FC Utrecht vs FC Sheriff: Lineups, Predictions and Betting Tips Predictions

FC Utrecht vs FC Sheriff Predictions, Lineups and Betting Tips

Match Details: Thursday 31st July | Stadion Galgenwaard | Europa League Qualification | 19:00 GMT

The Europa League Qualifiers are back this Thursday, and it is round two. Utrecht are set to host Sheriff among these set of games, playing out the second leg of their affair at the Stadion Galdenwaard in Utrecht, Netherlands.

The first leg between these sides saw Utrecht battle out a comfortable lead away from home, beating Sheriff 3-1 last Thursday. Sheriff will now have to pull something huge out of the bag in the second leg for any hope of progressing.

Key Betting Tip: Both Teams to Score offers good value @ 2.02.

Utrecht vs Sheriff Predicted Lineups

Utrecht Predicted Lineups: Barkas, El Karouani, van der Hoorn, Viergever, Horemans, Blake, Jensen, Zechiel, Engwanda, Min, Cathline

Both Can Bozdogan and Zidane Iqbal are ruled out for this game due to sustained injuries from late last season.

Sheriff Predicted XI: Dyulgerov, Magassouba, Boakye, Swen, Rai, Soumah, Ademo, Serobyan, Yade, Gjoni, Diarra

Utrecht and Sheriff Current Tournament Standings

Utrecht’s only game in the Europa League Qualifiers was their immense victory against Sheriff. On the night, goals from Victor Jensen, Nick Viergever and Adrian Blake won it for the Eredivisie side – despite conceding early on.

Sheriff introduced themselves to these qualifiers in round one, where they contested Kosovan team FC Prishtina. In the first leg of this tie, Sheriff held the away side to a 4-0 thumping, thanks to a Cyrille Bayala hatrick. In the second leg, Prishtina walked away with a 2-1 win, but Sheriff’s first leg advantage helped rescue the Moldovans.

Utrecht vs Sheriff Head-to-Head Timeline

Last week’s Europa League Qualification first leg is the only time these two teams have played on record.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

• Sheriff 1-3 Utrecht, 24/07/25 (Europa League Qualification)

Utrecht vs Sheriff Predictions

Utrecht are certainly the favourites heading into this match. Not only did they win the first leg last week, but they are one of the strongest teams in The Netherlands.

With this in mind, a 2-1 win to Utrecht looks to be a reasonable prediction for this match.

Best Utrecht vs Sheriff Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Both Teams to Score @ 2.02 (Highbet).

(Odds are subject to change)

Key Players to Watch: Utrecht vs Sheriff

Souffian El Karouani (Utrecht) - The full back is Utrecht’s most prominent playmaker, assisting a staggering eight times in the Eredivisie last season. The Moroccan also managed to pick up two assists in the first leg of this tie, for his side’s first two goals.

Amarildo Gjoni (Sheriff) - The Albanian is Sheriff’s top scorer so far this season, with five goals in seven games so far in the Moldovan Super Liga. However, Gjoni struggled to make an impact against Utrecht in the first leg.

Utrecht vs Sheriff Match Facts

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• Stadium Information: Stadion Galdenwaard in Utrecht, Netherlands, holds 23,750 people and was opened in 1936.