Highlights

90+3'

L. Hartjes

72'

I. Yegoian (VAR - decision : Goal)

69'

I. Yegoian

64'

G. Zechiël (Foul)

55'

D. Sanches Fernandes (assist A. Zagré)

HT 2 - 0

36'

D. Sanches Fernandes (assist G. de Regt)

31'

M. Didden (2nd yellow - Foul)

29'

M. Didden (Foul)

11'

N. Naujoks (assist D. Sanches Fernandes)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

85'

S. Janssen (N. Naujoks - tactical)

85'

G. Cairo (R. Meissen - tactical)

80'

D. Min (Ángel Alarcón - tactical)

80'

J. Karlsson (Y. Cathline - tactical)

76'

I. Bronkhorst (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

76'

A. Carlén (I. Yegoian - tactical)

72'

C. Bozdoğan (G. Zechiël - injury)

63'

S. Włodarczyk (E. Hansson - tactical)

46'

E. Adiele (S. El Karouani - tactical)

41'

S. Horemans (A. Stepanov - tactical)

Player of the match

Derensili Sanches Fernandes # 30 - Striker

Shots on target 2/4 (50%)
Successful contests 2
Duel won 5/10 (50%)
Goal ! 2
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11
	13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
15	N. Naujoks	10
19	G. Zechiël	9
28	D. de Wit	7
36	D. Sanches Fernandes	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

60%

40%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

D. Sanches Fernandes

N. Naujoks 2
A. Zagré 1

Shots off target

N. Naujoks

D. Sanches Fernandes 1
Ángel Alarcón 1

Big chance created

A. Zagré

G. Zechiël 1
G. de Regt 1

Successful contests

Y. Cathline

G. de Regt 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Fouls suffered

Y. Cathline

D. Sanches Fernandes 2
N. Naujoks 2

Dispossessed

Y. Cathline

I. Yegoian 3
G. de Regt 2

Touches

A. Zagré

C. Widell 81
L. Schouten 81

Duel won

Y. Cathline

D. de Wit 8
A. Engwanda 6

Duel lost

L. Schouten

G. de Regt 8
L. Hartjes 7

Interceptions

E. Adiele

A. Zagré 2
C. Widell 2

Challenge lost

Ángel Alarcón

L. Schouten 2
G. de Regt 2

Tackles

A. Engwanda

N. Vesterlund 3
C. Bozdoğan 2

Aerial duels won

D. de Wit

L. Schouten 4
M. van der Hoorn 3

Aerial duels lost

L. Schouten

D. de Wit 4
L. Hartjes 3

Fouls

R. Meissen

M. Didden 3
G. Zechiël 2

Saves

V. Barkas

S. van Gassel 3

Passes

L. Schouten

A. Zagré 68
C. Widell 65

Accurate passes

L. Schouten

A. Zagré 62
L. Hartjes 56

Accurate crosses

G. de Regt

E. Hansson 1
Y. Cathline 1

Current form

Stats

D L D L L

W L W W D

Last matches

Stats & bet

24/08/25

27/01/24

12/11/23

25/01/23

02/10/22

Referees

Sander van der Eijk main referee

3.4

0.2

Average card count per match for 21 matches arbitrated
Gerard van Oostrom VAR assistant referee
Ron de Groot assistant referee
Ingmar Oostrom VAR assistant referee
Shona Shukrula fourth referee
Kevin Bodde VAR referee
Stefan de Groot assistant referee
Rens Bluemink assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Mathijs Tielemans Unknown

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Stan Henderikx Unknown

Utrecht

Miguel Rodríguez Knee injury

Miguel Rodríguez Ankle Injury

Mattijs Branderhorst Groin Injury

Victor Christoffer Jensen Knee injury

Gjivai Zechiël Knee injury

Gjivai Zechiël Unknown

Oualid Agougil Knee injury

Jaygo van Ommeren Back injury

Emirhan Cüneyt Demircan Hamstring

Michael Brouwer Achilles tendon rupture

Siebe Horemans Arm Injury

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen Unknown

Sébastien Haller Knee injury

Match venue

Stadion Woudestein - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1902
Surface: artificial
Capacity: 4600
Average attendance: 3319
Maximum attendance: 4600
% sold: 73

Match result Excelsior Utrecht

Date 26 April 2026 11:15
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 31
Match attendance 4600
Code EXC-UTR
Area Netherlands
Home team Excelsior
Away team Utrecht

FAQ

What is the result between Excelsior Utrecht?

