Jong Utrecht vs Almere City FC

2 - 3
🕒 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 🧑‍⚖️ Clay Ruperti 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Jong Utrecht 13 · Almere City FC 5
Referee Stats
17 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.94
Reds avg 0.12
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 59%
Draws 24%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-19).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Almere City FC had the sharper finishing (6-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Jong Utrecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

37 / 33
Avg: 1.95 / 1.74

Points

29
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3
Almere City FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

22
W-D-L: 9-2-11

Goals For / Against

40 / 44
Avg: 1.82 / 2.00

Points

29
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eerste Divisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53
PPG
1.32
1.95
GF
1.82
1.74
GA
2.00
74%
O2.5
74%
68%
BTTS
79%
37%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Jong Utrecht rank13th
Almere City FC rank5th
Jong Utrecht points46
Almere City FC points58
Jong Utrecht: #13 · 46 pts · GD -4
32 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Almere City FC: #5 · 58 pts · GD +15
20 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Jong Utrecht last 5 home

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals9-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Almere City FC last 5 away

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals9-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Jong Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 21%

Almere City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.574%
1H Over 0.589%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Jong Utrecht score at home84%
Jong Utrecht clean sheet at home26%
Almere City FC score away89%
Almere City FC clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Jong Utrecht score first37%
Jong Utrecht win after scoring first71%
Almere City FC score first37%
Almere City FC win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Jong Utrecht 44% · Almere City FC 22%
Avg first goal minute: Jong Utrecht 37.3' · Almere City FC 25.9'

Vs league average

Jong Utrecht score at home1.95 vs 1.74
Jong Utrecht concede at home1.74 vs 1.46
Almere City FC score away1.82 vs 1.46
Almere City FC concede away2.00 vs 1.74
Jong Utrecht score 12% above league average, while Almere City FC score 25% above league average.
Defensive side: Jong Utrecht are 19% above league average at home, and Almere City FC are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Jong Utrecht goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
46-60 7
31-45 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
16-30 8
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
31-45 1

Almere City FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
9
Total Shots
15
19
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
5
12
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
3
8
Fouls
13
11
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
6
Total Passes
389
458
Passes Accurate
284
345
Passes %
73%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
6'
6' Goal · 0-1
F. Druijf
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Reith
16'
16' Goal · 1-1
R. El Arguioui
Penalty
23'
23' Goal · 2-1
E. Demircan
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Dundas
46'
46' R. El Arguioui
1st substitution · For: W. Kooy
51'
51' Massien Ghaddari
2nd substitution · For: L. Edhart
71'
71' E. Demircan
3rd substitution · For: Bjorn Menzo
71'
71' Tijn den Boggende
4th substitution · For: Shedrach Ebite
73'
73' Goal · 2-2
R. Providence
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Reith
74'
74' E. Cornelisse
1st substitution · For: H. El Dahri
74'
74' B. Burgering
2nd substitution · For: E. Poku
79'
79' Goal · 2-3
Julian Dean Rijkhoff
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Providence
83'
83' O. Agougil
5th substitution · For: J. Sneijder
84'
84' M. de Haan
3rd substitution · For: J. Kalisvaart
86'
86' J. Kalisvaart
90'
90' J. Lawrence
4th substitution · For: J. Jacobs

Jong Utrecht vs Almere City FC 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Almere City FC beat Jong Utrecht 3-2 on Friday, 27 February 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by Clay Ruperti. It was played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.

First half: Almere City FC took an early lead at 6' when F. Druijf scored, with the assist credited to B. Reith, making the score 0-1. Jong Utrecht leveled the score at 16' when R. El Arguioui scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Jong Utrecht took the lead at 23' when E. Demircan scored, with the assist credited to N. Dundas, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Jong Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. El Arguioui replacing W. Kooy. Jong Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 51', with Massien Ghaddari replacing L. Edhart. Jong Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 71', with E. Demircan replacing Bjorn Menzo. Jong Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 71', with Tijn den Boggende replacing Shedrach Ebite. Almere City FC leveled the score at 73' when R. Providence scored, with the assist credited to B. Reith, making the score 2-2. Almere City FC made their 1st substitution at 74', with E. Cornelisse replacing H. El Dahri. Almere City FC made their 2nd substitution at 74', with B. Burgering replacing E. Poku. Almere City FC took the lead at 79' when Julian Dean Rijkhoff scored, with the assist credited to R. Providence, making the score 2-3. Jong Utrecht made their 5th substitution at 83', with O. Agougil replacing J. Sneijder. Almere City FC made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. de Haan replacing J. Kalisvaart. J. Kalisvaart received a yellow card for Almere City FC at 86'. Almere City FC made their 4th substitution at 90', with J. Lawrence replacing J. Jacobs.

Jong Utrecht used 5 substitutions while Almere City FC used 4 substitutions. Almere City FC got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-19).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Almere City FC had the sharper finishing (6-9 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins12
Over 2.5 Goals10 (66.7%)
BTTS11 (73.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)

Jong Utrecht vs Almere City FC Head-to-Head History by Season