NEC vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on November 24th, 2024

NEC will be playing against FC Utrecht in a Eredivisie football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 24th, 2024, at 11:15h (UTC), in Netherlands, check the NEC vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where NEC vs FC Utrecht will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Goffertstadion stadium, in the city of Nijmegen, with a capacity for 12500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the NEC 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 2.91 goals per match played.

NEC last match

NEC in its last official match won (0-3) against RKC Waalwijk, in a match valid for Eredivisie. Coach R. Meijer's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 1.95.

In a contest without major individual highlights, the performance of Koki Ogawa drew attention. Even without offering a fantastic exhibition, he was instrumental in NEC victory in this last match.

FC Utrecht last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, FC Utrecht, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Heracles Almelo team with a final score of 1-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.50, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

NEC vs FC Utrecht h2h

FC Utrecht was in 9th place in the Eredivisie while NEC was in 6th place, the last time these teams faced each other. FC Utrecht team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic NEC used in the match.

The last time these teams met was for a Eredivisie match, on 17-03-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 1-0 win for FC Utrecht.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

B. Nijhuis will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by C. Schaap and F. Overtoom.

NEC

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The NEC team with 16 points currently occupies the 8th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play-off, with a campaign of 5 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses.

In the 13th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point against the Willem II team, which is ranked just below in position 9. It also has 1 point less than Fortuna Sittard team that is in the 7th place.

NEC will try to use the home factor as an advantage to get a win. This, despite being in the middle of the league table in the Netherlands Eredivisie and having no high aspirations or relegation concerns.

NEC analysis

At the end of round 12 NEC has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 19 goals to its credit against 10 conceded.

NEC, with a ball possession of 49.17% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against FC Utrecht of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 3 wins versus 2 losses, and 1 draw. They won 2 games playing as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from NEC

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Koki Ogawa. The Attacker has scored 5 times in this competition and helped NEC avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The FC Utrecht team with 28 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 9 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

This means that in the 13th round the team has an advantage of 2 points in relation to the Ajax team that is in the 3rd place.

FC Utrecht analysis

FC Utrecht counted 20 goals scored and 11 conceded at the end of Eredivisie day number 12.

FC Utrecht is in an excellent moment! With a sequence of 2 wins in the Eredivisie, there doesn't seem to be any doubt of who is the favorite.

FC Utrecht does not average a high number of shots, but in terms of accuracy, the team's results are really good. The team, in fact, averaged 4 shots towards the opponent's goal in each match, averaging 1.82 goals. In fact, 2 out of every 5 shots end up in the net.

This is a top 5 team in the Eredivisie that wants to keep up with the good performances!

With FC Utrecht having a balance of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw when playing away in the Eredivisie, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

FC Utrecht is optimistic this will be a good game for them as they come in with 2 wins streak in the Eredivisie even if they are playing as the visiting team, mainly because playing as the visiting team, FC Utrecht has not lost a game in 5 games.

Best goalscorer from FC Utrecht

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Paxten Aaronson. With 4 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the FC Utrecht team achieving several victories this season.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team FC Utrecht, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular NEC that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 2.1.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of NEC is Koki Ogawa, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Utrecht is Paxten Aaronson, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

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.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.72 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.42 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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