Utrecht vs NEC

Eredivisie 15 Mar 2025, 15:30
Utrecht
Utrecht
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
NEC
NEC
🏟 Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht) 👤 M. van den Kerkhof Round 26

Match report

NEC edged past Utrecht 1-0 in the Eredivisie on 15 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Utrecht had 18 shots to NEC's 13.

The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht), with M. van den Kerkhof in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 18 - 13 On target 5 - 3 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 8 - 12 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Vito van Crooij
NEC · 1 goal
8 Siebe Horemans captained the side
8 Zidane Iqbal captained the side
8 Paxten Aaronson captained the side
8 Robin Roefs 5 saves
First half vs second half
Utrecht stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 13–8
Shots On Goal 2–1 3–2
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 2–2 4–3
Attacks 49–42 48–45
Match statistics
6 Corners 5
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
97 Attacks 87
77 Dangerous Attacks 57
3 On Target 3
8 Off Target 11
18 Shots Total 13
5 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 5
7 Shots Blocked 5
12 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 7
8 Fouls 12
6 Corners 5
1 Offsides 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
0 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 5
444 Passes Total 376
348 Passes Accurate 300
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Utrecht · 4-3-1-2
1 V. Barkas
2 S. Horemans 40 M. Didden 24 N. Viergever 16 S. Karouani
18 J. Toornstra 14 Z. Iqbal 21 P. Aaronson
6 O. Fraulo
91 S. Haller 11 N. Ohio
NEC · 4-3-3
22 R. Roefs
19 L. Lyratzis 3 P. Sandler 17 B. Nuytinck 24 C. Verdonk
71 D. Proper 10 S. Hansen 14 L. Larsen
32 V. Crooij 30 B. Linssen 5 T. Ouwejan
Utrecht
Coach
R. Jans
Substitutes
  • 15 Adrian Blake
  • 22 Miguel Rodríguez
  • 7 Victor Jensen
  • 9 David Min
  • 19 Anthony Descotte
  • 25 Michael Brouwer
  • 32 Tom de Graaff
  • 44 Joshua Mukeh
  • 5 Kolbeinn Finnsson
  • 27 Alonzo Engwanda
NEC
Coach
R. Meijer
Substitutes
  • 25 Sami Ouaissa
  • 6 Mees Hoedemakers
  • 11 Başar Önal
  • 9 Kento Shiogai
  • 31 Rijk Janse
  • 1 Stijn van Gassel
  • 2 Brayann Pereira
  • 8 Argyrios Darelas
  • 33 Yousri Sbai
  • 18 Koki Ogawa
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ A. Blake ↓ N. Ohio Utrecht
  • 61' ↑ V. Jensen ↓ O. Fraulo Utrecht
  • 61' ↑ Miguel Rodríguez ↓ J. Toornstra Utrecht
  • 61' ↑ S. Ouaissa ↓ P. Sandler NEC
  • 75' ↑ M. Hoedemakers ↓ S. Hansen NEC
  • 75' ↑ K. Shiogai ↓ B. Linssen NEC
  • 75' ↑ B. Önal ↓ L. Olden Larsen NEC
  • 84' ↑ D. Min ↓ Zidane Iqbal Utrecht
  • 87' ↑ A. Descotte ↓ S. El Karouani Utrecht
Cards
  • 74' T. Ouwejan NEC
  • 90' C. Verdonk NEC
  • 90+1' B. Onal NEC
Head-to-head
Utrecht 6 0 draws 2 NEC
2026-02-11 Nijmegen vs Utrecht 1 - 3
2025-11-02 Utrecht vs Nijmegen 1 - 0
2025-03-15 Utrecht vs NEC 0 - 1
2024-11-24 NEC vs Utrecht 1 - 2
2024-03-17 Utrecht vs NEC 1 - 0
2023-09-23 NEC vs Utrecht 3 - 0
Recent form
Utrecht D D D W W
NEC D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Utrecht vs NEC?
Utrecht lost 0-1 against NEC on 15 March 2025.
Who won Utrecht vs NEC?
NEC won the match 1-0.
Where was Utrecht vs NEC played?
The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht).
Who had more possession in Utrecht vs NEC?
Utrecht had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.