Excelsior 1-2 Utrecht: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Excelsior

1 : 2

Utrecht

A. Sliti77'

36'A. Stepanov
90'D. de Wit

Stadion WoudesteinSander van der EijkCapacity 4,500 · artificial turfSun, 13 Sept 202612:15

Excelsior4-1-4-1

Line ups

5-4-1Utrecht Utrecht crest

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Substitutions

70'
126.5
K. Bos
156.5
S. Janssen
70'
26.7
E. da Silva Moreira
186.5
V. Sulzbacher
70'
196.3
D. Garden
96.2
M. Dominguez
80'
306.9A
A. Thorsteinsson
116.9
A. Jahanbakhsh
85'
206.3
L. Hartjes
246.5
G. Cairo

Unused

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Substitutions

62'
97.2
A. Stepanov
106.9
Y. Cathline
62'
116.3
A. Alarcon
806.7
M. Broholm
62'
157.0
A. Blake
176.2
S. van Duijn
81'
236.2
N. Vesterlund
86.5
J. van Overeem
90'
926.7
A. Zagre
18
J. Medic

Unused

Home

N. Naujoks
Injury
Out

Away

O. Agougil
Inactive
Out
A. Engwanda
Hamstring Injury
Out
V. Jensen
Knee Injury
Out
M. Jonathans
Knee Injury
Out
N. Ohio
Knee Injury
Out
K. Paredes
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Dani De Wit

Midfielder · Utrecht

7.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes31

Key passes2

Pass accuracy71%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won3 · 43%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Stijn van GasselG	4	2	1,66	-0,34	24/40	7/23
Vasilis BarkasG	3	1	0,38	-0,62	18/38	10/30

Live stats

Possession & Passing

56%Possession44%

534Total passes435

83%Pass accuracy78%

5Corners2

Attack

10Shots12

4On target6

3Off target4

3Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

8Shots in box8

2Shots out box4

0.6xG1.4

-0.6Goals prevented-0.6

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves3

1Offsides2

9Fouls8

2Yellow cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,21xG0,90

3Shots5

2On target3

0Big chances2

7Touches in box10

55%Possession45%

0Corners1

Second half

0,41xG0,52

7Shots7

2On target3

1Big chances2

14Touches in box9

56%Possession44%

5Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Excelsior

0.6110756%

72% open play28% set piece

Utrecht

1.4212844%

90% open play10% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

22 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Excelsior0,61 xG · 1 scored

Utrecht1,42 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Excelsior20

Open play 17Set piece 2Dribble 1

Utrecht22

Open play 13Set piece 3Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 2

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Excelsior61% pressure

Utrecht39% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.61xG1.42

10Shots12

7On target8

Momentum

90' Off target Alireza Jahanbakhsh 0.04 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

10 v 12

Excelsior shoot right, Utrecht left. Bigger dot = better chance.

EXCExcelsiorUTRUtrechtgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ExcelsiorUtrechtgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ExcelsiorDefensive line 38%

UtrechtDefensive line 30%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ExcelsiorUntil 70'

Most-connected pair: Plug and Widell, 36 passes between them.

UtrechtUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Didden and Panayiotou, 17 passes between them.

Tactical battle

68control32

Aymen Sliti

6 touches in box

In possession

69,6%Field tilt30,4%

5Passes into box4

29Progressive passes24

16Carries into final third6

6Chances created5

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,38Press intensity (PPDA)24,88

6High turnovers4

13Regains within 5s9

17,5sBall recovery time21,0s

15Interceptions7

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

201Carries119

2152mCarry distance1309m

19Progressive carries10

1091mProgressive carry distance485m

1Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

3Take-ons won11

4Take-ons attempted22

504mProgressive pass distance517m

0Through balls0

4Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,71Expected threat (xT)0,36

1,21Action value (VAEP)2,27

20Shot-creating actions22

2Goal-creating actions3

0,38Expected assisted goals0,34

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,0Passes per attack3,8

11,7sAttack duration13,1s

2,62 m/sAttack directness2,42 m/s

6Build-up attacks5

15Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

21Touches in box19

83Final third entries52

1Big chances4

0,38xG on target1,66

0Big chances missed2

Passing

2/24 (8%)Crosses0/9 (0%)

21/62 (34%)Long balls35/76 (46%)

18Throw-ins20

8Free kicks9

6Goal kicks8

Duels

54Total46

24/49 (49%)Ground25/49 (51%)

22/36 (61%)Aerial14/36 (39%)

3/4 (75%)Dribbles11/22 (50%)

6Dispossessed2

Defending

51Recoveries51

10Interceptions3

13Tackles7

15%Tackles won71%

19Clearances33

1Big chances scored2

0Big saves1

2Errors led to goal0

0Fouled in final third1

105.8 kmDistance covered104.5 km

108Sprints101

6,83Average rating7,05

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ExcelsiorThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

UtrechtThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal88%

63%2+ goals50%

25%3+ goals38%

They concede

75%1+ goal100%

63%2+ goals75%

13%3+ goals63%

13%4+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (H)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-6 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

ExcelsiorshootallowUtrecht

5.2%Six-yard box3.9%

63.1%Penalty area-3.958.6%

26.2%Edge of the box+2.827.6%

5.4%-2.3Long range+2.39.9%

423 shots taken · 464 faced

UtrechtshootallowExcelsior

4.0%Six-yard box4.6%

67.1%+4.8Penalty area63.7%

21.9%-3.0Edge of the box25.1%

6.9%Long range6.6%

547 shots taken · 502 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Utrecht beat Excelsior 2-1 at Stadion Woudestein in the Eredivisie. Utrecht led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Sliti (77') for Excelsior; A. Stepanov (36'), D. de Wit (90') for Utrecht. The winner came in the 90th minute. In their last 21 meetings, Excelsior have won 3, Utrecht 11, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.