Excelsior vs Utrecht match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 6 · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · Ref Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands

Excelsior stats & fixtures · Utrecht stats & fixtures

Excelsior lost to Utrecht 1–2 in the Eredivisie on 13 September 2026. Expected goals finished 0.61–1.42. Excelsior had 56% of the ball.

Excelsior vs Utrecht match statistics

ExcelsiorUtrecht

56% Ball possession 44%
0.61 Expected goals (xG) 1.42
10 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 8
5 Corners 2
9 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 0
534 Passes 435
83% Pass accuracy 78%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

36' Goal A. Stepanov Utrecht
71' Yellow card V. Sulzbacher Excelsior
77' Goal A. Sliti (assist Á. Þorsteinsson) Excelsior
85' Yellow card Mario Domínguez Excelsior
90' Goal D. de Wit Utrecht

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Excelsior

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Ruben den Uil

1 S. van Gassel

12 K. Bos 14 J. Plug 4 C. Widell 2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira

3 R. Meissen

30 Á. Þorsteinsson 20 L. Hartjes 8 I. Yegoian 7 A. Sliti

19 D. Garden

Bench Celton Biai , S. Janssen , Giulliano Cairo , D. van Vianen , V. Sulzbacher , Y. Finey , I. Silva Timas , Mario Domínguez , A. Jahanbakhsh , N. Groen , O. Turay

Utrecht

Confirmed 5-4-1 Anthony Correia

1 V. Barkas

92 A. Zagré 5 N. Panagiotou 3 M. Didden 2 S. Horemans 23 N. Vesterlund

15 A. Blake 34 D. van den Berg 20 D. de Wit 11 Ángel Alarcón

9 A. Stepanov

Bench S. Padt , K. Gadellaa , J. Medić , N. Ogidi Nwankwo , G. Offerhaus , P. Kloosterboer , J. van Overeem , N. Amrabat , Y. Cathline , M. Broholm , S. van Duijn

Out and doubtful

A. Engwanda Utrecht Out — Hamstring Injury
V. Jensen Utrecht Out — Knee Injury
N. Naujoks Excelsior Out — Injury
K. Paredes Utrecht Out — Knee Injury
M. Jonathans Utrecht Out — Knee Injury
N. Ohio Utrecht Out — Knee Injury
O. Agougil Utrecht Out — Inactive

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Excelsior at home

3–1–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Utrecht away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

46% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Excelsior vs Utrecht head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Apr 26	Excelsior v Utrecht	5–0
24 Aug 25	Utrecht v Excelsior	4–1
27 Jan 24	Excelsior v Utrecht	1–1
12 Nov 23	Utrecht v Excelsior	2–2
25 Jan 23	Utrecht v Excelsior	1–0
2 Oct 22	Excelsior v Utrecht	0–1

The full Excelsior vs Utrecht head-to-head record