Updated 30 October 2026.
Telstar welcome FC Utrecht to the BUKO Stadion on Sunday 1 November, with kick-off at 13:30 UK time. The hosts are 16th in the Eredivisie table on 6 points from 10 games, while Utrecht sit 11th on 12. Utrecht have conceded 27 goals in ten matches and Telstar 21.
Our model expects goals at both ends, with Utrecht edging it. It puts both teams to score at 64% and over 2.5 goals at 62%.
Telstar have won once all season. They have drawn three and lost six, scoring 12 and conceding 21. They average 1.2 goals a game, the 3rd fewest in the league, and their 3.1 shots on target a game is the 2nd fewest.
Telstar are winless in their last five league games, with two draws and three defeats. They lost 3-2 at GA Eagles on 23 October, after a 3-4 home defeat to Feyenoord on 17 October. Before that came a 2-2 draw with ADO Den Haag, a 1-0 loss at AZ and a goalless draw at Heerenveen. They have scored at least twice in three of those five, but conceded in four.
Utrecht have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4, with 17 scored and 27 conceded. Only one side in the league has let in more per game (2.7), and they have not kept a single clean sheet. Their games have been open: both teams have scored in 90% of them, the 2nd highest rate in the division, and 90% have gone over 2.5 goals, the highest.
Utrecht commit 15.8 fouls a game, the most in the league, and pick up 2.1 cards a game, also the most. They are unbeaten in their last three, drawing 1-1 with PEC Zwolle on 24 October after a 2-1 win at FC Twente and a 3-1 home win over Willem II. Their one heavy defeat was a 5-0 loss at Feyenoord on 20 September, a week after a 2-1 win at Excelsior.
Telstar possible starting lineup:
Koeman Jr.; Soualhia, Valk, Caschili, Peersman; Rossen, Shenkman, Martha; Owusu, Brouwer, Þórisson
FC Utrecht possible starting lineup:
Padt; Horemans, Panagiotou, Didden, Zagré; van Overeem, Agougil, Vesterlund; Alarcón, Cathline, de Wit
Tyrone Owusu has made at least one tackle in all ten of Telstar's games this season, averaging 1.9 a game.
Up front, Nökkvi Þórisson has had a shot in four straight games and averages 2.8 a game, and he is 1.06 at bet365 to make it five. Defender Abdelnour Soualhia has had a shot in four in a row and is 1.73 at bet365 to do it again. He has also committed a foul in seven straight games.
For Utrecht, D. de Wit has had a shot in six straight games, averaging 2.2, and is 1.07 at bet365 to make it seven. In midfield, Joris van Overeem has made a tackle and committed a foul in each of his last four games, averaging 2.5 of each.
Utrecht are the favourites at 2.37 with coral. Telstar are 2.80 at bet365 and the draw is 3.80. Our model gives Utrecht a 43% chance of winning against 32% for Telstar and 25% for a draw.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Telstar win | 2.80 (bet365) | 32% |
| Draw | 3.80 (bet365) | 25% |
| FC Utrecht win | 2.37 (coral) | 43% |
| Both teams to score | 1.44 (bet365) | 64% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.53 (bet365) | 62% |
We expect 1.46 goals from Telstar and 1.73 from Utrecht. 1-1 is the likeliest single score at 11%, though we make Utrecht the likelier winners at 43%, against 32% for Telstar. 1-2 is next at 9%, then 2-1 at 8%. Both teams scoring is a 64% chance, and Utrecht have not kept a clean sheet this season.
Statz prediction: Telstar 1-1 FC Utrecht.
Telstar v FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie 2026/27 kicks off at 13:30 UK on Sunday 1 November 2026 at the BUKO Stadion, with Telstar 16th and Utrecht 11th in the table after 10 games each.
We predict Telstar 1-1 FC Utrecht in this Eredivisie 2026/27 game on 1 November 2026, the likeliest single scoreline at 11%, though we make Utrecht slightly more likely to win at 43%, against 32% for Telstar and 25% for the draw.
FC Utrecht are the favourites to beat Telstar in this Eredivisie 2026/27 game on 1 November 2026, with our model giving them a 43% chance of winning, against 32% for Telstar and 25% for a draw.
We put both teams to score in Telstar v FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2026/27, at 64%. Both teams have scored in 90% of Utrecht's 10 league games, and Utrecht have not kept a clean sheet this season.
Ahead of Telstar v FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie 2026/27, Nökkvi Þórisson has had a shot in 4 straight games, averaging 2.8 a game, and Tyrone Owusu has made a tackle in all 10 of Telstar's league games this season.
In the Eredivisie 2026/27 table before Telstar v FC Utrecht on 1 November, Telstar are 16th of 18 with 6 points from 10 games and FC Utrecht are 11th with 12 points from 10, a gap of 6 points.
For the 13:30 UK kick-off on 1 November 2026, Telstar's possible starting lineup is Koeman Jr.; Soualhia, Valk, Caschili, Peersman; Rossen, Shenkman, Martha; Owusu, Brouwer, Þórisson. FC Utrecht's possible starting lineup is Padt; Horemans, Panagiotou, Didden, Zagré; van Overeem, Agougil, Vesterlund; Alarcón, Cathline, de Wit.