Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, May 17 2026 · 13:30 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Utrecht
First leg0–1 2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.09 – 0.33
Fortuna Sittard
  • D. de Wit 39’
  • D. Min 65’
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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.

Utrecht beat Fortuna Sittard

Utrecht entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from de Wit and Min. Utrecht finished with the higher xG (2.09 vs 0.33).

Utrecht ✓63%
Draw20%
Fortuna Sittard17%

Model vs reality

Utrecht goals
2
Model 2.26 · xG 2.09
Fortuna Sittard goals
0
Model 1.09 · xG 0.33
Total goals
2
Model 3.36 · xG 2.42
Score 2–0
9%
Most likely 2–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 65%
Both scored
No
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchG. ZechiëlUtrecht · 2 assists
8.2
  • RefereeIngmar Oostrom
  • VenueStadion Galgenwaard
  • Table before kick-offUtrecht 7th · Fortuna Sittard 11th

Timeline

  1. D. de Wit 1–0Assist G. Zechiël
    39’
  2. Half time · 1–0
  3. ⇄ Ivo PintoFor J. Hubner
    46’
  4. ⇄ M. IhattarenFor D. Limnios
    46’
  5. Y. OukiliYellow card · Foul
    55’
  6. ⇄ D. MinFor S. Haller
    63’
  7. ⇄ A. BlakeFor K. Karlsson
    64’
  8. ⇄ N. ViergeverFor M. Eerdhuijzen
    64’
  9. D. Min 2–0Assist G. Zechiël
    65’
  10. ⇄ S. HoremansFor N. Vesterlund
    72’
  11. ⇄ M. GbemouFor Y. Oukili
    79’
  12. ⇄ T. SchenkhuizenFor P. Brittijn
    79’
  13. ⇄ A. HalilovićFor K. Sierhuis
    79’
  14. ⇄ Rafik El ArguiouiFor D. de Wit
    82’
  15. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Utrecht18 shots · 13 in box, 5 outside
Fortuna Sittard12 shots · 2 in box, 10 outside
UtrechtFortuna Sittard
59% Possession 41%
2.09 Expected goals (xG) 0.33
2.53 Expected points (xPts) 0.30
18 Shots 12
5 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 7
5 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside the box 2
5 Shots outside the box 10
482 Passes 335
87% Pass accuracy 79%
2 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
8 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.01 Team rating 6.56

Line-ups

Utrecht 4-2-3-1

16.6 V. Barkas(G)
166.9 S. El Karouani 446.9 M. Eerdhuijzen ↓64’ 37.0 M. van der Hoorn 237.2 N. Vesterlund ↓72’
218.2★ G. Zechiël AA 277.3 A. Engwanda
106.3 Y. Cathline 207.3 D. de Wit ↓82’ 117.3 K. Karlsson ↓64’
916.3 S. Haller ↓63’
  • 1V. Barkas (G)6.6
  • 16S. El Karouani6.9
  • 44M. Eerdhuijzen↓64’6.9
  • 3M. van der Hoorn7.0
  • 23N. Vesterlund↓72’7.2
  • 21G. Zechiël ★A×28.2
  • 27A. Engwanda7.3
  • 10Y. Cathline6.3
  • 20D. de Wit↓82’7.3
  • 11K. Karlsson↓64’7.3
  • 91S. Haller↓63’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 2S. Horemans↑72’6.7
  • 24N. Viergever↑64’6.3
  • 43Rafik El Arguioui↑82’
  • 9D. Min↑63’7.3
  • 15A. Blake↑64’6.5

Unused: M. Eppink, K. Gadellaa, Per Kloosterboer, Neal Viereck, Emeka Adeile, C. Bozdoğan, A. Stepanov

Fortuna Sittard 3-4-3

317.2 M. Branderhorst(G)
236.3 P. Brittijn ↓79’ 286.3 J. Hubner ↓46’ 66.9 S. van Ottele
86.5 J. Dahlhaus 706.7 L. Duijvestijn 56.3 Y. Oukili ↓79’ 216.6 N. Kasanwirjo
76.2 K. Peterson 96.5 K. Sierhuis ↓79’ 186.5 D. Limnios ↓46’
  • 31M. Branderhorst (G)7.2
  • 23P. Brittijn↓79’6.3
  • 28J. Hubner↓46’6.3
  • 6S. van Ottele6.9
  • 8J. Dahlhaus6.5
  • 70L. Duijvestijn6.7
  • 5Y. Oukili↓79’6.3
  • 21N. Kasanwirjo6.6
  • 7K. Peterson6.2
  • 9K. Sierhuis↓79’6.5
  • 18D. Limnios↓46’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 12Ivo Pinto↑46’6.7
  • 38T. Schenkhuizen↑79’
  • 52M. Ihattaren↑46’6.3
  • 46M. Gbemou↑79’
  • 10A. Halilović↑79’

Unused: Niels Martens, L. Koopmans, D. Bisschops, Ganni Buyukhan, Alhaji Bah

Player stats

Top rated
G. ZechiëlUtrecht8.2
2nd
A. EngwandaUtrecht7.3
3rd
D. de WitUtrecht7.3

Utrecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Barkas G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 79% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. El Karouani D 90 0 0 1 (0) 4 94% 51 0 3 1/4 3/0 6.9
M. Eerdhuijzen D 64 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 59 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. van der Hoorn D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 60 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
N. Vesterlund D 72 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 34 3 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
G. Zechiël M 90 0 2 3 (1) 2 92% 60 0 0 3/3 0/1 8.2
A. Engwanda M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 42 3 3 0/0 0/2 7.3
Y. Cathline F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 77% 31 1 0 2/3 1/0 6.3
D. de Wit M 82 1 0 3 (1) 2 94% 35 1 1 0/0 0/4 7.3
K. Karlsson F 64 0 0 1 (1) 5 75% 32 0 0 1/1 1/0 7.3
S. Haller F 63 0 0 1 (1) 0 88% 16 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
S. Horemans D 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
N. Viergever D 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Rafik El Arguioui M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Min F 27 1 0 1 (1) 0 50% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
A. Blake F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5

Fortuna Sittard

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Branderhorst G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 50% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
P. Brittijn M 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 25 1 2 0/0 1/0 6.3
J. Hubner D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 11 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
S. van Ottele D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 80% 46 2 2 0/0 0/2 6.9
J. Dahlhaus D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 30 1 3 2/3 2/0 6.5
L. Duijvestijn M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 77% 35 1 1 0/1 2/1 6.7
Y. Oukili M 79 0 0 1 (0) 1 64% 28 3 1 1/1 2/0 6.3
N. Kasanwirjo D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 27 1 1 1/1 1/0 6.6
K. Peterson F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 21 1 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
K. Sierhuis F 79 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
D. Limnios M 46 0 0 0 (0) 2 80% 10 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
Ivo Pinto D 44 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 21 2 0 1/1 0/1 6.7
T. Schenkhuizen M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 1 0/0 0/0 —
M. Ihattaren M 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 10 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.3
M. Gbemou M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Halilović M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 1 0/0 0/0 —

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.