Jong Utrecht vs Dordrecht Prediction

Form has been rough for both

Looking at each side's last 20 matches, the numbers are almost identical. Dordrecht have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 11, scoring 30 and conceding 46 across that run, which includes several pre-season friendlies as well as league games. Jong Utrecht's record reads the same on paper, 6 wins, 3 draws, 11 losses, with 32 scored and 41 conceded.

Jong Utrecht: 20 completed matches; Dordrecht: 20 completed matches.

Jong Utrecht

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

41

Difference

-9

Dordrecht

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

44

Difference

-13

Neither club has found any real consistency recently. Both are shipping goals regularly, and wins have been few and far between for either side over the past few months.

With both defences leaking goals at a similar rate, this doesn't look like a fixture where either side is in control of matches.

Comparative Team Statistics: Jong Utrecht vs Dordrecht

Recent meetings have favoured the home side

These two have met plenty of times down the years, with results going back to 2016. The last three meetings, though, have all gone Jong Utrecht's way, including a 3-1 win back in March and a 1-2 away victory the previous November.

It's worth remembering this history stretches back a long way and covers very different versions of both clubs, so it shouldn't be read as a guarantee of anything now.

The recent head-to-head trend leans towards Jong Utrecht, even if the wider history is mixed.

Both sides are struggling in the table

Dordrecht sit 17th with 7 points from 8 games, while Jong Utrecht are 18th with 7 points from 9. Both have won just twice and lost more than half their matches so far.

There's barely anything separating them on paper, which fits with how similar their recent form numbers look too.

Players to watch

E. C. Owen has been Jong Utrecht's main source of goals, with 5 in 7 appearances, while Bjorn Menzo has also chipped in with 3 goals and 2 assists. On the disciplinary side, A. Ouarghi of Dordrecht has picked up 4 yellow cards in just 6 matches, and Jong Utrecht's Viggo Plantinga has 4 in 9.

Jong Utrecht:

Best scorers:

E. C. Owen - 5

Bjorn Menzo - 3

Best assist providers:

Bjorn Menzo - 2

Penalty cards:

N. Dundas x 1 x 2

Viggo Plantinga x 4

Dordrecht:

Penalty cards:

A. Ouarghi x 1 x 4

B. Hardley x 1

M. Vetkal x 3

It's worth noting this is a partial list rather than full squad information, so it shouldn't be treated as a guide to who will definitely feature given the fixture is still some weeks away.