Excelsior vs Fc Utrecht — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

ExcelsiorRank 7

13 SEPT

1:2

FC UtrechtRank 15

Odds movement

1~~2.20~~ → 2.00↓

X~~3.75~~ → 3.90↑

2~~3.00~~ → 3.20↑

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Goals

GOAL

Goal36'

Artem Stepanov · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal77'

Aymen Sliti (assist: Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

Goal90'

Dani de Wit · Left foot shot 1-2

Man of the match

Dani de WitFC Utrecht7.5

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGFC Utrecht

0.911.48

Trends

season

Win %

43%14%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

100%100%

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Venue

Van Donge & De Roo StadionRotterdam · 4,500 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeSander van der Eijk
1st AssistantRens Bluemink
2nd AssistantJari van Westen
4th OfficialNiels Boel

Pressure index

ExcelsiorFC Utrecht

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

GOAL

Goal36'

Artem Stepanov · Right foot shot 0-1

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Marius Broholm · Out: Ángel Alarcón

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Yoann Cathline · Out: Artem Stepanov

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Sem van Duijn · Out: Adrian Blake

OUT

Substitution70'

In: Mario Domínguez · Out: David Garden

OUT

Substitution70'

In: Simon Janssen · Out: Kasey Bos

OUT

Substitution70'

In: Valentin Sulzbacher · Out: Eric da Silva Moreira

PLAYER

Yellow card71'

Valentin Sulzbacher · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal77'

Aymen Sliti (assist: Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson) · Right foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Alireza Jahanbakhsh · Out: Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Joris van Overeem · Out: Niklas Vesterlund

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Guilliano Cairo · Out: Lennard Hartjes

PLAYER

Yellow card85'

Mario Domínguez · Foul

GOAL

Goal90'

Dani de Wit · Left foot shot 1-2

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Jakov Medic · Out: Arthur Zagré

