Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 28 Sept 2025, 12:30 UTCFull timeStadion GalgenwaardFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricFC UtrechtSC Heerenveen
Shots14 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals2.08 xG/match1.03 xG/match
Possession52%48%
Corners5 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Oliver Braude · SC Heerenveen · 57′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMaxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGjivai Zechiël · FC Utrecht · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 76′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMats Egbring · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSouffian El Karouani · FC Utrecht · 27′ · 0.04 xG · goalGjivai Zechiël · FC Utrecht · 45′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSébastien Haller · FC Utrecht · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNick Viergever · FC Utrecht · 62′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGjivai Zechiël · FC Utrecht · 89′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMiguel Rodríguez · FC Utrecht · 72′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGjivai Zechiël · FC Utrecht · 84′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Rodríguez · FC Utrecht · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 35′ · 0.12 xG · on targetMike Van der Hoorn · FC Utrecht · 51′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSouffian El Karouani · FC Utrecht · 11′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedMaas Willemsen · SC Heerenveen · 35′ · 0.26 xG · on targetGjivai Zechiël · FC Utrecht · 59′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blockedDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 39′ · 0.36 xG · goalDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 70′ · 0.46 xG · goalDavid Min · FC Utrecht · 89′ · 0.70 xG · goalNick Viergever · FC Utrecht · 89′ · 0.79 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

FC Utrecht: 14 shots, 5 on target, 2.59 xG. SC Heerenveen: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.36 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Souffian El Karouani · FC Utrecht · 27′David Min · FC Utrecht · 89′Dylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 39′Dylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 70′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: FC Utrecht 2.59 xG · SC Heerenveen 1.36 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: SC Heerenveen's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

SC Heerenveen have a visible away split

weak

SC Heerenveen's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12.3 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season15.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.3 shots/match15.1 shots/match14.1 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

FC Utrecht favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · SC Heerenveen in 3 · 5 too close

1.86 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 7/71.43 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 7/71.71 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 7/71.89 xG/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 7/71.19 xG/match
15.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 7/715.1 shots/match
10.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 7/79.57 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 7/74.57 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 7/74.86 shots/match
52.3%Possessionseason · 7/750.7%
5.43 corners/matchCornersseason · 7/75.57 corners/match
3.57 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 7/74.71 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.57 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 7/710.7 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
29%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 7/70%
71%Scoring frequencyseason · 7/786%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

FC Utrecht58.3
SC Heerenveen52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

FC Utrecht65.8
SC Heerenveen45.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

FC Utrecht87
SC Heerenveen67.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

FC Utrecht69.4
SC Heerenveen63.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

FC Utrecht19.4
SC Heerenveen36.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

FC Utrecht52.8
SC Heerenveen58.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

FC Utrecht50.7
SC Heerenveen47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.8 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals5/52.08 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots5/514.4 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target5/54.2 shots/match
52.6%Possession5/550.4%
5.6 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

7 / 7 matches
1.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/71.43 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.71 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.89 xG/match
15.9 shots/matchShots7/715.1 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target7/74.57 shots/match
52.3%Possession7/750.7%
5.43 corners/matchCorners7/75.57 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.57 fouls/matchFouls7/710.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

7 / 7 matches
1.86 goals/matchGoals scored7/71.43 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.71 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.89 xG/match
15.9 shots/matchShots7/715.1 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target7/74.57 shots/match
52.3%Possession7/750.7%
5.43 corners/matchCorners7/75.57 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.57 fouls/matchFouls7/710.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 3 matches
2.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/31 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed4/31.67 goals/match
1.76 xG/matchExpected goals4/31.36 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots4/312.3 shots/match
6.25 shots/matchShots on target4/33.33 shots/match
48.8%Possession4/348.7%
4.75 corners/matchCorners4/34.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.75 fouls/matchFouls4/312.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.77 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 28 Sept 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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