Utrecht vs GO Ahead Eagles

2 - 0

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Galgenwaard 🧑‍⚖️ Jeroen Manschot 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Utrecht 6 · GO Ahead Eagles 12

Referee Stats

Jeroen Manschot

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	36%
Draws	27%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Utrecht outshot their opponent (22-11).
GO Ahead Eagles controlled possession (57%).
Utrecht had the sharper finishing (10-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Utrecht (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 13

Avg: 1.82 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

GO Ahead Eagles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 29

Avg: 1.18 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.76

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

1.94

PPG

0.76

1.82

1.18

0.76

1.71

41%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

59%

65%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Utrecht rank6th

GO Ahead Eagles rank12th

Utrecht points53

GO Ahead Eagles points38

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.

GO Ahead Eagles: #12 · 38 pts · GD +1

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

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

Utrecht last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals12-1

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

GO Ahead Eagles last 5 away

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

GO Ahead Eagles trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Utrecht score at home82%

Utrecht clean sheet at home35%

GO Ahead Eagles score away71%

GO Ahead Eagles clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Utrecht score first65%

Utrecht win after scoring first64%

GO Ahead Eagles score first24%

GO Ahead Eagles win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Utrecht 40% · GO Ahead Eagles 27%

Avg first goal minute: Utrecht 34.0' · GO Ahead Eagles 25.3'

Vs league average

Utrecht score at home1.82 vs 1.80

Utrecht concede at home0.76 vs 1.38

GO Ahead Eagles score away1.18 vs 1.38

GO Ahead Eagles concede away1.71 vs 1.80

Utrecht score 1% above league average, while GO Ahead Eagles score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Utrecht are 44% below league average at home, and GO Ahead Eagles are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Utrecht goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

GO Ahead Eagles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

356

479

Passes Accurate

262

391

Passes %

74%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Zechiël

Normal Goal · Assist: Ángel Alarcón

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Stepanov

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Cathline

45+1'

45+1' D. de Wit

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ M. van der Hoorn

1st substitution · For: N. Viergever

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Slory

1st substitution · For: T. Baeten

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Breum

2nd substitution · For: S. Tengstedt

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Stepanov

2nd substitution · For: S. Haller

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Adelgaard

3rd substitution · For: E. Waayers

75'

75' T. Baeten

79'

79' Y. Cathline

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Sigurðarson

4th substitution · For: F. Stokkers

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Suray

5th substitution · For: E. Linthorst

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ VAR

V. Edvardsen

Goal cancelled

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Ángel Alarcón

3rd substitution · For: J. Karlsson

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ G. Zechiël

4th substitution · For: S. Horemans

Utrecht vs GO Ahead Eagles 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Utrecht beat GO Ahead Eagles 2-0 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot. It was played at Stadion Galgenwaard.

First half: Utrecht took the lead at 16' when G. Zechiël scored, with the assist credited to Ángel Alarcón, making the score 1-0. Utrecht extended the lead at 37' when A. Stepanov scored, with the assist credited to Y. Cathline, making the score 2-0. D. de Wit received a yellow card for Utrecht at 45+1'.

Second half: Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 53', with M. van der Hoorn replacing N. Viergever. GO Ahead Eagles made their 1st substitution at 61', with J. Slory replacing T. Baeten. GO Ahead Eagles made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Breum replacing S. Tengstedt. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Stepanov replacing S. Haller. GO Ahead Eagles made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Adelgaard replacing E. Waayers. T. Baeten received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 75'. Y. Cathline received a yellow card for Utrecht at 79'. GO Ahead Eagles made their 4th substitution at 82', with S. Sigurðarson replacing F. Stokkers. GO Ahead Eagles made their 5th substitution at 82', with M. Suray replacing E. Linthorst. VAR intervened at 85' for GO Ahead Eagles (Goal cancelled). Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Ángel Alarcón replacing J. Karlsson. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 88', with G. Zechiël replacing S. Horemans.

Utrecht used 4 substitutions while GO Ahead Eagles used 5 substitutions. Utrecht got 2 yellow cards, while GO Ahead Eagles got 1 yellow card.