Excelsior 1-2 Utrecht
- Sliti 77'
- A. Stepanov 36'
- De Wit 90'
Match summary
Utrecht beat Excelsior 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sun, 13 Sep 2026.
Goals — Excelsior: Sliti 77' | Utrecht: A. Stepanov 36'; De Wit 90'.
Excelsior had 56% of the possession and 10 shots (4 on target) against 12 (6) for Utrecht; corners 5-2, yellow cards 2-0.
In their last 14 meetings Excelsior won 2, Utrecht won 7 and 5 ended level.
Venue: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Referee: Sander van der Eijk.
Match timeline
- 1'▩BlakeHit the woodwork
- 36'A. StepanovGoal0-1
- 62'⇄In CathlineOut A. StepanovSubstitution
- 62'⇄In M. BroholmOut AlarconSubstitution
- 62'⇄In S. van DuijnOut BlakeSubstitution
- 70'⇄In JanssonOut BosSubstitution
- 70'⇄In DominguezOut GardenSubstitution
- 70'⇄In V. SulzbacherOut MoreiraSubstitution
- 71'V. SulzbacherYellow card
- 77'SlitiAssist: A. ThorsteinssonGoal1-1
- 80'⇄In JahanbakhshOut A. ThorsteinssonSubstitution
- 81'⇄In van OvereemOut VesterlundSubstitution
- 85'DominguezYellow card
- 85'⇄In CairoOut HartjesSubstitution
- 90'⇄In MedićOut ZagréSubstitution
- 90'De WitGoal1-2
Top performers
JahanbakhshExcelsior · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.04
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes11
A. StepanovUtrecht · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.68
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes61
SlitiExcelsior · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.28
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes90
De WitUtrecht · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.17
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
PlugExcelsior · Defender
- Interceptions3
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
M. DiddenUtrecht · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Utrecht 5-4-1Excelsior 4-1-4-1
Excelsior
Coach: Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
- 24Giulliano CairoDefender
- 15Simon JanssenDefender6.1
- 18Valentin SulzbacherMidfielder5.9
- 11Alireza JahanbakhshAttacker6.6
- 9Mario DominguezAttacker5.8
- 16Celton BiaiGoalkeeper
- 22Osman TurayDefender
- 6Daniel van VianenMidfielder
- 23Yacqub FineyMidfielder
- 21Ilano Silva TimasMidfielder
- 28Nesto GroenAttacker
Utrecht
Coach: Anthony Correia
Substitutes
- 18Jakov MedicDefender
- 8Joris van OvereemMidfielder6.4
- 80Marius BroholmAttacker6.4
- 10Yoann CathlineAttacker6.3
- 17Sem van DuijnAttacker5.9
- 33Kevin GadellaaGoalkeeper
- 22Sergio PadtGoalkeeper
- 32Per KloosterboerDefender
- 6Guus OfferhausDefender
- 21Neville Ogidi NwankwoDefender
- 39Nordin AmrabatAttacker
Unavailable players
- Oualid AgougilKnee injury
- Alonzo EngwandaHamstring Injury
- Miliano JonathansKnee injury
- Noah OhioCruciate ligament injury
- Victor JensenKnee injury
Statistics
ExcelsiorUtrecht
Key statistics
56%Possession44%
0.61Expected Goals1.42
10Total Shots12
4Shots On Target6
1Big Chances Created4
5Corners2
9Fouls8
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
4Goalkeeper Saves3
441Passes Completed340
All statistics
120Attacks75
3Shots Off Target4
3Shots Blocked2
0Hit Woodwork1
0.38Expected Goals On Target1.66
8Free Kicks9
8Shots Inside The Box8
534Total Passes435
2Shots Outside The Box4
0Big Chances Missed2
0.76Expected Assists0.12
2/24 (8%)Crosses Completed0/9 (0%)
190Passes Own Half251
368Passes Opposition Half193
21/62 (34%)Long Passes Completed35/76 (46%)
18Throw-Ins20
7Key Passes7
132Passes Into Final Third44
86Backward Passes73
6Goal Kicks8
10Interceptions3
1.42Expected Goals Conceded0.61
2/13 (15%)Tackles Won5/7 (71%)
19Clearances33
2Error Led To Goal0
46Duels Won39
22/36 (61%)Aerial Duels Won14/36 (39%)
24/49 (49%)Ground Duels Won25/49 (51%)
8Was Fouled9
3/4 (75%)Successful Dribbles11/22 (50%)
1Was Dribbled Past11
3Final Third Possession Won2
148Possession Lost136
5Substitutions5
Previous meetings
2 Excelsior5 draws7 Utrecht
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Match information
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Round
- Round 6
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
- Capacity
- 4,500
- Attendance
- 4,600
- Referee
- Sander van der Eijk