ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Utrecht — Eredivisie
1-1
UtrechtVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Utrecht had won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, Utrecht 2 wins. Excelsior are 10th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; Utrecht are 11th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 (W L L D D). 1.6 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 3-0 vs Heerenveen · 19 Jan 2024
- L 0-2 vs Groningen · 16 Jan 2024
- L 3-1 at PSV Eindhoven · 13 Jan 2024
- D 2-2 at Spakenburg · 19 Dec 2023
- D 1-1 vs Go Ahead Eagles · 16 Dec 2023
- L 4-2 at Twente · 8 Dec 2023
Away form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 (D D L D W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs PSV Eindhoven · 21 Jan 2024
- D 0-0 at Vitesse · 14 Jan 2024
- L 2-1 at Feyenoord · 20 Dec 2023
- D 1-1 vs Waalwijk · 16 Dec 2023
- W 0-2 at Go Ahead Eagles · 10 Dec 2023
- D 1-1 vs AZ Alkmaar · 3 Dec 2023
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Utrecht
- Excelsior 1-2 Utrecht · 13 Sept 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 5-0 Utrecht · 26 Apr 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 4-1 Excelsior · 24 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 63' Normal Goal — J. Toornstra (Utrecht)
- 65' Normal Goal — S. Horemans (Excelsior)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 51 | Ball possession | 49 |
| 0.57 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.49 |
| 9 | Total shots | 16 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 10 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 458 | Total passes | 415 |
| 348 | Accurate passes | 324 |
| 76 | Pass accuracy | 78 |
| 4 | Key passes | 12 |
| 89 | Duels | 89 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |