Excelsior Rotterdam 1–2 Football Club Utrecht
Eredivisie · Regular Season - 6 · 13 September 2026 · Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam.
Status: full time. Half time 0–1. Referee: Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Excelsior Rotterdam 42%, draw 26%, Football Club Utrecht 32%. Pre-match odds (William Hill): 2.15 / 3.50 / 2.90.
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Goals
- 36' Artem Stepanov (Football Club Utrecht)
- 77' Aymen sliti (Excelsior Rotterdam) — assist Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
- 90+2' Dani De Wit (Football Club Utrecht)
Cards
- 71' Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior Rotterdam) — Yellow Card
- 85' Mario Domínguez Franco (Excelsior Rotterdam) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Excelsior Rotterdam | Football Club Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 56% | 44% |
| Total shots | 10 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 4 |
| Shots blocked | 3 | 2 |
| Passes | 534 | 435 |
| Accurate passes | 441 | 340 |
| Corners | 5 | 2 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Fouls | 9 | 8 |
| Saves | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Excelsior Rotterdam lineup (4-3-3)
Coach: R. den Uil.
- Aymen Sliti — Attack, 1 goal
- Jan Plug — Defender
- Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson — Midfielder
- Casper Widell — Defender
- Stijn van Gassel — Goalkeeper
- Eric da Silva Moreira — Defender
- Rick Meissen — Defender
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh — Attack
- Kasey Bos — Defender
- Simon Janssen — Defender
- Lennard Hartjes — Midfield
- David Garden
- Giuliano Cairo
- Mario Dominguez — Attack
- Irakli Yegoian — Midfield
- Valentin Sulzbacher — Midfield
- Nesto Groen
- I. Silva Timas — Midfielder
- O. Turay — Attacker
- Daniel van Vianen
- Celton Biai — Goalkeeper
- Y. Finey — Attacker
Football Club Utrecht lineup (3-4-3)
Coach: A. Correia.
- Dani de Wit — Midfield, 1 goal
- Artem Stepanov — Attack, 1 goal
- Matisse Didden — Defender
- Yoann Cathline — Attack
- Niklas Vesterlund — Defender
- Davy van den Berg — Midfielder
- Adrian Blake — Attack
- Marius Sivertsen Broholm — Attacker
- Siebe Horemans — Defender
- Sem van Duijn — Attack
- Arthur Zagré — Defender
- Nikolas Panagiotou — Defender
- Joris van Overeem — Midfield
- Vasilis Barkas
- Ángel Alarcón — Attack
- Kevin Gadellaa — Goalkeeper
- Sergio Padt — Goalkeeper
- Jakov Medic — Defender
- Guus Offerhaus — Defender
- Per Kloosterboer — Defender
- Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo
- N. Amrabat — Attacker
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | Excelsior v Utrecht | 5–0 | Eredivisie |
| 2025-08-24 | Utrecht v Excelsior | 4–1 | Eredivisie |
| 2024-01-27 | Excelsior v Utrecht | 1–1 | Eredivisie |
| 2023-11-12 | Utrecht v Excelsior | 2–2 | Eredivisie |
| 2023-01-25 | Utrecht v Excelsior | 1–0 | Eredivisie |
| 2022-10-02 | Excelsior v Utrecht | 0–1 | Eredivisie |
| 2019-02-23 | Utrecht v Excelsior | 0–0 | Eredivisie |
| 2018-11-30 | Excelsior v Utrecht | 3–3 | Eredivisie |
| 2018-02-04 | Excelsior v Utrecht | 2–2 | Eredivisie |
| 2017-11-19 | Utrecht v Excelsior | 3–1 | Eredivisie |
Excelsior Rotterdam — recent form
- Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie 2–2 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-09-08
- Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-09-05
- Excelsior Rotterdam 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam · 2026-08-29
- Excelsior Rotterdam 1–2 Eindhovense Voetbalvereniging Philips Sport Vereniging · 2026-08-15
- SC Cambuur Leeuwarden 0–4 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-08-07
- De Graafschap Doetinchem 1–5 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-08-01
- Heracles Almelo 3–5 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-07-24
- Nooit Opgeven Altijd Doorzetten Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning Combinatie Breda 1–3 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-07-18
Football Club Utrecht — recent form
- Football Club Utrecht 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles · 2026-09-08
- Football Club Utrecht 1–6 Eindhovense Voetbalvereniging Philips Sport Vereniging · 2026-08-30
- Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 Football Club Utrecht · 2026-08-22
- Football Club Utrecht 1–4 Alkmaar Zaanstreek · 2026-08-15
- Football Club Groningen 2–1 Football Club Utrecht · 2026-08-09
- Football Club Utrecht 0–1 Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. · 2026-08-02
- SC Cambuur Leeuwarden 1–0 Football Club Utrecht · 2026-07-24
- Football Club Utrecht 3–2 V-Varen Nagasaki · 2026-07-17
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Rotterdam | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Football Club Utrecht | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
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