Utrecht vs ADO Den Haag Predictions

• Utrecht have won 4 of their last 7 meetings with Den Haag.
• Over 2.5 goals have been scored in each of the duos’ last 5 encounters.
• Utrecht have won 5 times at home in the league and are yet to draw in their own backyard.
• Den Haag have lost 7 times away in the league and are yet to draw on the road.

Utrecht have a good scoring record at home

Utrecht claimed a 4-2 victory when these two sides met for their reverse league fixture back in August and Friday’s hosts head into this latest encounter between the two clubs as the form favourites, having won four, drawn one, and lost one of their last six matches in all competitions. Utrecht played out an epic 3-3 draw away at Zwolle last weekend while Den Haag secured a much-needed 2-0 victory at home to fellow relegation battlers RKC Waalwijk.

Utrecht have had the better of Den Haag in recent seasons, picking up four wins from the pairs’ last seven meetings, and games between these two clubs have produced plenty of goals of late with each of their last five matches seeing over 2.5 goals scored. Utrecht are guilty of being a little bit hit and miss at home this season but they have won more times than they have lost in their own backyard and are yet to draw in front of their own fans. Den Haag have struggled on the road with seven defeats from nine away games and while they have won twice away from home, they are yet to end an away game in a stalemate which suggests we are unlikely to see a draw between these two clubs this Friday.

Utrecht average 1.67 points per home game and have a win ratio of 56% while Den Haag average 0.67 points per away game which is below the league average of 1.08 points. The hosts score an average of 2.11 goals per home game and concede an average of 1.11 goals and Den Haag score an average of 1.11 goals per away game and concede an average of 2.56 goals, which is why we have backed a final scoreline for Friday’s clash of 2-1 in the hosts’ favour.

Den Haag have lost 78% of their away games this season

Over 2.5 goals have been scored in 78% of Utrecht’s home games and Den Haag’s away games, adding further weight to our prediction for Friday’s match, and both teams have scored in 44% of the hosts’ home games and the visitors’ away games in the Eredivisie this season. Utrecht have only kept clean sheets in 33% of their home games and Den Haag have only failed to score in 33% of their away games, which is why we have backed a final score that sees both teams scoring.

Exactly 3 goals have been scored in 44% of Utrecht’s home games as well as in 22% of Den Haag’s away games, and we have backed 3 goals to feature in Friday’s clash as well. Four of Den Haag’s defeats this season have been via a 1-goal margin as have two of Utrecht’s victories, and we have backed a narrow win for the hosts this Friday.

We’re confident that Utrecht will win on Friday night and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-1. Utrecht have a good recent record against Den Haag and have so far outplayed the visitors in all departments this season. The hosts might not always be at their best at home but the visitors have really struggled on the road this season and we are expecting another defeat for Den Haag this Friday.