Ball positions

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Commentary

The match ends with Excelsior losing 1-2 to Utrecht.
The second half ends with Excelsior losing 1-2 to Utrecht.
90+6′Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh from Excelsior heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes to the left. He was assisted by Irakli Yegoian's cross.
90+4′Substitution for Utrecht: Jakov Medic comes on for Arthur Zagré due to an injury.
90+4′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
90+4′The match is delayed due to an injury to Arthur Zagré from Utrecht.
90+3′Attempt missed. Casper Widell from Excelsior heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes just a bit too high. Aymen Sliti provided the assist with a cross.
90+2′Goal! Utrecht leads 2-1 after Dani de Wit scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated there will be 5 minutes of added time.
87′Foul by Irakli Yegoian of Excelsior.
87′Yoann Cathline from Utrecht is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
85′Davy van den Berg from Utrecht is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
85′Mario Domínguez from Excelsior commits a foul.
85′Mario Domínguez from Excelsior receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
85′Substitution for Excelsior: Guilliano Cairo comes on for Lennard Hartjes.
84′Nikolas Panagiotou from Utrecht commits a foul.
84′Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83′Excelsior wins a corner after Siebe Horemans concedes.
82′Offside called against Utrecht. Sem van Duijn is caught offside.
81′Substitution for Utrecht: Joris van Overeem comes on for Niklas Vesterlund.
80′Substitution for Excelsior: Alireza Jahanbakhsh comes on for Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
80′Aymen Sliti from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked.
79′Excelsior wins a corner after Matisse Didden concedes.
77′Goal! Excelsior 1, Utrecht 1. Aymen Sliti scores for Excelsior with a right-footed shot from a difficult angle on the right into the bottom right corner, assisted by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
76′Attempt saved. Jan Plug from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Vasilios Barkas from Utrecht. The shot was assisted by Rick Meissen.
76′Excelsior wins a corner, conceded by Vasilios Barkas.
74′Dani de Wit from Utrecht has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked.
73′Attempt saved. Arthur Zagré from Utrecht has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel from Excelsior. The shot was assisted by Davy van den Berg.
73′Utrecht wins a corner, conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
72′Attempt missed. Yoann Cathline (Utrecht) takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right after a set piece situation.
71′Valentin Sulzbacher from Excelsior receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
71′Marius Broholm from Utrecht is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
71′Valentin Sulzbacher from Excelsior commits a foul.
70′Substitution for Excelsior: Valentin Sulzbacher comes on for Eric da Silva Moreira.
70′Substitution for Excelsior: Mario Domínguez comes on for David Garden.
70′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
70′Substitution for Excelsior: Simon Janssen comes on for Kasey Bos.
69′The match is delayed due to an injury to Aymen Sliti from Excelsior.
66′Sem van Duijn from Utrecht commits a foul.
66′Casper Widell from Excelsior is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
64′Foul committed by Yoann Cathline of Utrecht.
64′Eric da Silva Moreira from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
63′Attempt missed. Davy van den Berg from Utrecht takes a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the right.
62′Substitution for Utrecht: Marius Broholm comes on for Ángel Alarcón.
62′Substitution for Utrecht: Sem van Duijn comes on for Adrian Blake.
62′Substitution for Utrecht: Yoann Cathline comes on for Artem Stepanov.
61′Adrian Blake from Utrecht is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
61′Foul committed by Rick Meissen of Excelsior.
60′Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked.
58′Attempt missed. Ángel Alarcón (Utrecht) took a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right but missed to the left. Dani de Wit provided the assist.
58′Nikolas Panagiotou from Utrecht wins a free kick on the left wing.
58′Foul committed by David Garden of Excelsior.
57′Attempt saved. Adrian Blake's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top center of the goal by Stijn van Gassel. The shot was assisted by Arthur Zagré.
56′Adrian Blake from Utrecht wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56′Foul committed by Eric da Silva Moreira of Excelsior.
53′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
51′The match is delayed due to an injury to Dani de Wit from Utrecht.
51′The match is delayed due to an injury to Rick Meissen from Excelsior.
50′Aymen Sliti from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Kasey Bos.
50′Excelsior wins a corner after Niklas Vesterlund concedes.
49′Excelsior wins a corner after Artem Stepanov concedes.
46′The second half begins with Excelsior trailing Utrecht 1-0.
45+1′The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
First half ends with Utrecht leading 1-0 against Excelsior.
41′Attempt missed. Aymen Sliti from Excelsior takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes to the right.
38′Dani de Wit from Utrecht commits a foul.
38′Casper Widell from Excelsior wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36′Goal! Utrecht takes the lead 1-0 against Excelsior. Artem Stepanov scores with a right-footed shot from very close range to the center of the goal.
32′David Garden from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
32′Foul committed by Nikolas Panagiotou of Utrecht.
30′Adrian Blake's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. He was assisted by Ángel Alarcón.
26′Aymen Sliti of Excelsior is caught offside.
25′Rick Meissen from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
25′Adrian Blake of Utrecht commits a foul.
23′Eric da Silva Moreira from Excelsior wins a free kick on the right wing.
23′Foul committed by Arthur Zagré of Utrecht.
21′Foul committed by Casper Widell of Excelsior.
21′Artem Stepanov from Utrecht is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
19′Ágúst Thorsteinsson's header from the center of the box is saved by Vasilios Barkas in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Casper Widell's headed pass.
19′David Garden from Excelsior commits a foul.
19′Nikolas Panagiotou from Utrecht wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17′Attempt saved. Ángel Alarcón from Utrecht has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel of Excelsior. The assist comes from Dani de Wit.
16′Delay in the match in Utrecht.
16′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
13′Attempt saved. Aymen Sliti from Excelsior has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but Vasilios Barkas from Utrecht saves it in the bottom right corner. The shot was assisted by Eric da Silva Moreira.
11′Adrian Blake's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel. The attempt was assisted by Davy van den Berg.
11′Artem Stepanov from Utrecht commits a foul.
11′Jan Plug from Excelsior is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
10′Ágúst Thorsteinsson from Excelsior commits a foul.
10′Niklas Vesterlund from Utrecht wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3′Dani de Wit is caught offside for Utrecht.
1′Adrian Blake from Utrecht hits the left post with a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the left, assisted by Arthur Zagré.
1′Corner awarded to Utrecht after Jan Plug concedes.
1′First half begins.

Match statistics

EXCUTR

Possession and passing

56%Possession44%

83%Pass accuracy78%

530Passes430

440Successful Passes335

72Ball Safe83

7Key Passes7

5 more

59Long Passes72

34%Long-pass accuracy44%

5Substitutions5

20Successful Long Passes32

18Throw-ins20

Attack

1Goals2

10Shots Total12

4Shots On Target6

2Big Chances Created4

5Corners2

51Dangerous Attacks33

14 more

2Accurate Crosses0

120Attacks75

1Big Chances Missed2

3Dribble Attempts19

44Duels Won37

6Goal Attempts5

1Offsides2

3Shots Blocked2

8Shots inside the box8

3Shots Off Target4

2Shots outside the box4

67%Successful dribbles53%

2Successful Dribbles10

25Total Crosses8

Defence and discipline

4Saves3

12Tackles6

11Interceptions3

9Fouls8

2Yellow cards0

8Free Kicks9

2 more

6Goal Kicks8

2Tackles Won5

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

22Successful Headers14

1Assists0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

S. van der EijkPer-match averages this season · 5 matches · career: 118

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.20	2.20	2.00	3.39
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.19
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.23

