Excelsior vs Utrecht — Eredivisie
1-2
Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.5 goals a game; Utrecht had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.8. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, Utrecht 1 win. 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 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (D W W W L). 2.5 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at NEC Nijmegen · 8 Sept 2026
- W 0-3 at Willem II · 5 Sept 2026
- W 0-1 at Harkemase Boys · 1 Sept 2026
- W 2-1 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 29 Aug 2026
- L 1-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 15 Aug 2026
- W 0-4 at Cambuur · 7 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D L D L L). 1.8 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 3-3 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 8 Sept 2026
- L 1-6 vs PSV Eindhoven · 30 Aug 2026
- D 3-3 at Sparta Rotterdam · 22 Aug 2026
- L 1-4 vs AZ Alkmaar · 15 Aug 2026
- L 2-1 at Groningen · 9 Aug 2026
- D 0-0 at Ajax · 24 May 2026
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Utrecht
- Excelsior 5-0 Utrecht · 26 Apr 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 4-1 Excelsior · 24 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 36' Normal Goal — Artem Stepanov (Utrecht)
- 77' Normal Goal — Aymen sliti (Excelsior)
- 92' Normal Goal — Dani De Wit (Utrecht)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 10 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 534 | Total passes | 435 |
| 441 | Accurate passes | 340 |
| 7 | Key passes | 7 |
| 85 | Duels | 85 |
| 46 | Duels won | 39 |
| 13 | Tackles | 7 |
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 |