Utrecht II vs De Graafschap: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Utrecht II played De Graafschap in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The match was played on 8 December 2025. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Utrecht II: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. De Graafschap: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Utrecht II scores 1.44 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. De Graafschap scores 1.89 and concedes 1.44. League average: 3.22 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Utrecht II 61%, De Graafschap 78%. Over 2.5: Utrecht II 61%, De Graafschap 61%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

De Graafschap has higher xG: 2.18 vs 1.50. Utrecht II: 13.2 shots per match, De Graafschap: 19.7.

Match halves

Utrecht II: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 1.00. De Graafschap: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Utrecht II: 46-60 (8 goals). De Graafschap: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eerste Divisie: 3.22 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
25Shots12
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
8Shots on target6
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
2.56xG1.36
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
5Corners4
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
58Dangerous attacks25
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
7Fouls24
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1Cards2
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

Pre-match profilewhat 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.

Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1.44Goals scored / match1.89
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1.67Goals conceded / match1.44
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
45%Average possession53%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
4.94Shots on target / match7.5
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.22Shots per match19.67
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
4.94Shots on target7.5
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
10.9%Shot conversion9.6%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
45%Possession53%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1.5xG for2.18
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1.53xG against1.93
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

Shooting quality

Utrecht II: BalancedDe Graafschap: Attacking
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.25

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

De Graafschap is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Utrecht II · 2.4 pts / match - De Graafschap

Utrecht II
DLDWW
Season result split
33% W28% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-7
1.28 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
De Graafschap
WWLWW
Season result split
50% W22% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-5
1.72 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-3
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.03Opponent xG: 2.35BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow 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.

De Graafschap is 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.44 goals / match - Utrecht II · 1.89 goals / match - De Graafschap

De Graafschap is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.67 goals / match - Utrecht II · 1.44 goals / match - De Graafschap

Utrecht II scoring profile: very strong

Utrecht II scores in 72% of matches (13 of 18 matches), while De Graafschap keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 18 matches).

De Graafschap scoring profile: very strong

De Graafschap scores in 83% of matches (15 of 18 matches), while Utrecht II keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 matches).

26Goals scored (season)34
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
30Goals conceded (season)26
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
3.11Average goals in match3.33
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
10Goals scored (last 5)13
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal83%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
44%2 goals67%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
22%3 goals33%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
6%4 goals6%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal94%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
56%2 goals39%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
22%3 goals11%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
11%4 goals0%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

* 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.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time39%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
11%BTTS in both halves11%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
28%Scored in both halves39%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS61%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
100%BTTS - last 580%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time56%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time22%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
61%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

De Graafschap is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / match - Utrecht II · 1.72 pts / match - De Graafschap

Utrecht II - half-time state
28% leading39% draw33% trailing
De Graafschap - half-time state
44% leading39% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)1.72
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
0.44Goals scored (1st half)1.06
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.67
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
56%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
61%No goal before half-time33%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.44
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
1.06Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
2.06Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
28%Clean sheet after half-time28%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap
39%No goal after half-time44%
Utrecht IIDe Graafschap

Utrecht II - second-half results

28% W50% D22% L
22
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

De Graafschap - second-half results

39% W28% D33% L
31
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.72
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Utrecht II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.41.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match0.83.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%100%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
De Graafschap - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.60
Goals scored / match1.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match2.21.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+70
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 9

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Utrecht II
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
1
6
16-30
3
1
31-45
8
6
46-60
7
9
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

De Graafschap
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
4
4
16-30
8
2
31-45
6
6
46-60
3
3
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

3.22
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Utrecht II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

De Graafschap

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Utrecht IILigaDe Graafschap
Average goals in match 3.113.22 3.33
Both teams scored 61%60% 78%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%63% 61%
Clean sheets 22%22% 6%
Goal before half-time 67%77% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%85% 89%

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

3.22
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / match
1.44
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. De GraafschapGoalIbrahim El KadiriAssist: Bouke Boersma
  2. De GraafschapGoalBouke Boersma
  3. Utrecht IIGoalJesse van de HaarAssist: Oualid Agougil
  4. De GraafschapYellow cardJason Meerstadt
  5. De GraafschapYellow cardRowan Besselink
  6. Utrecht IISubstitutionOn: Markus Gustav JensenOff: Miliano Jonathans
  7. Utrecht IISubstitutionOn: Noa DundasOff: Jesse van de Haar
  8. Utrecht IIYellow cardTijn den Boggende
  9. Utrecht IISubstitutionOn: Shedrach EbiteOff: Zidane Aamar Iqbal
  10. De GraafschapGoalArjen van der Heide
  11. De GraafschapSubstitutionOn: Thomas KokOff: Arjen van der Heide
  12. Utrecht IIGoalNoa DundasAssist: Oualid Agougil

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Joshua KuipersMatches officiated: 19
3.53Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 253%Home wins11%Draws37%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Utrecht II vs De Graafschap?

The Eerste Divisie match finished Utrecht II 2:3 De Graafschap. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Utrecht II vs De Graafschap?

Utrecht II score 1.44 goals per game on average and De Graafschap 1.89. The Eerste Divisie average is 3.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Utrecht II's matches and 78% of De Graafschap's.

What form are Utrecht II and De Graafschap in?

Over the last 5 games Utrecht II have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and De Graafschap 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Utrecht II vs De Graafschap?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Utrecht II vs De Graafschap: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.