Excelsior won the match with a 5-0 score

What are the official lineups for Excelsior Utrecht?

Excelsior : Coached by R. den Uil, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, L. Schouten, C. Widell (C), R. Meissen, I. Yegoian, L. Hartjes, N. Naujoks, E. Hansson, G. de Regt, D. Sanches Fernandes

Utrecht : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. Jans, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : V. Barkas, S. El Karouani, M. van der Hoorn (C), M. Didden, N. Vesterlund, G. Zechiël, A. Engwanda, Y. Cathline, D. de Wit, Ángel Alarcón, A. Stepanov

Who is the referee of the match Excelsior Utrecht ?

Sander van der Eijk is the referee for this match

Where is the match Excelsior Utrecht?

The venue Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Excelsior Utrecht?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 26 April 2026. Kick-off at 11:15

Who is the man of the match Excelsior - Utrecht ?

Derensili Sanches Fernandes is the outstanding player of the match Excelsior - Utrecht. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

2/4 Shots on target (50%)
2 Successful contests
5/10 Duel won (50%)
2 Goal !
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

Excelsior 4-3-3

- 6.3 1 S. van Gassel
- 8.3 12 A. Zagré
- 6.9 14 L. Schouten
- 7.1 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.1 3 R. Meissen
- 7.2 23 I. Yegoian
- 8.0 20 L. Hartjes
- 8.1 10 N. Naujoks
- 6.0 7 E. Hansson
- 6.4 11 G. de Regt
- 9.2 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
  
  2
- 4.5 1 V. Barkas
- 5.1 16 S. El Karouani
- 5.6 3 (C) M. van der Hoorn
- 4.1 40 M. Didden
- 5.2 23 N. Vesterlund
- 4.8 21 G. Zechiël
- 4.6 27 A. Engwanda
- 4.7 10 Y. Cathline
- 4.0 20 D. de Wit
- 3.5 77 Ángel Alarcón
- 4.4 18 A. Stepanov

Utrecht 4-2-3-1

- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- 76'
  
  I. Bronkhorst #2 - Defender
- 63'
  
  S. Włodarczyk #9 - Striker
- 85'
  
  S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- 85'
  
  G. Cairo #24 - Defender
- 76'
  
  A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- J. Bergraaf #33 - Striker
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper
- R. Jans Coach
Substitutes
- 41'
  
  S. Horemans #2 - Defender
- 80'
  
  J. Karlsson #11 - Striker
- A. Blake #15 - Striker
- N. Viereck #53 - Defender
- M. Eppink #51 - Goalkeeper
- 46'
  
  E. Adiele #5 - Defender
- K. Gadellaa #33 - Goalkeeper
- 72'
  
  C. Bozdoğan #8 - Midfielder
- M. Eerdhuijzen #44 - Defender
- 80'
  
  D. Min #9 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

60%

40%

Duel won

41%

59%

Accurate passes

86%

77%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

532

Passes

358

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Second yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

A. Zagré

G. Zechiël 1
G. de Regt 1
D. Sanches Fernandes 1
E. Hansson 1

Shots (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

50% 2/4

A. Zagré 50% (1/2)
D. de Wit 50% (1/2)
Ángel Alarcón 50% (1/2)
S. Włodarczyk 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

Y. Cathline

G. de Regt 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Fouls suffered

Y. Cathline

D. Sanches Fernandes 2
N. Naujoks 2
Ángel Alarcón 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

G. Zechiël

0% 0/2

Dispossessed

Y. Cathline

I. Yegoian 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

N. Vesterlund

100% 5/5

C. Bozdoğan 100% (4/4)
A. Engwanda 86% (6/7)
S. El Karouani 80% (4/5)
N. Naujoks 67% (6/9)

Interceptions

E. Adiele

A. Zagré 2
C. Widell 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2
I. Yegoian 2

Aerial duels won (%)

M. van der Hoorn

100% 3/3

N. Vesterlund 100% (2/2)
C. Widell 67% (2/3)
D. de Wit 60% (6/10)
L. Schouten 36% (4/11)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

R. Meissen

0% 0/6

I. Yegoian 0% (0/5)
E. Adiele 0% (0/4)
G. Zechiël 0% (0/4)
M. Didden 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

L. Hartjes

0% 0/3

S. Horemans 0% (0/2)
D. Sanches Fernandes 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

97% 37/38

L. Hartjes 93% (56/60)
A. Zagré 91% (62/68)
L. Schouten 90% (62/69)
A. Engwanda 89% (33/37)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

V. Barkas

48% 16/33

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20