Eredivisie 26/27 · 13 Sep 2026

Excelsior 1–2 FC Utrecht

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Excelsior favourites at 47%.

FC Utrecht won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jan Plug, 57.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jan Plug +14.2, Matisse Didden +11.2.

Well below it: Irakli Yegoian −14.2, David Garden −12.9, Casper Widell −12.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

8 Sep 2026	D 2–2	at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
5 Sep 2026	W 3–0	at Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie
29 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
15 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
7 Aug 2026	W 4–0	at SC Cambuur Eredivisie

8 Sep 2026	D 3–3	v Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
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

26 Apr 2026	Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht Eredivisie
24 Aug 2025	FC Utrecht 4–1 Excelsior Eredivisie

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jan Plug Defender	90	0	0	0.01	57.2	+14.2
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Forward	10	0	0	0.04	50.7	–
Aymen Sliti Forward	90	1	0	0.28	47.8	+1.6
Rick Meissen Defender	90	0	0	–	46.4	+7.4
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	45.2	−6.0
Casper Widell Defender	90	0	0	0.04	39.4	−12.5
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Midfielder	80	0	1	0.23	37.3	−2.5
David Garden Forward	70	0	0	–	34.5	−12.9
Mario Domínguez Forward	20	0	0	–	34.3	–
Kasey Bos Defender	70	0	0	–	34.0	–
Eric da Silva Moreira Defender	70	0	0	–	33.2	+8.0
Simon Janssen Defender	20	0	0	–	31.4	–
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder	90	0	0	–	31.3	−14.2
Lennard Hartjes Midfielder	85	0	0	–	30.1	−12.4
Giuliano Cairo Defender	12	0	0	–	29.0	–
Valentin Sulzbacher Midfielder	20	0	0	–	27.7	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Jakov Medić Defender	1	0	–	74.7	–
Matisse Didden Defender	90	0	–	56.3	+11.2
Artem Stepanov Forward	62	1	0.68	55.2	+7.9
Dani De Wit Midfielder	90	1	0.17	46.0	−3.3
Marius Broholm Midfielder	28	0	–	44.7	–
Vasilis Barkas Goalkeeper	90	0	–	43.8	+0.3
Adrian Blake Forward	62	0	0.16	43.2	−5.3
Davy van den Berg Midfielder	90	0	0.03	40.9	−2.9
Ángel Alarcón Midfielder	62	0	0.26	40.8	+7.3
Yoann Cathline Midfielder	28	0	0.05	38.9	–
Siebe Horemans Defender	90	0	–	38.2	−8.4
Sem van Duijn Forward	28	0	–	36.6	–
Nikolas Panagiotou Defender	90	0	–	36.3	−8.1
Arthur Zagre Defender	89	0	0.06	35.9	−6.2
Niklas Vesterlund Defender	81	0	–	35.5	−6.6
Joris van Overeem Midfielder	9	0	–	0.0	–