Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Apr 4 2026 · 15:30 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven
First leg2–1 4–3 Full time · HT 1–2 xG 2.94 – 1.32
Utrecht
  • I. Saibari 21’, 48’
  • G. Til 52’
  • C. Driouech 90+4’
  • 3’ A. Stepanov
  • 13’ G. Zechiël
  • 82’ K. Karlsson
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

PSV Eindhoven come from two goals down to win

PSV Eindhoven entered as favourites, yet Utrecht led 2–0 after 13 minutes through goals from Stepanov and Zechiël. But Saibari, Til and Driouech scored to turn it around for PSV Eindhoven, who won 4–3. PSV Eindhoven finished with the higher xG (2.94 vs 1.32).

PSV Eindhoven ✓56%
Draw22%
Utrecht21%

Model vs reality

PSV Eindhoven goals
4
Model 2.01 · xG 2.94
Utrecht goals
3
Model 1.17 · xG 1.32
Total goals
7
Model 3.18 · xG 4.26
Score 4–3
1%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 62%
Both scored
Yes
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchI. SaibariPSV Eindhoven · 2 goals · 1 assist
10.0
  • RefereeSerdar Gozubuyuk
  • VenuePhilips Stadion
  • Table before kick-offPSV Eindhoven 1st · Utrecht 7th

Timeline

  1. A. Stepanov 0–1Assist N. Vesterlund
    3’
  2. G. Zechiël 0–2Assist Ángel Alarcón
    13’
  3. I. Saibari 1–2Assist I. Perišić
    21’
  4. Half time · 1–2
  5. I. Saibari 2–2Assist Mauro Júnior
    48’
  6. G. Til 3–2Assist I. Saibari
    52’
  7. ⇄ K. KarlssonFor S. Horemans
    59’
  8. ⇄ R. FlamingoFor J. Schouten
    66’
  9. N. VesterlundYellow card · Holding
    71’
  10. ⇄ E. BajraktarevićFor D. Man
    74’
  11. ⇄ C. DriouechFor I. Perišić
    74’
  12. ⇄ S. HallerFor Ángel Alarcón
    77’
  13. ⇄ D. MinFor A. Stepanov
    77’
  14. K. Karlsson 3–3Assist S. Haller
    82’
  15. ⇄ R. PepiFor G. Til
    86’
  16. C. Driouech 4–3Assist J. Veerman
    90+4’
  17. Full time · 4–3

Team stats

PSV Eindhoven18 shots · 11 in box, 7 outside
Utrecht11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
PSV EindhovenUtrecht
64% Possession 36%
2.94 Expected goals (xG) 1.32
2.26 Expected points (xPts) 0.58
18 Shots 11
8 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 1
5 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside the box 8
7 Shots outside the box 3
530 Passes 290
87% Pass accuracy 72%
8 Corners 3
4 Goalkeeper saves 4
6 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.10 Team rating 6.75

Line-ups

PSV Eindhoven 4-3-3

326.0 M. Kovář(G)
176.9 Mauro Júnior A 227.0 J. Schouten ↓66’ 36.2 Yarek Gąsiorowski 256.3 K. Sildillia
3410.0★ I. Saibari A 107.5 P. Wanner 237.6 J. Veerman A
57.2 I. Perišić A↓74’ 206.6 G. Til ↓86’ 277.0 D. Man ↓74’
  • 32M. Kovář (G)6.0
  • 17Mauro JúniorA6.9
  • 22J. Schouten↓66’7.0
  • 3Yarek Gąsiorowski6.2
  • 25K. Sildillia6.3
  • 34I. Saibari ★A10.0
  • 10P. Wanner7.5
  • 23J. VeermanA7.6
  • 5I. PerišićA↓74’7.2
  • 20G. Til↓86’6.6
  • 27D. Man↓74’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 9R. Pepi↑86’6.3
  • 11C. Driouech↑74’7.7
  • 6R. Flamingo↑66’6.3
  • 19E. Bajraktarević↑74’6.2

Unused: N. Schiks, N. Olij, M. Boadu, N. Fernandez

Utrecht 3-4-3

15.3 V. Barkas(G)
37.2 M. van der Hoorn 406.2 M. Didden 26.3 S. Horemans ↓59’
166.9 S. El Karouani 217.9 G. Zechiël 276.7 A. Engwanda 236.7 N. Vesterlund A
106.9 Y. Cathline 187.2 A. Stepanov ↓77’ 776.6 Ángel Alarcón A↓77’
  • 1V. Barkas (G)5.3
  • 3M. van der Hoorn7.2
  • 40M. Didden6.2
  • 2S. Horemans↓59’6.3
  • 16S. El Karouani6.9
  • 21G. Zechiël7.9
  • 27A. Engwanda6.7
  • 23N. VesterlundA6.7
  • 10Y. Cathline6.9
  • 18A. Stepanov↓77’7.2
  • 77Ángel AlarcónA↓77’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 11K. Karlsson↑59’7.5
  • 91S. HallerA↑77’6.7
  • 9D. Min↑77’6.3

Unused: Emeka Adeile, M. Brouwer, Rafik El Arguioui, K. Gadellaa, Neal Viereck, C. Bozdoğan, A. Blake, Per Kloosterboer

Player stats

Top rated
I. SaibariPSV Eindhoven10.0
2nd
G. ZechiëlUtrecht7.9
3rd
J. VeermanPSV Eindhoven7.6

PSV Eindhoven

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Kovář G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 84% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
Mauro Júnior D 90 0 1 2 (1) 2 87% 55 1 1 2/2 0/2 6.9
J. Schouten M 66 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 70 4 4 0/0 0/0 7.0
Yarek Gąsiorowski D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 66 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
K. Sildillia D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 70% 37 1 0 0/1 2/0 6.3
I. Saibari M 90 2 1 3 (3) 5 80% 41 1 0 5/5 0/0 10.0
P. Wanner M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 38 3 0 2/2 0/0 7.5
J. Veerman M 90 0 1 0 (0) 4 93% 74 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.6
I. Perišić F 74 0 1 0 (0) 1 80% 25 0 2 0/1 0/1 7.2
G. Til M 86 1 0 2 (1) 0 81% 27 2 0 0/1 2/3 6.6
D. Man F 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 1 0 2/4 1/0 7.0
R. Pepi F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Driouech F 16 1 0 2 (2) 0 100% 5 2 0 0/1 0/0 7.7
R. Flamingo D 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 19 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
E. Bajraktarević F 16 0 0 1 (1) 0 64% 11 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.2

Utrecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Barkas G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 41% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.3
M. van der Hoorn D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 35 1 2 0/0 2/1 7.2
M. Didden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 37 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
S. Horemans D 59 0 0 0 (0) 1 55% 11 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
S. El Karouani D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 58% 26 3 0 0/0 2/2 6.9
G. Zechiël M 90 1 0 1 (1) 3 83% 30 2 1 1/2 0/2 7.9
A. Engwanda M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 31 3 1 0/1 0/0 6.7
N. Vesterlund D 90 0 1 1 (1) 1 83% 18 3 2 0/0 1/0 6.7
Y. Cathline F 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 68% 25 2 1 2/4 2/0 6.9
A. Stepanov F 77 1 0 2 (1) 0 61% 18 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
Ángel Alarcón F 77 0 1 0 (0) 2 75% 16 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
K. Karlsson F 31 1 0 2 (2) 0 100% 3 0 0 1/2 0/0 7.5
S. Haller F 13 0 1 0 (0) 1 75% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
D. Min F 13 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 7 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3

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.