Excelsior vs Utrecht

Excelsior

5 - 0

Utrecht

🕒 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:15 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Sander van der Eijk 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 13 · Utrecht 6

Referee Stats

Sander van der Eijk

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	57%
Draws	19%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Excelsior outshot their opponent (18-10).
Excelsior controlled possession (59%).
Excelsior had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 22

Avg: 1.18 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Utrecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.06

PPG

1.18

1.41

1.29

1.71

53%

O2.5

59%

53%

BTTS

71%

53%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Excelsior rank13th

Utrecht rank6th

Excelsior points38

Utrecht points53

Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Utrecht: #6 · 53 pts · GD +13

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Excelsior last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-6

Record1-1-3

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 L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-10

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 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home76%

Excelsior clean sheet at home24%

Utrecht score away82%

Utrecht clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first53%

Excelsior win after scoring first56%

Utrecht score first35%

Utrecht win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 43% · Utrecht 40%

Avg first goal minute: Excelsior 24.6' · Utrecht 29.0'

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.18 vs 1.80

Excelsior concede at home1.29 vs 1.38

Utrecht score away1.41 vs 1.38

Utrecht concede away1.71 vs 1.80

Excelsior score 35% below league average, while Utrecht score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 6% below league average at home, and Utrecht are 5% below 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: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Utrecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

526

360

Passes Accurate

456

277

Passes %

87%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Naujoks

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Sanches Fernandes

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ VAR

N. Naujoks

Goal Disallowed - offside

29'

29' M. Didden

31'

31' M. Didden

31'

31' M. Didden

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

D. Sanches Fernandes

Normal Goal · Assist: G. de Regt

41' ↑↓

↑↓

41' ⇄ A. Stepanov

1st substitution · For: S. Horemans

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. El Karouani

2nd substitution · For: Emeka Adeile

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

D. Sanches Fernandes

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Zagré

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ E. Hansson

1st substitution · For: S. Włodarczyk

64'

64' G. Zechiël

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

I. Yegoian

Normal Goal

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ G. Zechiël

3rd substitution · For: C. Bozdoğan

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

2nd substitution · For: A. Carlén

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ I. Yegoian

3rd substitution · For: I. Bronkhorst

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Ángel Alarcón

4th substitution · For: D. Min

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Y. Cathline

5th substitution · For: J. Karlsson

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ N. Naujoks

4th substitution · For: S. Janssen

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ R. Meissen

5th substitution · For: Giulliano Cairo

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ Goal · 6-0

L. Hartjes

Normal Goal

Excelsior vs Utrecht 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Excelsior beat Utrecht 5-0 on Sunday, 26 April 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Sander van der Eijk. It was played at unknown.

First half: Excelsior took the lead at 11' when N. Naujoks scored, with the assist credited to D. Sanches Fernandes, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 17' for Excelsior (Goal Disallowed - offside). M. Didden received a yellow card for Utrecht at 29'. M. Didden received a yellow card for Utrecht at 31'. M. Didden received a red card for Utrecht at 31'. Excelsior extended the lead at 36' when D. Sanches Fernandes scored, with the assist credited to G. de Regt, making the score 3-0. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 41', with A. Stepanov replacing S. Horemans.

Second half: Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. El Karouani replacing Emeka Adeile. Excelsior extended the lead at 55' when D. Sanches Fernandes scored, with the assist credited to A. Zagré, making the score 4-0. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 63', with E. Hansson replacing S. Włodarczyk. G. Zechiël received a yellow card for Utrecht at 64'. Excelsior extended the lead at 69' when I. Yegoian scored, making the score 5-0. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 72', with G. Zechiël replacing C. Bozdoğan. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 76', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing A. Carlén. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 76', with I. Yegoian replacing I. Bronkhorst. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 80', with Ángel Alarcón replacing D. Min. Utrecht made their 5th substitution at 80', with Y. Cathline replacing J. Karlsson. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 85', with N. Naujoks replacing S. Janssen. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 85', with R. Meissen replacing Giulliano Cairo. Excelsior added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+3' when L. Hartjes scored, making the score 6-0.

Excelsior used 5 substitutions while Utrecht used 5 substitutions. Utrecht got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.