Excelsior vs Utrecht

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🕒 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Sander van der Eijk 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Excelsior 10 · Utrecht 11
Referee Stats
6 matches · 3.83 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.83
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 33%
Draws 0%
Away wins 67%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-12).
  • Excelsior controlled possession (56%).
  • Utrecht had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-0-3

Goals For / Against

5 / 10
Avg: 1.25 / 2.50

Points

3
Avg: 0.75

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
Utrecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 2-1-2

Goals For / Against

8 / 12
Avg: 1.60 / 2.40

Points

7
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.75
PPG
1.40
1.25
GF
1.60
2.50
GA
2.40
100%
O2.5
100%
100%
BTTS
80%
25%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

Excelsior rank10th
Utrecht rank11th
Excelsior points11
Utrecht points11
Excelsior: #10 · 11 pts · GD -2
9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Utrecht: #11 · 11 pts · GD -10
9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Excelsior last 5 home

L L W L
Points3/12
Weighted index20
Goals5-10
Record1-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Utrecht last 5 away

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-12
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS80%
BTTS + O2.580%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home100%
Excelsior clean sheet at home0%
Utrecht score away80%
Utrecht clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first25%
Excelsior win after scoring first100%
Utrecht score first40%
Utrecht win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 0% · Utrecht 33%
Avg first goal minute: Excelsior 24.0' · Utrecht 26.0'

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.25 vs 1.80
Excelsior concede at home2.50 vs 2.04
Utrecht score away1.60 vs 2.04
Utrecht concede away2.40 vs 1.80
Excelsior score 31% below league average, while Utrecht score 21% below league average.
Defensive side: Excelsior are 23% above league average at home, and Utrecht are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Excelsior goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
16-30 0

Utrecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
6
Total Shots
10
12
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
8
8
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
9
8
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
534
435
Passes Accurate
441
340
Passes %
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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
36' ⚽
⚽
36' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Artem Stepanov
Normal Goal
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Ángel Alarcón
1st substitution · For: M. Broholm
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Artem Stepanov
2nd substitution · For: Y. Cathline
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ A. Blake
3rd substitution · For: S. van Duijn
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ D. Garden
1st substitution · For: Mario Domínguez
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ K. Bos
2nd substitution · For: S. Janssen
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
3rd substitution · For: V. Sulzbacher
71'
71' V. Sulzbacher
77' ⚽
⚽
77' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Sliti
Normal Goal · Assist: Á. Þorsteinsson
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Á. Þorsteinsson
4th substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ N. Vesterlund
4th substitution · For: J. van Overeem
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ L. Hartjes
5th substitution · For: Giulliano Cairo
85'
85' Mario Domínguez
90+2' ⚽
⚽
90+2' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
D. de Wit
Normal Goal
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ A. Zagré
5th substitution · For: J. Medić

Excelsior vs Utrecht 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Utrecht beat Excelsior 2-1 on Sunday, 13 September 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Sander van der Eijk. It was played at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

First half: Utrecht took the lead at 36' when Artem Stepanov scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 62', with Ángel Alarcón replacing M. Broholm. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Artem Stepanov replacing Y. Cathline. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 62', with A. Blake replacing S. van Duijn. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 70', with D. Garden replacing Mario Domínguez. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 70', with K. Bos replacing S. Janssen. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira replacing V. Sulzbacher. V. Sulzbacher received a yellow card for Excelsior at 71'. Excelsior leveled the score at 77' when A. Sliti scored, with the assist credited to Á. Þorsteinsson, making the score 1-1. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 80', with Á. Þorsteinsson replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 81', with N. Vesterlund replacing J. van Overeem. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 85', with L. Hartjes replacing Giulliano Cairo. Mario Domínguez received a yellow card for Excelsior at 85'. Utrecht took the lead at 90+2' when D. de Wit scored, making the score 1-2. Utrecht made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with A. Zagré replacing J. Medić.

Excelsior used 5 substitutions while Utrecht used 5 substitutions. Excelsior got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (10-12).
  • Excelsior controlled possession (56%).
  • Utrecht had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins2
Draws5
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals10 (66.7%)
BTTS10 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

Excelsior vs Utrecht Head-to-Head History by Season