Eredivisie Gameweek 6 Sun, Sep 13 2026 · 11:15 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Excelsior
1–2 Full time · HT 0–1
Utrecht
  • Aymen Sliti 77’
  • 36’ A. Stepanov
  • 90+2’ D. de Wit
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de Wit’s late goal settles it for Utrecht

Excelsior entered as favourites, but Utrecht won 2–1 through goals from Stepanov and de Wit. Excelsior replied through a Sliti goal.

Excelsior55%
Draw22%
Utrecht ✓23%

Model vs reality

Excelsior goals
1
Model 1.95
Utrecht goals
2
Model 1.20
Total goals
3
Model 3.15
Score 1–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 61%
Both scored
Yes
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. de WitUtrecht · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeSander van der Eijk
  • CoachesR. den Uil · A. Correia
  • VenueVan Donge & De Roo Stadion
  • Table before kick-offExcelsior 6th · Utrecht 16th

Timeline

  1. A. Stepanov 0–1
    36’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ M. BroholmFor Ángel Alarcón
    62’
  4. ⇄ Y. CathlineFor A. Stepanov
    62’
  5. ⇄ Sem van DuijnFor A. Blake
    62’
  6. ⇄ Mario DomínguezFor D. Garden
    70’
  7. ⇄ Simon JanssenFor K. Bos
    70’
  8. ⇄ V. SulzbacherFor E. da Silva Moreira
    70’
  9. V. SulzbacherYellow card · Foul
    71’
  10. Aymen Sliti 1–1Assist Á. Þorsteinsson
    77’
  11. ⇄ A. JahanbakhshFor Á. Þorsteinsson
    80’
  12. ⇄ J. van OvereemFor N. Vesterlund
    81’
  13. ⇄ Giuliano CairoFor L. Hartjes
    85’
  14. Mario DomínguezYellow card · Foul
    85’
  15. D. de Wit 1–2
    90+2’
  16. ⇄ J. MedićFor A. Zagré
    90+4’
  17. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

Excelsior10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
Utrecht12 shots · 8 in box, 4 outside
ExcelsiorUtrecht
56% Possession 44%
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 8
2 Shots outside the box 4
532 Passes 436
83% Pass accuracy 78%
5 Corners 2
4 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.57 Team rating 6.70

Line-ups

Excelsior 4-1-4-1

16.7 S. van Gassel(G)
126.3 K. Bos ↓70’ 147.2 J. Plug 46.8 C. Widell 26.5 E. da Silva Moreira ↓70’
36.4 R. Meissen
306.9 Á. Þorsteinsson A↓80’ 206.2 L. Hartjes ↓85’ 85.9 I. Yegoian 77.6 Aymen Sliti
196.1 D. Garden ↓70’
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)6.7
  • 12K. Bos↓70’6.3
  • 14J. Plug7.2
  • 4C. Widell6.8
  • 2E. da Silva Moreira↓70’6.5
  • 3R. Meissen6.4
  • 30Á. ÞorsteinssonA↓80’6.9
  • 20L. Hartjes↓85’6.2
  • 8I. Yegoian5.9
  • 7Aymen Sliti7.6
  • 19D. Garden↓70’6.1

Substitutes used

  • 24Giuliano Cairo↑85’6.0
  • 9Mario Domínguez↑70’6.0
  • 11A. Jahanbakhsh↑80’6.4
  • 15Simon Janssen↑70’6.2
  • 18V. Sulzbacher↑70’5.8

Unused: Celton Biai, Y. Finey, N. Groen, I. Silva Timas, O. Turay, D. van Vianen

Coach: R. den Uil

Utrecht 3-4-3

16.1 V. Barkas(G)
56.3 N. Panagiotou 36.9 M. Didden 26.5 S. Horemans
926.4 A. Zagré ↓90’ 346.6 D. van den Berg 208.0★ D. de Wit 236.0 N. Vesterlund ↓81’
156.6 A. Blake ↓62’ 97.9 A. Stepanov ↓62’ 116.7 Ángel Alarcón ↓62’
  • 1V. Barkas (G)6.1
  • 5N. Panagiotou6.3
  • 3M. Didden6.9
  • 2S. Horemans6.5
  • 92A. Zagré↓90’6.4
  • 34D. van den Berg6.6
  • 20D. de Wit ★8.0
  • 23N. Vesterlund↓81’6.0
  • 15A. Blake↓62’6.6
  • 9A. Stepanov↓62’7.9
  • 11Ángel Alarcón↓62’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 10Y. Cathline↑62’6.8
  • 18J. Medić↑90’
  • 17Sem van Duijn↑62’6.4
  • 8J. van Overeem↑81’6.2
  • 80M. Broholm↑62’6.6

Unused: N. Amrabat, K. Gadellaa, Per Kloosterboer, G. Offerhaus, Neville Ogidi Nwankwo, S. Padt

Coach: A. Correia

Player stats

Top rated
D. de WitUtrecht8.0
2nd
A. StepanovUtrecht7.9
3rd
Aymen SlitiExcelsior7.6

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 60% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
K. Bos F 70 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 34 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Plug D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 85 2 3 0/0 0/1 7.2
C. Widell D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 86% 77 2 1 0/0 1/2 6.8
E. da Silva Moreira F 70 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 39 1 2 0/0 1/2 6.5
R. Meissen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 67 2 3 0/0 1/1 6.4
Á. Þorsteinsson M 80 0 1 2 (1) 1 82% 22 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.9
L. Hartjes M 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 46 2 0 2/2 0/0 6.2
I. Yegoian M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 53 0 0 0/1 1/1 5.9
Aymen Sliti F 90 1 0 5 (2) 1 75% 28 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
D. Garden 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.1
Giuliano Cairo D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
Mario Domínguez F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.0
A. Jahanbakhsh F 10 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
Simon Janssen D 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
V. Sulzbacher M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 13 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.8

Utrecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Barkas G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 47% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.1
N. Panagiotou D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 58 0 0 0/0 2/2 6.3
M. Didden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 59 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Horemans D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 41 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Zagré D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 43 1 0 1/3 1/0 6.4
D. van den Berg M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 87% 47 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.6
D. de Wit M 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 73% 30 1 0 0/0 1/0 8.0
N. Vesterlund D 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.0
A. Blake F 62 0 0 4 (2) 0 78% 23 1 0 2/3 1/2 6.6
A. Stepanov F 62 1 0 1 (1) 1 73% 15 0 0 1/4 1/1 7.9
Ángel Alarcón F 62 0 0 2 (1) 1 81% 16 0 0 3/5 0/0 6.7
Y. Cathline F 28 0 0 1 (0) 0 56% 9 0 1 3/4 1/1 6.8
J. Medić D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Sem van Duijn F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.4
J. van Overeem M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. Broholm M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 16 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.