Utrecht Set to Hold Firm Against NEC

Expert analysis

SPA Sparta Rotterdam

UTR Utrecht ▲

NEC NEC Nijmegen ▲

PEC PEC Zwolle

Utrecht enter this match with three wins and one draw in their last five games while NEC Nijmegen have managed just one win and three draws over the same stretch. The head-to-head record shows Utrecht claiming six victories in the last ten meetings between the sides. Both teams have produced games with three or more goals in most of their league fixtures this season and neither has kept a clean sheet in eleven matches. Utrecht score 1.8 goals per game at home and NEC concede 1.4 goals per game away from home. These patterns suggest the home side can at least avoid defeat. The contest may turn on whether NEC can repeat their recent away defensive displays against a Utrecht attack that has created chances consistently.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

This season

	Utrecht	NEC Nijmegen
Over 2.5 goals	91%	73%
Clean sheet	0%	0%
Failed to score	9%	18%
Scored per game	1.7	1.5
Conceded per game	2.8	1.7
Scored home / away	1.8 / 1.7	1.5 / 1.6

Across 11 and 11 matches played this season.

League table position

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Utrecht WWDWL

W vs Willem II 3–1 Oct 11

W @ Twente 2–1 Oct 18

D vs PEC Zwolle 1–1 Oct 24

W @ Kozakken Boys 1–0 Oct 29

L @ Telstar 2–4 Nov 1

NEC Nijmegen DDWDL

D vs Levski Sofia 1–1 Oct 15

D vs Fortuna Sittard 2–2 Oct 18

W @ Dinamo Zagreb 4–2 Oct 22

D vs Groningen 2–2 Oct 25

L @ Heerenveen 0–1 Oct 31

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Utrecht

Scored 1.8 avg

3 2 1 1 2

Conceded 1.4 avg

1 1 1 0 4

NEC Nijmegen

Scored 1.8 avg

1 2 4 2 0

Conceded 1.6 avg

1 2 2 2 1

Head-to-head · last meetings

6 Utrecht

2 Draws

2 NEC Nijmegen

Feb 2026 NEC Nijmegen 1–3 Utrecht Utrecht

Nov 2025 Utrecht 1–0 NEC Nijmegen Utrecht

Mar 2025 Utrecht 0–1 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen

Nov 2024 NEC Nijmegen 1–2 Utrecht Utrecht

Mar 2024 Utrecht 1–0 NEC Nijmegen Utrecht

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.