
Utrecht play host to Servette in the second leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie on Thursday night with one step already in the next stage.
The Eredivisie side earned a 3-1 victory in Switzerland last week to keep them on track to qualify for the second-tier competition.
Meanwhile, Servette will have to pull off one of their most memorable European comebacks in their history to avoid playing in the Conference League playoffs for the second campaign in succession.
How do the bookies see it: Utrecht to continue hot streak
With Utrecht having been free-scoring in each of their four competitive matches this season, it is no surprise to see that Boylesports have priced them at 8/15.
If you fancy the draw, 10/3 is on offer, with Servette viewed as a 7/2 to earn a surprise win at Stadion Galgenwaard.
Head to head: Just the second competitive meeting
Prior to last week, these two teams had not faced each other in a competitive match, and it initially appeared that Servette would make the trip to the Netherlands this week with at least a share of the spoils.
However, despite taking a 12th-minute lead, Servette conceded three times during a 10-minute spell just after half time as Utrecht seized full control of this contest.
Utrecht boast a 100% record across three matches when facing Swiss opposition.
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Despite being a central midfielder, Gijvai Zechiel has scored in his last two appearances, but he will not necessarily be the player to watch from Utrecht's perspective.
David Min has been far from prolific down the centre of the attack, yet he remains a certain starter after opening his account for the campaign in the 4-0 win over Heracles.
Since arriving in the summer, Yoann Cathline has contributed three assists from four games, but the left-winger is yet to get on the scoresheet.
Jeremy Guillemenot scored for Servette in the first leg of this tie, yet that was his only goal in five appearances during the start of 2025-26.
Predicted lineups: Minimal changes for both teams
Utrecht have lined up with the same team for the two wins over Servette and Heracles, and we expect another unchanged XI here.
If an alteration is made, Miguel Rodriguez is a potential alternative to Adrian Blake, while Derry John Murkin and Dani de Wit chipped in with one assist and one goal as substitutes at the weekend.
Lamine Fomba could be recalled to the Servette team having scored their equaliser in the 1-1 draw against Grasshopper Zurich.
Samuel Mraz, who scored twice during the early stages of the season, is in line to miss out through injury
Utrecht: Barkas; Horemans, Van der Hoorn, Viergever, El Karouani; Engwanda, Zechiel; Blake, Jensen, Cathline; Min
Servette: Mall; Srdanovic, Bronn, Severin, Njoh; Fomba, Cognat; Stevanovic, Jallow, Varela; Guillemenot
Anything else catch the eye?
In their four competitive matches this season, Utrecht have scored a total of 13 goals, netting at least three times in all four games.
However, their only clean sheet during that period came in the Eredivisie win over Heracles. They have conceded exactly once in three games versus Sheriff (twice) and Servette.
Meanwhile, Servette have scored and conceded in their last five games. However, they have failed to win any of those matches.
They have conceded 14 times across that period, shipping at least three goals each time aside from the share of the spoils with Grasshopper at the weekend.