FC Utrecht 3-1 Willem II: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
10 of 12 right
- Result FC Utrecht win69% 3-1
- Double chance FC Utrecht or draw (1X)89% 3-1
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.560% 4 goals
- More corners FC Utrecht77% FC Utrecht (7-3)
- Yellow cards Around average 2 yellow cards · league 2.7
- Yellow cards 2 yellow cards 3.5 Under69% 4.5 Under85% 5.5 Under93%
- Corners Around average 10 corners · league 10.4
- Corners 10 corners 8.5 Over73% 9.5 Over63% 10.5 Over53%
Match stats
FC Utrecht Willem II
- 3 Goals 1
- 2 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
- 7 Corners 3
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
FC Utrecht vs Willem II is the Eredivisie Matchday 8 fixture at Stadion Galgenwaard on Sunday 11 October 2026, and our model goes for a home win, with a double chance on the home side to win or draw.
Why this pick?
Our model makes FC Utrecht the favourite: our strength rating puts them clearly above Willem II, who are bottom of the table. Home advantage adds to their case, and the goal-side view of the matchup points the same way. Working the other way is Utrecht's defence: 24 goals conceded in seven matches, with big chances given up at a rate well above the league average, so Willem II should get their moments. Even so, the call is clear: the visitors have two points and no wins from seven games and have scored six times, while Utrecht have won fifteen of the 22 meetings since 2010.
Form guide
FC Utrecht
- L 0-5 at Feyenoord (A) Eredivisie · 20 Sep
- W 2-1 at Excelsior (A) Eredivisie · 13 Sep
- D 3-3 vs Go Ahead Eagles (H) Eredivisie · 8 Sep
- L 1-6 vs PSV Eindhoven (H) Eredivisie · 30 Aug
- D 3-3 at Sparta Rotterdam (A) Eredivisie · 22 Aug
Willem II
- L 0-1 vs Fortuna Sittard (H) Eredivisie · 19 Sep
- L 1-5 at Ajax (A) Eredivisie · 15 Sep
- D 1-1 at AZ Alkmaar (A) Eredivisie · 11 Sep
- L 0-3 vs Excelsior (H) Eredivisie · 5 Sep
- D 2-2 vs SC Heerenveen (H) Eredivisie · 30 Aug
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Eredivisie clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
22 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 9 Mar 2025 · Eredivisie Willem II 2-3 FC Utrecht
- 21 Sep 2024 · Eredivisie FC Utrecht 3-2 Willem II
- 15 May 2022 · Eredivisie Willem II 3-0 FC Utrecht
- 31 Oct 2021 · Eredivisie FC Utrecht 5-1 Willem II
- 1 May 2021 · Eredivisie FC Utrecht 3-2 Willem II
Eredivisie so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11:24 | -13 | 5 |
| 18 | Willem II | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6:20 | -14 | 2 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Eredivisie, Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Questions and answers
What was the score of FC Utrecht vs Willem II?
FC Utrecht 3-1 Willem II in the Eredivisie (Matchday 8) on Sunday 11 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for FC Utrecht vs Willem II right?
Yes: our result pick was FC Utrecht win, and the score after 90 minutes was 3-1. 10 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in FC Utrecht vs Willem II?
2 yellow cards (FC Utrecht 2, Willem II 0), no red cards and 10 corners (FC Utrecht 7, Willem II 3).
Other Eredivisie results that day
All results- FT
Telstar 2 
ADO Den Haag 2 Our pick Home - FT
PEC Zwolle 0 
Cambuur 1 Our pick Home - FT
Excelsior 1 
FC Groningen 5 Our pick Away
Times are UTC.