NEC - FC Utrecht predictions

The visiting team knows the task they face will not be easy. Beating NEC on their own turf would be a major accomplishment, and it is always a formidable challenge.

The task ahead is well-known to the visiting team. Defeating NEC on their own field would be a major accomplishment, and doing so is always challenging.

After entering their previous Eredivisie match as the 4.37 favourites, NEC failed to pull ahead for more than half the match. However, the bookies’ confidence turned out to be on point as they dominated the second half and locked 3 points with a 0:3 away win.

FC Utrecht were expected to have an easy home game against Heracles last time out. As hosts for this Eredivisie clash, FC Utrecht were highly favoured to record an HT/FT victory and with a significant margin too. However, the match was level at the halftime mark and ended in a narrow 1:0 victory.

With 9 goals in their previous 3 Eredivisie matches, NEC’s attacking players have been seeing a lot of success and top bookmakers online are backing them to continue the trend.

With their recent performances in mind, we can expect FC Utrecht to perform quite well offensively. They recorded over 5 goals in their latest 3 away games – the lack of home-field advantage isn’t a big factor for them.

With just 5 points between them and the current table leaders, FC Utrecht can safely call the early season a success. Still, wrestling another 3 points away from NEC will require a strong performance. Besides, it’s still way too early to start celebrating.

In terms of head-to-head stats, the closest point of reference right now is from last season when NEC walked away with a decisive victory. This is an entirely new campaign but most top online bookies are still expecting the match to end in their favour.

A Double Chance wager on Home or Draw is probably the smartest way of going about things in this particular matchup. It’s still somewhat risky but should provide enough value at the odds of 1.4.