Highlighted: Will FC Utrecht find their way up against Feyenoord?

The season start in Utrecht can easily be labeled as chaotic. With defeats against PSV (2-0), sc Heerenveen (0-2), and PEC Zwolle (1-0), the Domstedelingen began the Eredivisie season without any points and even without scoring a goal. Coach Michael Silberbauer was evidently in search mode: he utilized a total of 22 different players in these matches, the joint highest number among all clubs this season, alongside Almere City.

After Silberbauer's dismissal, Rob Penders temporarily takes charge at FC Utrecht, hoping for a shock effect. However, in recent years, it hasn't been shown that a coaching change benefits the Domstedelingen. Out of the last twelve Eredivisie matches following a coaching change, only one was won (D5, L6). What Utrecht can hold onto: the latest match in this sequence was against Feyenoord, which ended in a tidy 1-1 draw.

On Sunday, Utrecht plays for their first points of this Eredivisie season. There's a good chance that Feyenoord icon Jens Toornstra will be in action. He played 234 Eredivisie matches for Feyenoord and secured the league title, two KNVB Cups, and the Johan Cruijff Shield twice with them. Interestingly, he's also well acquainted with scoring against Feyenoord: he's done so three times for FC Utrecht, including in last season's meeting at the Galgenwaard. Only five players have scored more often for Utrecht against Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.