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

ExcelsiorxGFC Utrecht

0.911.48

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.561.52

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.911.48

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.701.28

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.210.20

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.060.08

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.961.78

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

1.480.91

Form

ExcelsiorDWWLW

8 SEPTaway

NEC Nijmegen

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 3

5 SEPTaway

Willem II

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 5

29 AUGhome

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

EredivisieRound 4

15 AUGhome

Excelsior

PSV

EredivisieRound 2

7 AUGaway

SC Cambuur

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 1

17 MAYaway

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 34

10 MAYhome

Excelsior

FC Volendam

EredivisieRound 33

2 MAYaway

FC Groningen

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 32

26 APRhome

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 31

12 APRaway

PEC Zwolle

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 30

4 APRhome

Excelsior

NEC Nijmegen

EredivisieRound 29

20 MARaway

Heracles Almelo

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 28

FC UtrechtDLDLL

8 SEPThome

FC Utrecht

Go Ahead Eagles

EredivisieRound 5

30 AUGhome

FC Utrecht

PSV

EredivisieRound 4

22 AUGaway

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 3

15 AUGhome

FC Utrecht

AZ Alkmaar

EredivisieRound 2

9 AUGaway

FC Groningen

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 1

24 MAYaway

Ajax

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

21 MAYhome

FC Utrecht

SC Heerenveen

Eredivisie

17 MAYhome

FC Utrecht

Fortuna Sittard

EredivisieRound 34

10 MAYaway

Ajax

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 33

2 MAYhome

FC Utrecht

NAC Breda

EredivisieRound 32

26 APRaway

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 31

11 APRhome

FC Utrecht

Telstar

EredivisieRound 30

4 APRaway

PSV

FC Utrecht

EredivisieRound 29

22 MARhome

FC Utrecht

Go Ahead Eagles

EredivisieRound 28

Head-to-head

3Wins

7Draws

15Wins

The two sides have met 25 times.

13 SEPT2026

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

26 APR2026

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

24 AUG2025

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

27 JAN2024

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

12 NOV2023

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

25 JAN2023

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

2 OCT2022

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

23 FEB2019

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

30 NOV2018

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

4 FEB2018

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

19 NOV2017

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

4 APR2017

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

6 NOV2016

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

18 MAR2016

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

3 OCT2015

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

10 MAY2015

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

7 NOV2014

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

30 MAR2012

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

11 SEPT2011

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

1 MAY2011

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

27 OCT2010

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

22 MAR2008

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

27 DEC2007

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

27 JAN2007

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

Eredivisie

15 OCT2006

Excelsior

FC Utrecht

Eredivisie

Trends

Win %

43%14%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

100%100%

Over 3.5 %

43%71%

BTTS %

71%86%

Failed to score %

0%14%

Clean sheets %

29%0%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

2.141.57

Conceded / match

1.293.43

Possession %

40.8643.71

Corners / match

4.293.29

Yellow cards / match

1.572.14

Team rating

6.846.58

Starting XI

FC UtrechtFormation: 5-4-1 · €20M6/11

Anthony Correia

ExcelsiorFormation: 4-1-4-1 · €2.3M3/11

Ruben den Uil

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Excelsior€2.3Mstarting XI · 3/11€3.6Mwith bench · 6/22

FC Utrecht€20Mstarting XI · 6/11€41Mwith bench · 12/22

FC Utrecht's starting XI cost €18M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Player statistics

Excelsior starters then subs, by rating

Aymen Sliti#7 · Midfielder · 90′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 5
Shots on target: 2
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.49
xGoT: 0.46

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 22/30
Pass accuracy: 72%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 3
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/5
Long balls (won/total): 0/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 51
Duels (won/total): 2/3
Aerials won: 1
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 16
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Offsides: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Victor Jensen🩹 injury · Knee Injury	injury · Knee Injury	15 Oct 2026
Miliano Jonathans🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	unknown
Alonzo Engwanda🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	unknown
Noah Ohio🩹 injury · Knee Surgery	injury · Knee Surgery	unknown
Kevin Paredes🩹 injury · Knee Injury	injury · Knee Injury	unknown

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	2.1546.51%	2.2344.84%
Draw	3.9025.64%	3.7027.03%
FC Utrecht	2.8734.78%	2.8035.71%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.4170.92%
Excelsior or FC Utrecht	1.2580%	1.2679.37%
Draw or FC Utrecht	1.6660.02%	1.6261.73%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1984.03%
0–1 goals	–	4.5022.22%
3+ goals	1.5365.23%	1.6361.35%
0–2 goals	2.4041.67%	2.2045.45%
4+ goals	–	2.6537.74%
0–3 goals	–	1.4568.97%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Excelsior	2.7536.36%	2.6537.74%
Draw	2.5040%	2.2843.86%
FC Utrecht	3.2530.77%	3.2031.25%

Outcome	bet365
EXC → EXC	3.2530.77%
EXC → X	13.007.69%
EXC → UTR	26.003.85%
X → EXC	5.5018.18%
X → X	6.5015.38%
X → UTR	7.5013.33%
UTR → EXC	21.004.76%
UTR → X	13.007.69%
UTR → UTR	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.3323.08%
6 - 8	3.2031.25%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	10.0010%
Over 14	10.0010%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	19
2	Feyenoord	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente	7	16
5	Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC Nijmegen	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar	7	5
14	SC Cambuur	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5066.67%	1.5365.36%
No	2.5040%	2.3542.55%

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