Week 26 features a match on Saturday Mar 18th, where Go Ahead Eagles will travel to Utrecht to battle FC Utrecht in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Utrecht sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against NEC. Landry Dimata scored the first goal for NEC in the 31st minute, then Landry Dimata added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Magnus Elkjaer Mattsson. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Go Ahead Eagles, recorded a 1-4 loss against SC Cambuur. Michael Breij struck first for SC Cambuur in the 13th minute on a feed from Navarone Foor, then in the 25th minute, Rashaan Fernandes sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mats Deijl. Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in De Adelaarshorst, Go Ahead Eagles and FC Utrecht battled to a 2-2 draw. Willum Thor Willumsson scored the first goal for FC Utrecht on an own goal in the 3rd minute, then Bobby Adekanye tied it up for Go Ahead Eagles in the 10th minute .
Go Ahead Eagles hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Finn Stokkers and Isac Lidberg, and they each have 1 goal. FC Utrecht’s most prolific scorer has been Othman Boussaid. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Nick Viergever, Amin Younes, Bas Dost, Django Warmerdam and Can Bozdogan are unavailable to play for FC Utrecht, while Go Ahead Eagles will be without Kuipers.