Eredivisie Gameweek 28 Sun, Apr 4 · 16:00 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
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Away travel60 kmRest days14 · 14Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Willem II—%
Draw—%
Utrecht—%
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Forecast from 20 Mar

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Willem II and Utrecht. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

Willem IIUtrecht
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
10 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
10 AttackIn forecast 32
9 DefenceIn forecast 31
8 Form indexContext 65
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

Willem II

Attack—
Defense risk—

Utrecht

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Willem IIUtrecht
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.78
2.89 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.89
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.31
2.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.72
-0.28 Goals minus xGContext +0.47
78% Scored inContext 89%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.67 ShotsContext 12.89
2.78 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
24% On target shareContext 34%
7.78 Shots in the boxContext 10.25
68% Box shareContext 69%
9% ConversionContext 14%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
20.33 Shots allowedContext 18.11
7.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.00
4.33 BlocksContext 4.33
4.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
61% Save rateContext 57%
40% PossessionIn forecast 43%
356 PassesContext 391
276 Accurate passesContext 313
78% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.47 Team ratingContext 6.55
9.78 FoulsContext 16.33
9.89 Fouls sufferedContext 10.67
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 2.11
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 9 and 9 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
2.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.80
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
2.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
-0.28 Goals minus xGContext +0.52
80% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.67 ShotsContext 13.70
2.78 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
24% On target shareContext 33%
7.78 Shots in the boxContext 10.67
68% Box shareContext 68%
9% ConversionContext 14%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.83
20.33 Shots allowedContext 17.60
7.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.80
4.33 BlocksContext 4.10
4.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
61% Save rateContext 57%
40% PossessionIn forecast 43%
356 PassesContext 388
276 Accurate passesContext 312
78% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.47 Team ratingContext 6.60
9.78 FoulsContext 15.80
9.89 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 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

Willem II
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 8 · 1 pts vs 7.7 for an average club · -2.5 vs expected
  • L17 OctA · Sparta Rotterdam2–30.8 xPts
  • L11 OctA · Utrecht1–30.7 xPts
  • L19 SepH · Fortuna Sittard0–11.4 xPts
  • L15 SepA · Ajax1–50.3 xPts
  • D11 SepA · AZ Alkmaar1–10.3 xPts
Utrecht
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel60 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 65 · 10 pts vs 8.3 for an average club · +4.2 vs expected
  • W18 OctA · Twente2–10.7 xPts
  • W11 OctH · Willem II3–12.1 xPts
  • L20 SepA · Feyenoord0–50.5 xPts
  • W13 SepA · Excelsior2–10.9 xPts
  • D8 SepH · GO Ahead Eagles3–31.6 xPts

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
Willem II Utrecht
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Eredivisie 2026-2027, 21 Mar14Eredivisie 2026-2027, 21 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km60 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

Willem II Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Sparta Rotterdam (A) 2–3, 17 Oct
26M. Delanghe(G)
24N. Tjoe-A-On 23M. Dekker 3F. Stam 5H. ter Avest
52T. Vilhena 18Anass Zarrouk
32Vito van Crooij 19U. van Aalst 7J. Slory
9D. Haen
Utrecht Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-3 · vs Twente (A) 2–1, 18 Oct
22S. Padt(G)
5N. Panagiotou 3M. Didden 2S. Horemans
92A. Zagré 38O. Agougil 8J. van Overeem 23N. Vesterlund
11Ángel Alarcón 20D. de Wit 10Y. Cathline

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
Willem II Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Utrecht Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Willem II · Home 0.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-1-3
Scored
0.75
Conceded
2.50
Utrecht · Away 1.40points per game · 5 away games
W-D-L
2-1-2
Scored
1.60
Conceded
2.40

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 4 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

0 Willem II wins0 draws3 Utrecht wins
Goals per game1.67 – 3.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 11 Oct 2026Utrecht3–1Willem II
  • 9 Mar 2025Willem II2–3Utrecht
  • 21 Sep 2024Utrecht3–2Willem II

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.

Goal timing

Willem II9 games · scored 9 · conceded 26
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
6 31-45
1 4 46-60
2 9 61-75
4 5 76-90
Utrecht9 games · scored 16 · conceded 26
1 4 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
3 7 46-60
4 2 61-75
6 7 76-90
Willem II10 games · scored 10 · conceded 26
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
6 31-45
1 4 46-60
3 9 61-75
4 5 76-90
Utrecht10 games · scored 19 · conceded 28
1 4 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
6 8 46-60
4 2 61-75
6 8 76-90

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

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.