Europa League: Freiburg vs FC Utrecht – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Freiburg and FC Utrecht who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

FC Utrecht head over to the Europa-Park Stadion on Thursday to face title favourites Freiburg in a round 3 match in the Europa League.

Team form: Freiburg vs FC Utrecht

Freiburg Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Freiburg are on the lookout for a win again. Against Bologna it finished 1-1, before a draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach in a 0-0 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 2-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Freiburg have been in potent form at Europa-Park Stadion, winning no less than five of the past six Europa League matches here. They also hammered in 17 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.

FC Utrecht Form

FC Utrecht suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Brann in a 1-0 defeat. Feyenoord also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-2, before FC Utrecht were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against FC Volendam. FC Utrecht came through their last six away games in the Europa League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by seven goals to one.

Betting stats and facts for Freiburg and FC Utrecht

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Freiburg and FC Utrecht played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Freiburg vs FC Utrecht

With another Europa League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Freiburg and FC Utrecht. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular betting markets: Freiburg vs FC Utrecht

Full-time result

Freiburg won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. FC Utrecht won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run. Freiburg are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat. Freiburg didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Europa-Park Stadion. FC Utrecht conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.

Both teams to score

Freiburg scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, FC Utrecht only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Freiburg managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Freiburg saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of FC Utrecht’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. FC Utrecht conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.