Excelsior vs Utrecht match stats & report

5–0 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 31 · Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam · Ref S. van der Eijk

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Excelsior beat Utrecht 5–0 in the Eredivisie on 26 April 2026. Expected goals finished 3.31–0.84. Excelsior had 59% of the ball.

Excelsior vs Utrecht match statistics

ExcelsiorUtrecht

59% Ball possession 41%
3.31 Expected goals (xG) 0.84
18 Total shots 10
9 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 4
14 Shots inside the box 7
3 Corners 2
12 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
529 Passes 360
87% Pass accuracy 77%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

11' Goal N. Naujoks (assist D. Sanches Fernandes) Excelsior
29' Yellow card M. Didden Utrecht
31' Yellow card M. Didden Utrecht
31' Red card M. Didden Utrecht
36' Goal D. Sanches Fernandes (assist G. de Regt) Excelsior
55' Goal D. Sanches Fernandes (assist A. Zagré) Excelsior
64' Yellow card G. Zechiël Utrecht
69' Goal I. Yegoian Excelsior
90' Goal L. Hartjes Excelsior

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Excelsior

Confirmed 4-3-3 Ruben den Uil

1 S. van Gassel

12 A. Zagré 14 Lewis Schouten 4 C. Widell 3 R. Meissen

23 I. Yegoian 20 L. Hartjes 10 N. Naujoks

7 Emil Hansson 11 G. de Regt 30 D. Sanches Fernandes

Bench C. Raatsie , Mike van Duinen , S. Janssen , Adam Carlén , Jerolldino Armantrading , I. Bronkhorst , S. Wlodarczyk , Giulliano Cairo

Utrecht

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ron Jans

1 V. Barkas

16 S. El Karouani 3 M. van der Hoorn 40 M. Didden 23 N. Vesterlund

21 G. Zechiël 27 A. Engwanda

10 Y. Cathline 20 D. de Wit 77 Ángel Alarcón

18 A. Stepanov

Bench K. Gadellaa , M. Eppink , J. Karlsson , Mike Eerdhuijzen , A. Blake , Emeka Adeile , S. Horemans , Can Bozdoğan , D. Min , N. Viereck

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
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

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Excelsior vs Utrecht head-to-head record