Excelsior vs Utrecht — Eredivisie
5-0
Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Utrecht had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.9. The sides have met 2 times in our records: 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 3, lost 6 (D L D L L). 1.1 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at PEC Zwolle · 12 Apr 2026
- L 0-2 vs Nijmegen · 4 Apr 2026
- D 1-1 at Heracles · 20 Mar 2026
- L 2-1 at Feyenoord · 15 Mar 2026
- L 1-2 vs Heerenveen · 7 Mar 2026
- L 0-1 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 1 Mar 2026
Away form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W L W W D). 1.9 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 4-1 vs Telstar · 11 Apr 2026
- L 4-3 at PSV Eindhoven · 4 Apr 2026
- W 2-0 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 22 Mar 2026
- W 0-2 at Twente · 15 Mar 2026
- D 0-0 at Heracles · 6 Mar 2026
- W 2-0 vs AZ Alkmaar · 1 Mar 2026
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Utrecht
- Excelsior 1-2 Utrecht · 13 Sept 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 4-1 Excelsior · 24 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 11' Normal Goal — N. Naujoks (Excelsior)
- 36' Normal Goal — D. Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior)
- 55' Normal Goal — D. Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior)
- 69' Normal Goal — I. Yegoian (Excelsior)
- 90' Normal Goal — L. Hartjes (Excelsior)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals | 0 |
| 59 | Ball possession | 41 |
| 3.31 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.84 |
| 18 | Total shots | 10 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 529 | Total passes | 360 |
| 459 | Accurate passes | 277 |
| 87 | Pass accuracy | 77 |
| 15 | Key passes | 6 |
| 90 | Duels | 90 |
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 |