Excelsior vs Utrecht H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

In Eredivisie action, Excelsior met Utrecht on April 26. The game ended 5-0 in Excelsior's favor.

Noah Naujoks scored the first goal of the game on the 11th minute of the match, putting Excelsior ahead. Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Irakli Yegoian and Lennard Hartjes added to the score, securing the 5-0 result.

As Excelsior and Utrecht meet again, the memory of Excelsior's 4-1 win in their Eredivisie match from 9 months ago still lingers. Excelsior prepare for their next challenge following a draw with Zwolle on April 12 in the the Eredivisie. To regain their winning form, resolving their defensive issues will be crucial, given the fact they have struggled to keep opponents from scoring, conceding in their last eight matches.

In their last match, Utrecht emerged victorious against Telstar, giving them confidence as they approach this game.

This Eredivisie clash features attacking talents who have defined the campaigns of Excelsior and Utrecht. Excelsior’s Gyan de Regt and top finisher Noah Naujoks have played important roles in ensuring their attack, with Ruben den Uil at the helm, remains effective. Excelsior’s top scorer in Eredivisie, Naujoks, has eight goals this season, as de Regt continues to lead their creative efforts in the tournament with seven assists. Excelsior have also relied on Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Irakli Yegoian and Arthur Zagre to energize their attack through key shots and passes.

Meanwhile, Utrecht’s attacking options, under Ron Jans’s guidance, have been bolstered by Souffian El Karouani and Gjivai Zechiel, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Zechiel has emerged as Utrecht’s leading scorer in Eredivisie this season, netting eight goals, with El Karouani contributing eleven assists to top their creative tally in the league. Utrecht’s offense has also been strengthened by Victor Jensen, Dani De Wit and Yoann Cathline, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

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Head-to-head

Since October 2022, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Out of the five matches, Utrecht have won three, and the other two games were draws. Their latest meeting occurred on August 24, 2025, during the Eredivisie of Netherlands, with Utrecht winning 4-1. Excelsior have managed four goals in these five matches, while Utrecht have scored nine in total. Overall, Utrecht hold a stronger head-to-head record against Excelsior in recent meetings.

Excelsior have won ten of their 34 matches in Eredivisie this season, with eight draws and sixteen defeats, netting 43 goals (1.26 per match) and conceding 56 (1.65 per match). Utrecht have won fifteen of their 34 matches in Eredivisie this season, with eight draws and eleven defeats, netting 55 goals (1.62 per match) and conceding 42 (1.24 per match).

Excelsior are coming off a draw in their last match against Zwolle, while Utrecht are coming off a win in their last match against Telstar. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Excelsior have claimed four victories, suffered nine defeats, and drawn seven times, while Utrecht have won seven of their last twenty matches, losing nine and drawing four.

AI Prediction

Before kickoff, our AI predicts the outcome of Excelsior vs Utrecht, then monitors the contest and updates its forecast in real time as the minutes tick by. AI projections, calculated before kick-off, indicated Utrecht’s victory was the forecast’s top scenario at 47%, while a draw was at 29% and Excelsior’s victory was at 24%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Excelsior - Utrecht in real time.

Excelsior kicked off the game with Stijn van Gassel, Arthur Zagre, Lewis Schouten, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen who got substituted by Giulliano Cairo on the 85th minute, Irakli Yegoian who got substituted by Ilias Bronkhorst on the 76th minute, Lennard Hartjes, Noah Naujoks who got substituted by Simon Janssen on the 85th minute, Emil Hansson who got substituted by Szymon Wlodarczyk on the 63rd minute, Gyan de Regt and Derensili Sanches Fernandes who got substituted by Adam Carlen on the 76th minute as starters, with Calvin Raatsie, Simon Janssen, Ilias Bronkhorst, Adam Carlen, Szymon Wlodarczyk, Jerolldino Bergraaf, Mike van Duinen and Giulliano Cairo on the bench.

Utrecht's starting eleven were Vasileios Barkas, Souffian El Karouani who got substituted by Emeka Adiele on the 46th minute, Mike van der Hoorn, Matisse Didden, Niklas Vesterlund, Gjivai Zechiel who got substituted by Can Bozdogan on the 72nd minute, Alonzo Engwanda, Yoann Cathline who got substituted by Jesper Karlsson on the 80th minute, Dani De Wit, Angel Alarcon who got substituted by David Min on the 80th minute and Artem Stepanov who got substituted by Siebe Horemans on the 41st minute, with Kevin Gadellaa, Mees Eppink, Siebe Horemans, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Emeka Adiele, Neal Viereck, Can Bozdogan, Adrian Blake, Jesper Karlsson and David Min on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Live Standings

As always, Netherlands Eredivisie's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Excelsior are 13th with 38 points from their 34 games, while Utrecht are currently 6th in the table with 53 points from 34 matches.

Stats

Explore stats from Excelsior vs Utrecht on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 2.84 - 0.75
• Ball Possession: 59 - 41
• Big Scoring Chances: 6 - 1
• Total Attempts: 18 - 10
• Shots On Target: 9 - 3
• Blocked Shots: 3 - 4
• Shots in the Box: 14 - 7
• Shots from Outside the Box: 4 - 3
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 1
• Fouls: 12 - 8
• Corners: 3 - 2
• Throw-Ins: 17 - 20
• Saves: 3 - 4
• Free Kicks: 8 - 12
• Offsides: 3 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 123 - 56
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 97 - 25
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 26 - 13
• Tackles: 15 - 18
• Completed Tackles: 10 - 12
• Total Crosses: 14 - 9
• Successful Crosses: 3 - 1
• Interceptions: 14 - 10
• Clearances: 13 - 18

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Matisse Didden and Gjivai Zechiel were the ones to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Excelsior and Utrecht in real time. You can watch the goals by Noah Naujoks, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Irakli Yegoian and Lennard Hartjes as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Excelsior - Utrecht are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.