UtrechtUtrecht vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
1-0
ExcelsiorStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Going into the match, Utrecht had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Excelsior had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in 10, scoring 0.9. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Utrecht 1 win, Excelsior 1 win. Utrecht are 15th in the Eredivisie on 2 points; Excelsior are 4th on 10.
Match report
Home form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (L D D W W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Twente · 22 Jan 2023
- D 2-2 at GO Ahead Eagles · 15 Jan 2023
- D 1-1 vs Feyenoord · 8 Jan 2023
- W 0-4 at Volendam · 12 Nov 2022
- W 2-1 vs Groningen · 6 Nov 2022
- W 1-2 at Heerenveen · 29 Oct 2022
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (W L W L L). 0.9 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Volendam · 20 Jan 2023
- L 1-0 at Sparta Rotterdam · 14 Jan 2023
- W 1-0 vs Groningen · 8 Jan 2023
- L 5-1 at Feyenoord · 13 Nov 2022
- L 0-1 vs Heerenveen · 5 Nov 2022
- L 3-1 at Go Ahead Eagles · 29 Oct 2022
Head-to-head: Utrecht vs Excelsior
- Excelsior 5-0 Utrecht · 26 Apr 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 4-1 Excelsior · 24 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 6' Normal Goal — T. Douvikas (Utrecht)
Match statistics
| Utrecht | Metric | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 60 | Ball possession | 40 |
| 17 | Total shots | 2 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 13 | Attempts inside box | 2 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 0 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 549 | Total passes | 352 |
| 452 | Accurate passes | 241 |
| 82 | Pass accuracy | 68 |
| 11 | Key passes | 2 |
| 122 | Duels | 122 |
| 63 | Duels won | 59 |
| 11 | Tackles | 23 |
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 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 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 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 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 |