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Eredivisie 26/27 · 11 Oct 2026

FC Utrecht 3–1 Willem II Tilburg

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.5 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.3 – 0.6
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot made FC Utrecht favourites at 70%.

FC Utrecht won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Finn Stam, 57.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Finn Stam +14.9, Yoann Cathline +13.1, Calvin Twigt +10.1.

Well below it: Marius Broholm −17.0, Siebe Horemans −14.3, Nikolas Panagiotou −12.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Utrecht

20 Sep 2026L 0–5at Feyenoord Eredivisie
13 Sep 2026W 2–1at Excelsior Eredivisie
8 Sep 2026D 3–3v Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
30 Aug 2026L 1–6v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
22 Aug 2026D 3–3at Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie

Willem II Tilburg

19 Sep 2026L 0–1v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
15 Sep 2026L 1–5at AFC Ajax Eredivisie
11 Sep 2026D 1–1at AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
5 Sep 2026L 0–3v Excelsior Eredivisie
30 Aug 2026D 2–2v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Utrecht

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ángel Alarcón Midfielder22100.2551.1–
Yoann Cathline Midfielder89200.2850.7+13.1
Adrian Blake Forward801–45.5–
Vasilis Barkas Goalkeeper9000–42.7+0.3
Dani De Wit Midfielder90010.1641.4−4.7
Joris van Overeem Midfielder90000.0241.1−7.0
Oualid Agougil Midfielder8201–39.0–
Matisse Didden Defender90000.3337.8−10.2
Sem van Duijn Forward100–36.9–
Arthur Zagre Defender68000.1536.8−2.6
Per Kloosterboer Defender2200–36.7–
Nikolas Panagiotou Defender9000–32.4−12.1
Niklas Vesterlund Defender6800–31.4−9.8
Siebe Horemans Defender90000.0531.3−14.3
Marius Broholm Midfielder82000.0729.7−17.0
Davy van den Berg Midfielder800–0.0–

Willem II Tilburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Thomas Verheydt Forward9000.0372.2–
Finn Stam Defender9000–57.6+14.9
Calvin Twigt Midfielder9000–53.0+10.1
Anass Zarrouk Midfielder1800–50.5–
Vito van Crooij Midfielder8101–49.0+7.9
Maxime Delanghe Goalkeeper9000–47.5+5.5
Eser Gürbüz Midfielder18000.0646.9–
Alessandro Ciranni Defender900–43.0–
Devin Haen Forward90000.2942.6+0.8
Hidde ter Avest Defender90000.0442.2+8.3
Tonny Vilhena Forward72000.0341.7−3.9
Nathan Tjoe-A-On Defender8100–41.1+3.2
Jaden Slory Midfielder72100.0438.7+0.5
Uriel van Aalst Midfielder8700–38.2−1.7
Maxim Dekker Defender90000.1136.0−11.9
Chido Obi-Martin Forward800–33.6–