UtrechtUtrecht vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
1-0
ExcelsiorStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Going into the match, Utrecht had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.1 goals a game; Excelsior had won 4, drawn 0, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.5. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Utrecht 2 wins, Excelsior 1 win. Utrecht are 11th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; Excelsior are 10th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (L D W D W). 2.1 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 80% 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
- W 1-3 at Blauw Geel · 12 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
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 0, lost 6 (W L L W L). 1.5 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Volendam · 20 Jan 2023
- L 1-0 at Sparta Rotterdam · 14 Jan 2023
- L 1-4 vs AZ Alkmaar · 11 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
Head-to-head: Utrecht vs Excelsior
- 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
- 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 | 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 |