Utrecht — Almere City: forecast for the Dutch championship match

Netherlands

FC Utrecht

Netherlands

Eredivisie

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9 February 03:15 UTC

Almere City FC

Netherlands

Utrecht will host Almere City on February 9 in the 22nd round of the Dutch championship. Will the hosts be able to justify the status of the favorite, take three points and gain a foothold on the third line, or will the guests create a sensation and remain undefeated? In the forecast, we assessed the prospects of each of the teams in the upcoming match and chose reliable bets. Which choice will be successful?

FC Utrecht vs Almere City FC Prediction and Betting Tips (09.02.2025)

Command Analysis

FC Utrecht

Netherlands

Current form

Before the start of the season, Utrecht was considered a contender for a ticket to European competitions, but at the same time it was not among the obvious candidates for a place in the top three, being significantly inferior in player selection to PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord and AZ. However, in the first round, Ron Janse's team looked very powerful and managed to gain a foothold on the third line, from where no one has been able to knock it out so far. However, the five-point gap from AZ is not significant yet, and Feyenoord is still quite capable of adding. Last week, Utrecht crashed out of the Cup, losing sensationally 0:2 to Heracles away.

Disqualifications and injuries

Rodriguez is injured.

Interesting betting trends

In the last four matches, Utrecht has not won – three draws and a defeat.
In the last two matches, Utrecht has not lost to Almere City - a defeat and a draw.

Approximate composition: Barkas – Engwanda, Van der Horn, Virgever, El-Karouani – Aaronson, Thornstra, Fraulo – Descot, Min, Katlin.

Almere City FC

Netherlands

Current form

Almere City was considered one of the main contenders for relegation from the Eredivisie before the start of the season, and so far this status cannot be questioned. From the very start, the "black sheep" got into a serious crisis, from which they still cannot get out, closing the standings with 10 points in the asset. Jeroen Ruysdijk's team is already 10 points behind the transition zone, and it will be very difficult to win back such a handicap. After losing 1-4 to Walwijk in the last round, Almere City suffered their second defeat in a row and their 14th of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Jacobs is disqualified.

Interesting betting trends

Almere City have lost their last two matches.
In the last three matches, Almere City scored against Utrecht

Approximate composition: Bakker – Zagaritis, Barbet, De Grasse, Akuyobi – Haye, Van de Kamp, Kadile, Robinet, Hansen – Brim.

Trends

The bet is an accurate score of 4:1

Almere City have suffered two of their last seven defeats with this score

19.50

The Utrechtbetwill score in each of the halves

This bet has been successful in three of Utrecht's last four home matches.

2.07

Almere City'sbetwill score in the first half

In the last two matches, Utrecht conceded in the first half.

3.15

Tip and bets

2.05total more than three goals

Utrecht still retains third place in the table, but three matches without wins have seriously complicated the situation, there is no room for error anymore, and the whole group of competitors from below is significantly under pressure. Obviously, the hosts will be as motivated and motivated as possible to win – the Almere City defense may have problems in the first half. At the same time, the "black sheep" have nowhere to retreat, it is unlikely that the guests will only defend themselves, there will certainly be a risk, Utrecht has been missing a lot lately and regularly, the duel may well turn out to be effective.

We believe that the match will be productive. The forecast is a total of more than three goals. This bet is offered with a coefficient of 2.05

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2.15handicap (-1.5) for Utrecht

Betting on the outcome

Utrecht has been far from its best form lately and makes a lot of mistakes, but today there is a great opportunity to break an unsuccessful streak – the main outsider of the championship is in the competition. Gradually, the situation for Almere City becomes critical and defeat after defeat takes away self-confidence, the psychological state of the guests also leaves much to be desired. Utrecht has a huge advantage in class and is quite capable of winning confidently.

The bet is an Asian handicap (-1.5) on Utrecht. This bet is offered for 2.15

Betting on corners

Utrecht is the favorite and will probably spend the entire 90 minutes attacking – the hosts should win confidently from the corners.

The bet is an Asian handicap (-3) on corners for Utrecht. This bet is offered for 1.65

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