H2H: Utrecht vs. Sittard – Prediction (Eredivisie

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Utrecht are enjoying their best 11-game goalscoring start to any Eredivisie campaign this decade, netting 2.0 goals per match on average. As such, the hosts have also picked up more points at this stage than eight of their last nine campaigns, 60% of which were earned here at the Galgenwaard (W4, L1). Utrecht’s Adam Maher has scored in three consecutive Eredivisie games – two of his three goals across those games came before half-time. The hosts are strong favourites for good reason – Utrecht have a win-rate of 58.82% as a betting favourite at home since the start of last season (W10, D4, L3). They may win comfortably too, with five of their six league victories this term arriving by at least a two-goal margin.

Utrecht haven’t conceded an equaliser on the four occasions in which they took a lead at home in the league. Utrecht boss John van den Brom has lost just one of eight H2Hs with Sittard (W6, D1, L1). Sittard have conceded at least twice in 13 of their last 14 Eredivisie away matches.

Though rooted in the bottom-three, Fortuna Sittard have picked up seven of their nine-point haul across their last four league games (W2, D1, L1). However, the visitors are still one of just three Eredivisie sides yet to register an away victory this term (D1, L4), largely due to a leaky defence that’s conceded 3.2 goals on average per road trip. Former Utrecht player Mark Diemers scored his first top-flight hat-trick for Sittard last time out, but is yet to score against his former employers. Sittard are often willing betting outsiders on their Eredivisie travels, with a win-rate of just 9.52% in such games since the start of last season (W2, D3, L16). Interestingly, 15 of the 16 away league goals they’ve conceded this season came after half-time.