Netherlands - EredivisieDe Grolsch VesteData current as of 16 October 2026

Twente vs Utrecht: match statistics

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Twente vs Utrecht: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Twente play Utrecht in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: De Grolsch Veste.

Current form

Twente: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Utrecht: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Twente scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Utrecht scores 1.75 and concedes 3.13. League average: 3.74 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Twente 63%, Utrecht 88%. Over 2.5: Twente 50%, Utrecht 100%. League level: BTTS 69%, Over 2.5 72%.

xG, shots and style

Twente has higher xG: 2.30 vs 1.33. Twente: 20.0 shots per match, Utrecht: 12.4.

Match halves

Twente: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 1.13. Utrecht: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 1.38.

Goals by minute

Twente: 61-75 (4 goals). Utrecht: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.74 goals per match, BTTS 69%, Over 2.5 72%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.31)
(6.15)
(8.45)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2Goals scored / match1.75
TwenteUtrecht
1Goals conceded / match3.13
TwenteUtrecht
58%Average possession46%
TwenteUtrecht
7.25Shots on target / match4.25
TwenteUtrecht

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

20Shots per match12.38
TwenteUtrecht
7.25Shots on target4.25
TwenteUtrecht
10%Shot conversion14.1%
TwenteUtrecht
58%Possession46%
TwenteUtrecht
2.3xG for1.33
TwenteUtrecht
1.19xG against1.94
TwenteUtrecht

Shooting quality

Twente: DominantUtrecht: Counter-attacking
TwenteUtrecht
Accuracy (shots on target)36%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.41

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Twente is 57% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Twente · 1.4 pts / match - Utrecht

Twente
DWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
63% W25% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-1
2.13 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-0
Last 5 at home
4-0-0
WWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.19Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Utrecht
LDWLW
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 away
1-1-2
LDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 3.2xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Twente is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Twente · 1.75 goals / match - Utrecht

Twente is 213% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Twente · 3.13 goals / match - Utrecht

Twente scoring profile: very strong

Twente scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Utrecht keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 8 matches).

Utrecht scoring profile: very strong

Utrecht scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Twente keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

16Goals scored (season)14
TwenteUtrecht
8Goals conceded (season)25
TwenteUtrecht
3Average goals in match4.88
TwenteUtrecht
9Goals scored (last 5)9
TwenteUtrecht
5Goals conceded (last 5)16
TwenteUtrecht

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal88%
TwenteUtrecht
63%2 goals50%
TwenteUtrecht
38%3 goals38%
TwenteUtrecht
13%4 goals0%
TwenteUtrecht

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal100%
TwenteUtrecht
25%2 goals75%
TwenteUtrecht
0%3 goals63%
TwenteUtrecht
0%4 goals38%
TwenteUtrecht

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time25%
TwenteUtrecht
0%BTTS in both halves13%
TwenteUtrecht
38%Scored in both halves25%
TwenteUtrecht

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS88%
TwenteUtrecht
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
TwenteUtrecht
60%BTTS - last 580%
TwenteUtrecht

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
TwenteUtrecht
63%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
TwenteUtrecht
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
TwenteUtrecht

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
TwenteUtrecht
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
TwenteUtrecht
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time63%
TwenteUtrecht

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Twente is 79% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / match - Twente · 0.63 pts / match - Utrecht

Twente - half-time state
13% leading75% draw13% trailing
Utrecht - half-time state
13% leading25% draw63% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)0.63
TwenteUtrecht
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.38
TwenteUtrecht
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)1.13
TwenteUtrecht
1.63Average goals (1st half)1.5
TwenteUtrecht
50%Clean sheet before half-time25%
TwenteUtrecht
38%No goal before half-time63%
TwenteUtrecht

After half-time (2nd half)

2.13Points per match (2nd half)1.13
TwenteUtrecht
1.13Goals scored (2nd half)1.38
TwenteUtrecht
0.25Goals conceded (2nd half)2
TwenteUtrecht
1.38Average goals (2nd half)3.38
TwenteUtrecht
75%Clean sheet after half-time0%
TwenteUtrecht
38%No goal after half-time25%
TwenteUtrecht

Twente - second-half results

63% W25% D13% L
9
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding485%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Utrecht - second-half results

25% W38% D38% L
5
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding192%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.9

Concedes 0.9 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Twente - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.20
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match1.81.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-1+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Utrecht - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match1.22.0
Average goals in match1.63.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-4-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Twente
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
2
5
16-30
3
0
31-45
2
1
46-60
4
0
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Utrecht
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
4
31-45
2
7
46-60
3
2
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.94
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
76%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-49%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Twente

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
49%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Utrecht

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.77
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
183%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

TwenteLigaUtrecht
Average goals in match▼ 3.003.74▲ 4.88
Both teams scored▼ 63%69%▲ 88%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 50%72%▲ 100%
Clean sheets▲ 25%16%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▼ 63%81%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▼ 75%89%▲ 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.74
Average goals per match
69%
Both teams scored
72%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
16%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / match
2.03
Away goals / match
+-16%
Home attack advantage
+-19%
Home defence advantage
+-9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
65%
2 goals
33%
3 goals
19%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Twente 0 - 1 - 1 Utrecht. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Twente and Utrecht play?

Twente face Utrecht on 18 October 2026 in Eredivisie at De Grolsch Veste. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Twente and Utrecht?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Twente won 0, Utrecht won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Twente vs Utrecht?

Twente score 2.00 goals per game on average and Utrecht 1.75. The Eredivisie average is 3.74 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 72% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Twente's matches and 88% of Utrecht's.

What form are Twente and Utrecht in?

Over the last 5 games Twente have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Utrecht 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Twente vs Utrecht?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.