NEC Nijmegen vs FC Utrecht predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 18th round of the Eredivisie, where  NEC Nijmegen will face FC Utrecht at Goffertstadion stadium on 11 February at 15:00, and will be refereed by D. Makkelie.

The home team, NEC Nijmegen is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 38 points, while FC Utrecht is currently in 12º position with 24.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this NEC Nijmegen vs FC Utrecht.

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen comes from playing against FC Volendam and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for NEC Nijmegen. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against The Utrecht coached by R. Jans. In that last match between NEC Nijmegen and FC Volendam, NEC team achieved a 50% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Sami Ouaissa.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by D. Schreuder has achieved 6 wins, 2 draws , and is on a streak of 5 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 12 matches. NEC Nijmegen average number of goals per game is 2.4 goals, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 19 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in NEC Nijmegen matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 7/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Winning streak: 5
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht, who visit NEC Nijmegen, are coming from a 1-1 draw against SC Heerenveen, so the team coached by R. Jans will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between FC Utrecht and SC Heerenveen, the The Utrecht team achieved 40% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by J. Karlsson.

Analysing the last 8 matches, R. Jans's team has won 1, drawn 1 and lost 6. FC Utrecht average 1.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 7 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Utrecht matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Under 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• Matches conceding goals: 7
• First to concede goals: 5/8
• Half-time defeat: 4/8

NEC Nijmegen vs FC Utrecht: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this NEC Nijmegen vs FC Utrecht prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Eredivisie competition, in an event that took place at the Galgenwaard stadium on 02-11-2025 with the result of 1-0, with FC Utrecht winning.

The last 5 meetings between NEC Nijmegen and FC Utrecht have resulted in 2 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 3 wins for FC Utrecht. In those matches, NEC Nijmegen managed to score 5 goals, while FC Utrecht scored 4 goals against NEC Nijmegen.

• In 1/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals