Servette vs Utrecht: Europa League Prediction (07.08.2025)

On August 7, 2025, at 20:30 CET, the first leg of the Europa League qualification semi-finals will take place between Servette and Utrecht. Bookmakers consider the opponents to be roughly equal in strength, although over two legs they give preference to the Dutch representatives. Let’s look at the current form of the teams and give our prediction for the match.

Servette

The Swiss vice-champions have started the new season very poorly. The team approaches the upcoming match on a run of three consecutive defeats. In the national championship, the club lost both opening games with a total score of 2–7 and sit in the penultimate place in the table.

It’s worth noting that in European competitions, the team started from the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Servette faced Viktoria Plzeň. A 1–0 away win in the first leg gave the Swiss good chances of progressing, but at home Servette lost 1–3 and dropped into qualification for a lower-tier tournament.

Utrecht

The Dutch league is rated much higher on the European stage than the Swiss championship and ranks sixth in the coefficient table after France’s Ligue 1. Teams from this country always show attractive football and much is expected of them. However, Utrecht is an exception, as the team has almost no European experience. The last time the club took part in Europa League qualification was in 2019, when they were eliminated in their first tie against Zrinjski.

But this season the team is much more determined. Utrecht started in the previous round, where they had no particular problems dealing with Sheriff Tiraspol — winning 3–1 away and 4–1 at home, which additionally confirms their good form.

Stats and Head-to-Head Record

The opponents have met only once before — in December 2022 in a friendly match. Servette won 1–0.

Prediction

In the Servette – Utrecht match, we will favour the visitors. The Dutch side are in excellent form and look much more confident than their upcoming opponent. Therefore, we suggest betting on Utrecht not to lose at odds of 1.50.