Five positions on Tuesday, spread across the Eredivisie, the Champions League and the Championship. Utrecht start the day at one o’clock, Aston Villa are in Bruges at quarter to six, Cardiff and Southampton kick off at quarter to eight, and Real Madrid have Inter at eight.
Utrecht carry the highest expected goals of any home side on the card at 2.04. Go Ahead Eagles arrive having conceded 2.60 goals’ worth of chances a game on the road and without an away win in their last ten.
Monday Results
One from four on Monday. Udinese and Lazio came good, goalless at the interval before three goals in the last 41 minutes settled the FT Over 2.5 at 2.42. Elche were a Luka Sucic goal in the 90th minute from a very different evening, having come from two down to level at 2-2 with Real Sociedad a man short from the hour. Cagliari’s 1-0 against Lecce was decided by a Daniel Maldini header on 29 minutes and never moved again.
FC Utrecht v Go Ahead Eagles (1pm UK)
Utrecht are 2.00 at the Galgenwaard, with the draw at 4.20 and the Eagles out at 3.50. Full-time xG comes in at 2.04 for Utrecht against 1.44, a 3.48 combined total and the busiest game on the card. The defensive numbers are what separate them: Utrecht concede 1.71 goals’ worth of chances a game, the Eagles 2.60. Utrecht have won four of their last ten; Go Ahead have won none of their last ten on the road, drawing three and losing seven.
