Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on November 03th, 2024

Sparta Rotterdam and FC Utrecht will meet each other in a football match counting for Eredivisie on November 03th, 2024, Sunday at 13:30h (UTC), in Netherlands, check the Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht will occur

The game will be played in the small Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium, in the city of Rotterdam, with a capacity for 11026 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Sparta Rotterdam 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 2.84 goals per match played.

Sparta Rotterdam last match

Sparta Rotterdam come from a defeat in the last match. The game against SC Heerenveen, valid for the Eredivisie, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by J. Rijsdijk lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.30.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Saïd Bakari had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

FC Utrecht last match

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

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 1.90.

Sparta Rotterdam vs FC Utrecht h2h

The last time Sparta Rotterdam went up against FC Utrecht, it was in Eredivisie. Sparta Rotterdam, ranked 8th place, started with a 4-3-3 tactic, while FC Utrecht, then in 7th place, was charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 23-05-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Eredivisie, and the match ended with a 3-1 win for FC Utrecht.

The performance of the FC Utrecht team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Sparta Rotterdam team.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

The referee J. Kooij has been chosen to officiate the match while J. van Zuilen and P. Inia will support him from the sideline.

Sparta Rotterdam

Eredivisie leaderboard now

comes into this game with 11 points, putting them in 11th place in the Eredivisie. They are also encumbered with a negative balance, 3 losses, 2 wins, and 5 draws.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 11th round is followed by the SC Heerenveen team in 12th place.

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

Sparta Rotterdam analysis

At the end of round 10 in Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam scored 11 goals and conceded 13 goals.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they had ball possession above 50%. Thus, the Sparta Rotterdam team usually tries for an average ball possession of 55.5% to control the game.

Best goalscorer from Sparta Rotterdam

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Camiel Neghli. He has already scored 4 times this season and has helped Sparta Rotterdam come away with the positive result on several occasions.

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The FC Utrecht team with 22 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 7 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

In the 11th round, the team has no difference in point as opposed to the Ajax team who places just above in 2nd place.

FC Utrecht analysis

FC Utrecht after 10 days has put up 15 goals scored, and taken 10, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Eredivisie.

Playing away FC Utrecht usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the Eredivisie.

The adaptation of Yoann Cathline with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in FC Utrecht last game of the season, against Feyenoord. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from FC Utrecht

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Noah Ohio. The Attacker has scored 3 times in this competition and helped FC Utrecht 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.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sparta Rotterdam is Camiel Neghli, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of FC Utrecht is Noah Ohio, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

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

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since FC Utrecht has an average of 1.5 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.56 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.2 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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