Volendam vs Utrecht Prediction & Match Preview

The bottom two sides in the Eredivisie standings will have the honor to raise the curtain on Gameweek No 8 on Friday evening at Kras Stadion.

Neither Volendam nor Utrecht have been pulling up any trees so far in the season. The hosts have managed just a single point in six outings, while Utrecht grabbed one win and six defeats in seven games played this term.

Interestingly, both outfits managed their lone points so far in the season in the clashes against Heracles who sit seventh in the league table with just two wins in seven fixtures.

The latest of Volendam’s failures came on Saturday as Matthias Kohler’s men fell 3-1 away at PSV Eindhoven. They can only thank goalkeeper Mio Backhaus for his extraordinary performance on the occasion as PSV Eindhoven fired 17 shots on target (38 in total).

Volendam have shipped at least two goals in each of their six Eredivisie games this term. They are now up against the league’s worst attacking line as Utrecht have only managed to score four goals in seven league matches this term.

Utrecht suffered another painful loss last weekend, falling 0-2 at home to Almere City, handing the league’s newcomers their maiden top-flight win on the occasion.

The fact that Ron Jans’ men managed to register only two shots on target in the home clash against the likes of Almere City speaks volumes in terms of how bad this attacking unit is.

Latest Meetings

Utrecht will rely on tradition since they’ve been the dominant force in the history of this matchup with 11 wins, 6 draws, and only 1 loss in the last 18 meetings with Volendam.

Utrecht come into this on the back of three victories and a draw in the last four clashes against Volendam.

Volendam have failed to find the net in the last five competitive outings against Utrecht.

The Verdict

Utrecht are 1.70 favorites to claim the spoils on Friday but we genuinely struggle to recognize the value there knowing how poor they’ve been on both ends of the pitch so far in the season.

We expect a nervous affair between two poor attacking outfits which makes the Under 2.5 goals FT a great betting option at the odds of 2.40. You can alternatively back Utrecht to score fewer than two goals in the match at the 2.25 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- October 4, 2023

FC Volendam vs Utrecht Betting Tips

Under 2.5 goals

OK

2.43 Odds

Utrecht Under 1.5 Team Goals

OK

2.25 Odds