Utrecht 3-3 GO Ahead Eagles: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

Utrecht

3 : 3

GO Ahead Eagles

D. de Wit63'
M. Didden77'
A. Stepanov90' (pen)

18'M. Suray
49'S. Tengstedt
58'V. Edvardsen

Stadion GalgenwaardMartin Van den KerkhofCapacity 24,426Tue, 8 Sept 202614:00

Utrecht3-4-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles crest

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Substitutions

46'
107.3
Y. Cathline
157.2
A. Blake
61'
66.2
G. Offerhaus
187.0
J. Medic
61'
926.7
A. Zagre
807.0
M. Broholm
61'
26.5
S. Horemans
176.5
S. van Duijn

Unused

Substitutions

85'
95.9
S. I. Sigurdarson
236.3
T. Baeten

Unused

Home

A. Engwanda
Hamstring Injury
Out
V. Jensen
Knee Injury
Out
M. Jonathans
Knee Injury
Out
N. Ohio
Knee Injury
Out
K. Paredes
Inactive
Out
N. Vesterlund
Injury
Out
J. van Overeem
Inactive
Out

Away

G. Nauber
Broken Leg
Out
P. Saathof
Knee Injury
Out
G. van Zwam
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Dani De Wit

Midfielder · Utrecht

8.9

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes35

Key passes1

Pass accuracy71%

Defending

Blocks2

Interceptions1

Duels won13 · 62%

Fouls won/made2 / 2

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Vasilis BarkasG	4	3	2,17	-0,83	19/37	11/29
Kjetil HaugG	4	3	1,88	-1,12	33/44	9/20

Live stats

Possession & Passing

52%Possession48%

452Total passes421

81%Pass accuracy80%

7Corners5

Attack

19Shots13

6On target7

5Off target2

8Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

14Shots in box10

5Shots out box3

2.5xG1.9

-1.1Goals prevented-1.1

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves4

0Offsides1

16Fouls8

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

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

First half

1,01xG0,36

10Shots6

1On target3

1Big chances0

23Touches in box15

48%Possession52%

1Corners3

Second half

1,45xG1,43

9Shots7

5On target4

3Big chances4

17Touches in box15

58%Possession42%

6Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Utrecht

2.47191452%

56% open play12% set piece32% penalty

GO Ahead Eagles

1.94131148%

59% open play41% 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

32 shots

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

Utrecht2,47 xG · 3 scored

GO Ahead Eagles1,94 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Utrecht34

Open play 23Set piece 4Dribble 4Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

GO Ahead Eagles21

Open play 15Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

18 swings

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

Utrecht55% pressure

GO Ahead Eagles45% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-3

0%Draw 100%0%

2.47xG1.94

19Shots13

14On target11

Momentum

90' Goal Artem Stepanov 0.79 xG · Penalty · Right foot

Shot map

19 v 13

Utrecht shoot right, GO Ahead Eagles left. Bigger dot = better chance.

UTRUtrechtGOGO Ahead Eaglesgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

25 on target · 6 scored

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

UtrechtGO Ahead Eaglesgoalsavedoff 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.

UtrechtDefensive line 35%

GO Ahead EaglesDefensive line 32%

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.

UtrechtUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Berg and Cathline, 13 passes between them.

GO Ahead EaglesUntil 85'

Most-connected pairs: Kramer and Haug; Dirksen and Haug. 17 passes each.

Tactical battle

56control44

Dani De Wit

8 touches in box

In possession

51,4%Field tilt48,6%

20Passes into box11

29Progressive passes22

14Carries into final third8

14Chances created7

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

Out of possession

9,88Press intensity (PPDA)17,10

8High turnovers15

15Regains within 5s8

22,0sBall recovery time21,4s

13Interceptions17

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

Carrying

117Carries123

1341mCarry distance1458m

22Progressive carries12

730mProgressive carry distance709m

3Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

10Take-ons won10

20Take-ons attempted20

508mProgressive pass distance403m

0Through balls0

7Switches of play3

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

Threat created

1,19Expected threat (xT)0,78

2,57Action value (VAEP)2,55

34Shot-creating actions21

4Goal-creating actions6

19Box entries12

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

Tempo

4,3Passes per attack3,6

14,3sAttack duration12,7s

2,16 m/sAttack directness2,09 m/s

6Build-up attacks3

14Direct attacks7

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

More match stats

Attack

40Touches in box30

63Final third entries72

4Big chances4

1,88xG on target2,17

2Big chances missed2

Passing

10/24 (42%)Crosses4/14 (29%)

32/63 (51%)Long balls26/69 (38%)

16Throw-ins18

7Free kicks16

5Goal kicks8

Duels

49Total51

31/69 (45%)Ground38/69 (55%)

23/42 (55%)Aerial19/42 (45%)

10/18 (56%)Dribbles10/19 (53%)

6Dispossessed4

Defending

46Recoveries44

5Interceptions11

13Tackles14

69%Tackles won64%

23Clearances29

2Big chances scored2

0Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

1Errors led to shot0

7,40Average rating6,99

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

UtrechtThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

GO Ahead EaglesThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals75%

38%3+ goals50%

They concede

100%1+ goal100%

75%2+ goals50%

63%3+ goals38%

38%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-6 (H)

best 4-1 (H)·worst 2-5 (A)

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.

UtrechtshootallowGO Ahead Eagles

4.0%Six-yard box4.7%

67.1%+4.8Penalty area63.1%

21.9%-3.0Edge of the box+3.027.8%

6.9%Long range-3.24.4%

547 shots taken · 662 faced

GO Ahead EaglesshootallowUtrecht

6.8%+1.7Six-yard box3.9%

64.7%+2.4Penalty area-3.958.6%

21.2%-3.7Edge of the box+2.827.6%

7.3%Long range+2.39.9%

397 shots taken · 464 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 and GO Ahead Eagles drew 3-3 at Stadion Galgenwaard in the Eredivisie. GO Ahead Eagles led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: D. de Wit (63'), M. Didden (77'), A. Stepanov (90' pen) for Utrecht; M. Suray (18'), S. Tengstedt (49'), V. Edvardsen (58') for GO Ahead Eagles. In their last 19 meetings, Utrecht have won 7, GO Ahead Eagles 4, with 8 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.