Excelsior 5-0 Utrecht
Match summary
Excelsior beat Utrecht 5-0 in Eredivisie on Sun, 26 Apr 2026.
Goals — Excelsior: Naujoks 11'; Sanches 36', 55'; Yegoian 69'; Hartjes 90'.
Excelsior had 59% of the possession and 18 shots (9 on target) against 10 (3) for Utrecht; corners 3-2, yellow cards 0-2.
Red cards: Excelsior 0, Utrecht 1.
In their last 14 meetings Excelsior won 1, Utrecht won 8 and 5 ended level.
Venue: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Referee: Sander van der Eijk.
Match timeline
- 11'NaujoksAssist: SanchesGoal1-0
- 29'M. DiddenYellow card
- 31'M. DiddenRed card
- 36'SanchesAssist: de RegtGoal2-0
- 41'⇄In HoremansOut A. StepanovSubstitution
- 46'⇄In E. AdieleOut S. El KarouaniSubstitution
- 55'SanchesAssist: ZagréGoal3-0
- 63'⇄In S. WlodarczykOut HanssonSubstitution
- 64'Gjivai ZechelYellow card
- 69'YegoianGoal4-0
- 72'⇄In C. BozdoğanOut Gjivai ZechelSubstitution
- 76'⇄In A. CarlénOut YegoianSubstitution
- 76'⇄In I. BronkhorstOut SanchesSubstitution
- 79'▩CathlineHit the woodwork
- 80'⇄In KarlssonOut CathlineSubstitution
- 80'⇄In D. MinOut AlarconSubstitution
- 85'⇄In JanssonOut NaujoksSubstitution
- 85'⇄In CairoOut MeissenSubstitution
- 90'HartjesGoal5-0
Top performers
A. StepanovUtrecht · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes40
NaujoksExcelsior · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.71
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes84
CathlineUtrecht · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.1
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes79
WidellExcelsior · Defender
- Interceptions4
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
ZagréUtrecht · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Utrecht 4-2-3-1Excelsior 4-3-3
Excelsior
Coach: Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
- 24Giulliano CairoDefender
- 2Ilias BronkhorstDefender6.8
- 15Simon JanssenDefender
- 6Adam CarlénMidfielder6.5
- 9Szymon WlodarczykAttacker6.9
- 16Calvin RaatsieGoalkeeper
- 33Jerolldino BergraafAttacker
- 29Mike van DuinenAttacker
Unavailable players
- Miliano JonathansKnee injury
Utrecht
Coach: Ron Jans
Substitutes
- 2Siebe HoremansDefender4.8
- 5Emeka AdieleDefender5.5
- 8Can BozdoganMidfielder6.2
- 11Jesper KarlssonAttacker6.5
- 9David MinAttacker6.5
- 51Mees EppinkGoalkeeper
- 33Kevin GadellaaGoalkeeper
- 44Mike EerdhuijzenDefender
- 53Neal ViereckDefender
- 15Adrian BlakeAttacker
Unavailable players
- Victor JensenKnee injury
- Miguel RodríguezKnee injury
- Jaygo van OmmerenBack injury
Statistics
ExcelsiorUtrecht
Key statistics
59%Possession41%
3.31Expected Goals0.84
18Total Shots10
9Shots On Target3
6Big Chances Created1
3Corners2
12Fouls8
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
3Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves4
459Passes Completed277
All statistics
252Attacks188
6Shots Off Target3
3Shots Blocked4
0Hit Woodwork1
2.95Expected Goals On Target0.46
8Free Kicks12
14Shots Inside The Box7
529Total Passes360
4Shots Outside The Box3
1Big Chances Missed1
1.53Expected Assists0.76
3/14 (21%)Crosses Completed1/9 (11%)
248Passes Own Half224
295Passes Opposition Half145
41/64 (64%)Long Passes Completed22/59 (37%)
17Throw-Ins20
15Key Passes6
97Passes Into Final Third25
85Backward Passes43
5Goal Kicks8
14Interceptions10
0.84Expected Goals Conceded3.31
10/15 (67%)Tackles Won12/18 (67%)
13Clearances18
0Error Led To Goal1
35Duels Won55
7/24 (29%)Aerial Duels Won17/24 (71%)
28/66 (42%)Ground Duels Won38/66 (58%)
8Was Fouled12
5/14 (36%)Successful Dribbles9/18 (50%)
9Was Dribbled Past9
8Final Third Possession Won4
124Possession Lost130
5Substitutions5
Previous meetings
1 Excelsior5 draws8 Utrecht
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Match information
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Round
- Round 31
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
- Capacity
- 4,500
- Attendance
- 4,600
- Referee
- Sander van der Eijk