Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Mar 22 2026 · 13:30 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Utrecht
First leg2–2 2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.24 – 0.53
GO Ahead Eagles
  • G. Zechiël 16’
  • A. Stepanov 37’
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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 GO Ahead Eagles

Utrecht entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Zechiël and Stepanov. Utrecht finished with the higher xG (2.24 vs 0.53).

Utrecht ✓59%
Draw23%
GO Ahead Eagles18%

Model vs reality

Utrecht goals
2
Model 1.94 · xG 2.24
GO Ahead Eagles goals
0
Model 0.98 · xG 0.53
Total goals
2
Model 2.92 · xG 2.77
Score 2–0
10%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 56%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchG. ZechiëlUtrecht · 1 goal
8.3
  • RefereeJeroen Manschot
  • Coaches— · M. Boel
  • VenueStadion Galgenwaard
  • Table before kick-offUtrecht 9th · GO Ahead Eagles 13th

Timeline

  1. G. Zechiël 1–0Assist Ángel Alarcón
    16’
  2. A. Stepanov 2–0Assist Y. Cathline
    37’
  3. D. de WitYellow card · Tripping
    45+1’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ N. ViergeverFor M. van der Hoorn
    53’
  6. ⇄ T. BaetenFor J. Slory
    61’
  7. ⇄ S. TengstedtFor J. Breum
    73’
  8. ⇄ E. WaayersFor A. Adelgaard
    74’
  9. ⇄ S. HallerFor A. Stepanov
    74’
  10. T. BaetenYellow card · Tripping
    75’
  11. Y. CathlineYellow card · Roughing
    79’
  12. ⇄ F. StokkersFor S. Sigurðarson
    82’
  13. ⇄ H. LinthorstFor M. Suray
    82’
  14. VAR V. EdvardsenGoal Disallowed - offside
    83’
  15. ⇄ S. HoremansFor G. Zechiël
    88’
  16. ⇄ K. KarlssonFor Ángel Alarcón
    88’
  17. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Utrecht21 shots · 13 in box, 8 outside
GO Ahead Eagles10 shots · 6 in box, 4 outside
UtrechtGO Ahead Eagles
42% Possession 58%
2.24 Expected goals (xG) 0.53
2.46 Expected points (xPts) 0.38
21 Shots 10
10 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside the box 6
8 Shots outside the box 4
341 Passes 471
73% Pass accuracy 82%
2 Corners 5
5 Goalkeeper saves 8
9 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.21 Team rating 6.56

Line-ups

Utrecht 4-2-3-1

17.7 V. Barkas(G)
167.7 S. El Karouani 36.6 M. van der Hoorn ↓53’ 407.2 M. Didden 236.9 N. Vesterlund
218.3★ G. Zechiël ↓88’ 277.2 A. Engwanda
107.5 Y. Cathline A 206.7 D. de Wit 776.7 Ángel Alarcón A↓88’
186.9 A. Stepanov ↓74’
  • 1V. Barkas (G)7.7
  • 16S. El Karouani7.7
  • 3M. van der Hoorn↓53’6.6
  • 40M. Didden7.2
  • 23N. Vesterlund6.9
  • 21G. Zechiël ★↓88’8.3
  • 27A. Engwanda7.2
  • 10Y. CathlineA7.5
  • 20D. de Wit6.7
  • 77Ángel AlarcónA↓88’6.7
  • 18A. Stepanov↓74’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 2S. Horemans↑88’
  • 24N. Viergever↑53’6.7
  • 91S. Haller↑74’6.2
  • 11K. Karlsson↑88’

Unused: M. Brouwer, K. Gadellaa, E. Demircan, C. Bozdoğan, Rafik El Arguioui, D. Min, A. Blake

GO Ahead Eagles 4-2-3-1

226.6 J. De Busser(G)
56.9 D. James 47.2 J. Kramer 266.3 J. Dirksen 296.2 A. Adelgaard ↓74’
76.9 J. Breum ↓73’ 217.0 M. Meulensteen
176.5 M. Suray ↓82’ 165.9 V. Edvardsen 196.5 J. Slory ↓61’
96.2 S. Sigurðarson ↓82’
  • 22J. De Busser (G)6.6
  • 5D. James6.9
  • 4J. Kramer7.2
  • 26J. Dirksen6.3
  • 29A. Adelgaard↓74’6.2
  • 7J. Breum↓73’6.9
  • 21M. Meulensteen7.0
  • 17M. Suray↓82’6.5
  • 16V. Edvardsen5.9
  • 19J. Slory↓61’6.5
  • 9S. Sigurðarson↓82’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 20E. Waayers↑74’6.6
  • 8H. Linthorst↑82’6.5
  • 10S. Tengstedt↑73’6.3
  • 23T. Baeten↑61’6.5
  • 27F. Stokkers↑82’6.3

Unused: L. Plogmann, S. Jansen, A. Sampsted, G. van Zwam, K. Goudmijn, R. Margaret, O. Sivertsen

Coach: M. Boel

Player stats

Top rated
G. ZechiëlUtrecht8.3
2nd
V. BarkasUtrecht7.7
3rd
S. El KarouaniUtrecht7.7

Utrecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Barkas G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 61% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.7
S. El Karouani D 90 0 0 3 (1) 5 76% 33 6 4 0/0 0/1 7.7
M. van der Hoorn D 53 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Didden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 57 0 1 1/1 1/0 7.2
N. Vesterlund D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 80% 30 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
G. Zechiël M 88 1 0 2 (2) 2 81% 36 0 1 0/0 0/1 8.3
A. Engwanda M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 18 4 1 0/0 2/0 7.2
Y. Cathline F 90 0 1 1 (1) 4 84% 19 1 1 0/1 1/1 7.5
D. de Wit M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 71% 28 4 0 0/0 3/0 6.7
Ángel Alarcón F 88 0 1 4 (3) 2 50% 18 0 0 1/4 0/1 6.7
A. Stepanov F 74 1 0 3 (1) 0 50% 10 0 0 2/3 1/0 6.9
S. Horemans D 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 1 0/0 0/0 —
N. Viergever D 37 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
S. Haller F 16 0 0 1 (1) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
K. Karlsson F 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 —

GO Ahead Eagles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. De Busser G 90 0 0 8 sv 0 68% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
D. James D 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 81% 37 3 1 0/1 0/1 6.9
J. Kramer D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 67 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
J. Dirksen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 68 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
A. Adelgaard D 74 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 44 1 4 0/0 2/0 6.2
J. Breum F 73 0 0 1 (1) 1 91% 46 0 1 4/4 0/0 6.9
M. Meulensteen M 90 0 0 3 (3) 0 84% 73 1 2 1/2 0/3 7.0
M. Suray M 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 22 2 1 0/1 0/1 6.5
V. Edvardsen F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 69% 36 1 0 0/1 1/0 5.9
J. Slory F 61 0 0 0 (0) 2 90% 10 0 1 2/3 0/0 6.5
S. Sigurðarson F 82 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 16 2 0 0/1 1/3 6.2
E. Waayers D 16 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 4 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
H. Linthorst M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
S. Tengstedt F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
T. Baeten F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.5
F. Stokkers F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 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.