has the same score compared to RKC Waalwijk which is just above, in 17th place.

Almere City analysis

After 14 rounds, Almere City has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 31 goals so far and scored 6 times.

Almere City team comes to this game with a sequence of 4 losses in the Eredivisie that has been affecting the team's morale.

Recent performances have highlighted that Almere City is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

The average ball possession of Almere City in this league is 41.14%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against FC Utrecht they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Almere City

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Kornelius Hansen. The Attacker has scored 2 times in this competition and helped Almere City avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The FC Utrecht team with 32 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 10 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses.

Ajax ranks just above, occupying 2nd place in the 15th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point.

FC Utrecht analysis

FC Utrecht shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 14 games has only conceded goals on 19 occasions, and has scored in 26.

FC Utrecht is not among the teams that kick more often towards the target, with only 4.07 shots on goal per match on average. But it must be said that when it does attack, it does so accurately. Right now it averages 1.86 accomplishments per game, meaning that it has scored a goal on 40 percent of the occasions it has gotten to the shot.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Eredivisie.

With away his balance of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws in the Eredivisie, opposing teams usually have slim chances of winning.

Best goalscorer from FC Utrecht

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Paxten Aaronson so far in the competition. With 4 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team FC Utrecht to achieve victorious results this season.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that FC Utrecht scores an average of 2 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.14 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.93 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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