Eredivisie 26/27 · 8 Sep 2026

FC Utrecht 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made FC Utrecht favourites at 66%.

FC Utrecht deserved more from the draw, creating 2.5 xG to 1.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mathis Suray, 58.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Mathis Suray +13.7, Melle Meulensteen +10.3, Davy van den Berg +9.3.

Well below it: Arthur Zagre −16.0, Adrian Blake −12.1, Nikolas Panagiotou −11.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

30 Aug 2026	L 1–6	v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
22 Aug 2026	D 3–3	at Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
15 Aug 2026	L 1–4	v AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
9 Aug 2026	L 1–2	at FC Groningen Eredivisie
24 May 2026	D 0–0	at AFC Ajax Eredivisie

29 Aug 2026	L 2–5	at AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
23 Aug 2026	W 3–1	v ADO Den Haag Eredivisie
16 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Feyenoord Eredivisie
8 Aug 2026	W 4–1	v Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie
17 May 2026	L 1–2	at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie

22 Mar 2026	FC Utrecht 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
30 Nov 2025	Go Ahead Eagles 2–2 FC Utrecht Eredivisie

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Dani De Wit Midfielder	90	1	0	0.36	56.5	+8.6
Davy van den Berg Midfielder	90	0	1	0.35	50.0	+9.3
Jakov Medić Defender	29	0	0	–	49.8	–
Matisse Didden Defender	90	1	0	0.05	46.7	+2.8
Marius Broholm Midfielder	29	0	0	–	46.1	–
Artem Stepanov Forward	90	1	0	0.96	44.9	−2.5
Vasilis Barkas Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	41.1	−4.7
Siebe Horemans Defender	61	0	0	0.04	40.6	−7.3
Yoann Cathline Midfielder	45	0	0	0.27	39.6	−1.8
Guus Offerhaus Defender	61	0	0	–	39.2	+0.9
Adrian Blake Forward	45	0	0	0.31	37.4	−12.1
Nikolas Panagiotou Defender	90	0	0	–	34.6	−11.7
Ángel Alarcón Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	32.2	−5.7
Sem van Duijn Forward	29	0	0	–	29.8	–
Arthur Zagre Defender	61	0	0	0.09	26.4	−16.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mathis Suray Midfielder	90	1	0	0.15	58.0	+13.7
Melle Meulensteen Midfielder	90	0	0	0.18	57.1	+10.3
Victor Edvardsen Forward	90	1	1	0.80	55.0	+8.5
Dean James Defender	90	0	0	–	53.5	+7.5
Søren Tengstedt Midfielder	90	1	1	0.47	51.7	+6.6
Joris Kramer Defender	90	0	0	0.08	49.6	+3.0
Julius Dirksen Defender	90	0	0	–	48.9	−2.4
Evert Linthorst Midfielder	90	0	0	–	43.6	−0.1
Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Forward	85	0	0	0.26	42.3	−1.9
Alfons Sampsted Defender	90	0	0	–	42.1	−1.2
Thibo Baeten Forward	8	0	0	–	37.3	–
Kjetil Haug Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	28.2	−9.0