Utrecht and Nijmegen each have a direct answer to the other's first press. Their advanced lines also leave space for another attack after a goal. Corners and loose second balls can keep the exchange going even when the first shot is stopped.
Utrecht can switch wide to Cathline and Alarcón, while Nijmegen can regain centrally and feed Chery and Linssen. Utrecht answered at Telstar and then conceded again; Nijmegen's recoveries against Omonia and Groningen came through later restarts and substitutes. The projected roles of Barkas, Storm, Schuurs, Tadić and Sandler carry unresolved minute limits, so the recent on-field routes are the firmer guide. I am siding with this match producing repeated finishes from both sides.
