Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Oct 5 · 13:30 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
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Our take

Feyenoord were slight favourites.

Feyenoord were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 37). Feyenoord come in after 4+ matches in 14 days. Feyenoord had 2.7 days of rest, Utrecht 2.8 and had to travel 48 km.

Away travel48 kmRest days2.7 · 2.8Matches / 14d4 · 3
Feyenoord58%
Draw23%
Utrecht19%
Expected goals 1.92 – 1.01
Feyenoord59%
Draw23%
Utrecht18%
Expected goals 1.90 – 0.94
Feyenoord56%
Draw24%
Utrecht20%
Expected goals 1.88 – 1.04
Feyenoord50%
Draw25%
Utrecht25%
Expected goals 1.71 – 1.14
Feyenoord61%
Draw23%
Utrecht17%
Expected goals 1.94 – 0.92
Over 2.5 56% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · NetherlandsJeroen Manschot
  • Cards per match 3.3
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 38

Team strength

FeyenoordUtrecht
62 L90 StrengthIn forecast 37
59 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
76 AttackIn forecast 32
61 DefenceIn forecast 31
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Feyenoord

Attack—
Defense risk—

Utrecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FeyenoordUtrecht
2.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.86
0.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.83 xGVia Att/Def 1.45
0.66 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.41
100% Scored inContext 71%
71% Clean sheetsContext 29%
16.71 ShotsContext 15.71
5.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
35% On target shareContext 38%
11.86 Shots in the boxContext 10.43
73% Box shareContext 66%
13% ConversionContext 12%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.67
8.29 Shots allowedContext 10.43
2.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.86
3.00 BlocksContext 3.50
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.71
79% Save rateContext 70%
54% PossessionIn forecast 52%
427 PassesContext 438
356 Accurate passesContext 358
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.15 Team ratingContext 7.04
9.14 FoulsContext 9.29
11.14 Fouls sufferedContext 13.29
1.71 Yellow cardsContext 1.29
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.60 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
0.66 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.14
80% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.60 ShotsContext 12.70
5.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
37% On target shareContext 37%
10.90 Shots in the boxContext 8.25
70% Box shareContext 60%
11% ConversionContext 9%
2.57 OffsidesContext 1.75
8.60 Shots allowedContext 10.20
3.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
2.88 BlocksContext 4.22
2.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
63% Save rateContext 71%
53% PossessionIn forecast 51%
412 PassesContext 436
343 Accurate passesContext 353
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.90 FoulsContext 10.50
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Feyenoord
Rest2.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d4High congestion
Travel0 km3,587 km in 14d
Schedule load53%High
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Utrecht
Rest2.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel48 km1,846 km in 14d
Schedule load28%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Feyenoord Utrecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextHigh · 53Moderate · 28
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastYesNo
Rest dayssince last match2.7UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct2.8UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km48 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways3,587 km1,846 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days2 / 4 / 62 / 3 / 5
Next matchdays after this one14.113.2

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Feyenoord Confirmed XI
4-3-3
22T. Wellenreuther(G)
15J. Bos 4T. Watanabe 21A. Ahmedhodžić 26G. Read
40L. Valente 28O. Targhalline 14S. Steijn
16L. Sauer 9A. Ueda 23A. Hadj Moussa
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Utrecht Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1V. Barkas(G)
16S. El Karouani 24N. Viergever 40M. Didden 2S. Horemans
14Z. Iqbal 27A. Engwanda
15A. Blake 21G. Zechiël 22Miguel Rodríguez
91S. Haller
+8 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Feyenoord Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Utrecht Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Feyenoord+1.5 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Utrecht-1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Feyenoord · Home 3.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0.00
Utrecht · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 5 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

2 Feyenoord wins0 draws1 Utrecht wins
Goals per game2.67 – 1.00 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 0%
  • 12 Jan 2025Feyenoord1–2Utrecht
  • 27 Oct 2024Utrecht0–2Feyenoord
  • 3 Sep 2023Utrecht1–5Feyenoord

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Jeroen Manschot Netherlands · 38 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.16league 3.51
Red cards0.13league 0.23
Cards 5+29%league 35%
Fouls19.4league 22.2
Penalties0.26league 0.20
Home wins47%league 49%
Feyenoord6 with this referee
Record5-0-1 Cards · opp.0.7 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L18 May 25A · Heerenveen0–21
  • W5 Apr 25A · AZ Alkmaar1–02
  • W22 Feb 25H · Almere City FC2–10
  • W23 Nov 24H · Heerenveen3–00
  • W17 Dec 23A · Heracles4–00
Utrecht

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Feyenoord7 games · scored 15 · conceded 4
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 61-75
2 1 76-90
Utrecht7 games · scored 13 · conceded 7
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
1 46-60
4 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Feyenoord10 games · scored 17 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
5 2 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 5 76-90
Utrecht10 games · scored 11 · conceded 9
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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