Telstar vs Utrecht Prediction

Recent form for both sides

Telstar's last few Eredivisie outings have brought a string of losses and draws rather than wins, including a 3-4 defeat to Feyenoord and a 2-2 draw with ADO Den Haag. They have shipped goals regularly, even in matches they haven't lost heavily.

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Telstar: 20 completed matches; Utrecht: 20 completed matches.

Telstar

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

39

Difference

-8

Utrecht

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

38

Difference

-7

Utrecht's picture is a bit more mixed. Their last three league games produced a draw, a loss and a win, and earlier in the campaign they were on the wrong end of some big scorelines, including a 1-6 defeat to PSV and a 5-0 loss at Feyenoord.

Both teams have shown they can be got at defensively, whatever the final result.

Comparative Team Statistics: Telstar vs Utrecht

What's happened between them before

There are only two recorded meetings here. Utrecht won 4-1 at home back in April, but the previous visit to Telstar's ground ended in a 1-1 draw.

It's a small sample and doesn't tell us much about current form, but it does show these fixtures haven't always been one-sided, especially at Telstar's place.

League position tells part of the story

Telstar are down in 16th with six points from nine games, while Utrecht are 11th on eleven points from the same number of matches. Utrecht have scored and conceded more than Telstar across their league fixtures this season.

Neither defence looks especially tight. Utrecht have shipped 26 goals in nine games, Telstar 18, so both sides have had their defensive issues even if Utrecht sit higher up.

Players worth keeping an eye on

Utrecht's Artem Stepanov has been in sharp form, scoring five goals in his last six appearances, so he's clearly a threat if he's involved.

Telstar:

Penalty cards:

N. Þórisson x 1 x 1

R. Koeman x 2

Utrecht:

Best scorers:

Artem Stepanov - 5

Penalty cards:

A. Zagré x 2

D. de Wit x 2

On the disciplinary side, Telstar's N. Þórisson picked up a red card in one of his three recent matches, though that doesn't confirm anything about his availability for this particular game.

A game that could produce goals

Put the pieces together and goals look like the common theme. Telstar's recent matches have included scorelines like 3-2, 3-4 and 2-2, while Utrecht have had games finish 5-0, 1-6 and 3-3 this season.

The two previous meetings between these sides also leaned that way, with five goals shared in one match and two in the other. Both squads look capable of scoring, and both have shown they can be opened up.

The pattern points toward an open game rather than a tight, low-scoring one.