Eredivisie Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 11 2026 · 11:15 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Utrecht
3–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.21 – 0.56
Willem II
  • Y. Cathline 53’, 75’
  • Ángel Alarcón 90+2’
  • 60’ J. Slory
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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 Willem II

Utrecht entered as clear favourites and won 3–1 through goals from Cathline and Alarcón. Willem II replied through a Slory goal. Utrecht finished with the higher xG (1.21 vs 0.56). On the chances created, Willem II deserved more: 0.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Utrecht ✓64%
Draw20%
Willem II17%

Model vs reality

Utrecht goals
3
Model 2.21 · xG 1.21
Willem II goals
1
Model 1.05 · xG 0.56
Total goals
4
Model 3.27 · xG 1.77
Score 3–1
7%
Most likely 2–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 63%
Both scored
Yes
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchY. CathlineUtrecht · 2 goals
9.2
  • RefereeJannick van der Laan
  • CoachesA. Correia · J. Stegeman
  • VenueStadion Galgenwaard
  • Table before kick-offUtrecht 15th · Willem II 18th

Timeline

  1. Y. CathlineYellow card
    45’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. Y. Cathline 1–0Assist D. de Wit
    53’
  4. J. Slory 1–1Assist Vito van Crooij
    60’
  5. ⇄ Per KloosterboerFor A. Zagré
    68’
  6. ⇄ Ángel AlarcónFor N. Vesterlund
    68’
  7. ⇄ Eser GürbüzFor J. Slory
    72’
  8. ⇄ Anass ZarroukFor T. Vilhena
    72’
  9. Y. Cathline 2–1Assist O. Agougil
    75’
  10. N. PanagiotouYellow card · Foul
    80’
  11. ⇄ T. VerheydtFor Vito van Crooij
    81’
  12. ⇄ A. CiranniFor N. Tjoe-A-On
    81’
  13. ⇄ A. BlakeFor M. Broholm
    82’
  14. ⇄ D. van den BergFor O. Agougil
    82’
  15. ⇄ C. ObiFor U. van Aalst
    87’
  16. Ángel Alarcón 3–1Assist A. Blake
    90+2’
  17. ⇄ Sem van DuijnFor Y. Cathline
    90+3’
  18. Full time · 3–1

Team stats

Utrecht24 shots · 19 in box, 5 outside
Willem II9 shots · 7 in box, 2 outside
UtrechtWillem II
58% Possession 42%
1.21 Expected goals (xG) 0.56
1.87 Expected points (xPts) 0.82
24 Shots 9
6 Shots on target 2
10 Shots off target 5
8 Blocked shots 2
19 Shots inside the box 7
5 Shots outside the box 2
480 Passes 351
86% Pass accuracy 79%
7 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
15 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.99 Team rating 6.27

Line-ups

Utrecht 3-4-3

16.3 V. Barkas(G)
56.1 N. Panagiotou 36.8 M. Didden 26.9 S. Horemans
926.5 A. Zagré ↓68’ 387.7 O. Agougil A↓82’ 87.1 J. van Overeem 236.6 N. Vesterlund ↓68’
109.2★ Y. Cathline ↓90’ 207.2 D. de Wit A 806.4 M. Broholm ↓82’
  • 1V. Barkas (G)6.3
  • 5N. Panagiotou6.1
  • 3M. Didden6.8
  • 2S. Horemans6.9
  • 92A. Zagré↓68’6.5
  • 38O. AgougilA↓82’7.7
  • 8J. van Overeem7.1
  • 23N. Vesterlund↓68’6.6
  • 10Y. Cathline ★↓90’9.2
  • 20D. de WitA7.2
  • 80M. Broholm↓82’6.4

Substitutes used

  • 11Ángel Alarcón↑68’7.2
  • 15A. BlakeA↑82’6.5
  • 32Per Kloosterboer↑68’6.6
  • 17Sem van Duijn↑90’
  • 34D. van den Berg↑82’6.4

