ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Utrecht — Eredivisie
5-0
UtrechtStadion 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 4 times in our records: Utrecht 2 wins, 2 drawn. Excelsior are 4th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; Utrecht are 15th on 2.
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
- Utrecht 4-1 Excelsior · 24 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 1-1 Utrecht · 27 Jan 2024 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 2-2 Excelsior · 12 Nov 2023 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 1-0 Excelsior · 25 Jan 2023 · 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 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |