Preview: FC Utrecht vs. FC Volendam - prediction, team news, lineups

Meanwhile, the visitors set out to arrest a barren run of form which has seen them lose five of their most recent seven Eredivisie outings.

Match preview

Utrecht had to make do with a point for the third consecutive league game as they played out a 1-1 stalemate against SBV Excelsior at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion on Saturday.

Ron Jans's men got their noses in front after 63 minutes through Jens Toornstra but were pegged back in next to no time by Siebe Horemans.

Consequently, De Domstedelingen have moved up to 13th in the Eredivisie table and are now just three points adrift of a place in the top half.

Coming up next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who boast just one win from the last 11 editions of this fixture across all competitions.

However, that solitary triumph did come in the most recent encounter in this season's reverse meeting when Sunday's hosts fell to a 1-0 loss.

Volendam were on the receiving end of a 1-0 defeat against Fortuna Sittard when the teams went head to head at Kras Stadion on Sunday afternoon.

Regillio Simons's men conceded a 50th-minute opener to Inigo Cordoba and that turned out to be the all-important moment in a tight affair.

With 12 points amassed from 19 league matches so far, Het Nieuwe Oranje sit bottom but one in the league standings, seven points shy of safety.

Unbeaten in three consecutive games on the road leading up to Sunday's contest, the visitors will back themselves to secure another positive result away from home.

FC Utrecht Eredivisie form:

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FC Utrecht form (all competitions):

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FC Volendam Eredivisie form:

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Team News

Volendam's Joey Antonioli is unavailable for selection here having not made an appearance since the final week of October due to a knee problem.

Twenty-four-year-old Koen Blommestijn also misses out for the away side through a knee problem but is drawing closer to making his return to action.

Anthony Descotte continues to nurse a knee injury and will not feature for Utrecht, while Isac Lidberg remains out of action with a thigh problem..

Marouan Aazarkan, who has missed each of the last five matches with a head injury, is still unfit to participate but Serano Seymor is back in contention.

FC Utrecht possible starting lineup:

Barkas; Ter Avest, Van der Hoorn, Viergever, El Karouani; Toornstra, Flamingo, Fraulo; Booth, Lammers, Boussaid

FC Volendam possible starting lineup:

Backhaus; Buur, Plat, Mirani, Benamar, Cox; Twigt, Le Roux, De Haan; Ould-Chikh, Zeefuik

We say: FC Utrecht 1-0 FC Volendam

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