FC Utrecht 0-1 NEC Nijmegen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 15 March 2025

Result

FC Utrecht 0-1 NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Saturday 15 March 2025, 15:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

FC Utrecht · NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie predictions

FC Utrecht 0-1 NEC Nijmegen: match report

FC Utrecht were beaten by NEC Nijmegen 0-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 15 March 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Vito van Crooij of NEC Nijmegen in the 82nd minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: FC Utrecht received no yellow cards; NEC Nijmegen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Utrecht were 3rd on 47 points from 25 and NEC Nijmegen 13th on 26 points from 25. FC Utrecht went on to finish that season 5th with 62 points, and NEC Nijmegen 8th with 44.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and NEC Nijmegen in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bram Nuytinck of NEC Nijmegen (8.5), ahead of Robin Roefs (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 FC Utrecht wins, 3 draws and 1 for NEC Nijmegen.

Going into the match FC Utrecht's last five read W-W-D-L-D and NEC Nijmegen's L-D-L-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 74'Yellow card · Thomas OuwejanNEC Nijmegen
  • 82'Penalty goal · Vito van CrooijNEC Nijmegen · 0-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Calvin VerdonkNEC Nijmegen
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Başar ÖnalNEC Nijmegen

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Utrecht 6, draws 3, NEC Nijmegen 1.

Team news

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FC Utrecht line-up (4-3-1-2)

Vasilios Barkas, Siebe Horemans, Matisse Didden, Nick Viergever, Souffian El, Jens Toornstra, Zidane Iqbal, Paxten Aaronson, Oscar Fraulo, Sébastien Haller, Noah Ohio

NEC Nijmegen line-up (4-3-1-2)

Robin Roefs, Lefteris Lyratzis, Philippe Sandler, Bram Nuytinck, Calvin Verdonk, Sontje Hansen, Dirk Proper, Thomas Ouwejan, Lars Olden Larsen, Vito van Crooij, Bryan Linssen