Unused: N. Amrabat, K. Gadellaa, J. Medić, G. Offerhaus, Neville Ogidi Nwankwo, S. Padt

Coach: A. Correia

Willem II 4-2-3-1

265.5 M. Delanghe(G)
246.3 N. Tjoe-A-On ↓81’ 236.0 M. Dekker 36.6 F. Stam 56.2 H. ter Avest
525.8 T. Vilhena ↓72’ 66.7 C. Twigt
326.9 Vito van Crooij A↓81’ 195.9 U. van Aalst ↓87’ 76.8 J. Slory ↓72’
96.5 D. Haen
  • 26M. Delanghe (G)5.5
  • 24N. Tjoe-A-On↓81’6.3
  • 23M. Dekker6.0
  • 3F. Stam6.6
  • 5H. ter Avest6.2
  • 52T. Vilhena↓72’5.8
  • 6C. Twigt6.7
  • 32Vito van CrooijA↓81’6.9
  • 19U. van Aalst↓87’5.9
  • 7J. Slory↓72’6.8
  • 9D. Haen6.5

Substitutes used

  • 50Eser Gürbüz↑72’6.4
  • 17C. Obi↑87’6.4
  • 28T. Verheydt↑81’6.4
  • 18Anass Zarrouk↑72’6.0
  • 2A. Ciranni↑81’6.1

Unused: A. Et-Taïbi, M. Lemmens, J. Mathijsen, J. Schuurman, Karst de Leeuw, P. van Loon, W. van der Steen

Coach: J. Stegeman

Player stats

Top rated
Y. CathlineUtrecht9.2
2nd
O. AgougilUtrecht7.7
3rd
Ángel AlarcónUtrecht7.2

Utrecht

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Barkas G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 71% 17 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
N. Panagiotou D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 52 2 1 0/1 1/0 6.1
M. Didden D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 87% 38 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.8
S. Horemans D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 96% 57 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
A. Zagré D 68 0 0 3 (1) 0 91% 32 2 1 0/0 4/0 6.5
O. Agougil D 82 0 1 0 (0) 3 88% 50 1 0 0/0 0/2 7.7
J. van Overeem M 90 0 0 1 (0) 4 87% 70 2 1 1/2 3/0 7.1
N. Vesterlund D 68 0 0 0 (0) 2 94% 31 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.6
Y. Cathline F 90 2 0 6 (2) 1 89% 27 3 0 2/3 1/3 9.2
D. de Wit M 90 0 1 3 (0) 3 85% 26 1 0 0/0 1/2 7.2
M. Broholm M 82 0 0 4 (0) 1 83% 40 2 1 1/1 2/3 6.4
Ángel Alarcón F 22 1 0 3 (1) 0 69% 13 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
A. Blake F 8 0 1 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
Per Kloosterboer D 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 11 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Sem van Duijn F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. van den Berg M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 2 0 0/0 0/2 6.4

Willem II

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Delanghe G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 58% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.5
N. Tjoe-A-On D 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 25 2 3 1/1 1/1 6.3
M. Dekker D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 39 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.0
F. Stam D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 53 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.6
H. ter Avest D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 49 0 0 0/0 3/2 6.2
T. Vilhena M 72 0 0 1 (0) 0 79% 19 1 0 0/0 1/1 5.8
C. Twigt M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 40 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.7
Vito van Crooij F 81 0 1 0 (0) 3 92% 12 1 0 0/0 1/3 6.9
U. van Aalst M 87 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 20 1 0 0/0 2/1 5.9
J. Slory F 72 1 0 1 (1) 0 67% 15 2 0 0/1 0/2 6.8
D. Haen F 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 67% 18 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
Eser Gürbüz F 18 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 8 1 0 2/2 0/0 6.4
C. Obi F 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
T. Verheydt F 9 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
Anass Zarrouk M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 8 2 1 0/0 1/0 6.0
A. Ciranni M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.1

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.