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FC Utrecht vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Utrecht
1 – 0
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Wed 25 Jan 2023 · 20:00 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Peer Koopmeiners
Taylor Booth 57' Y
Taylor Booth 58' Y
Y 86' Marouan Azarkan

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Frank Jansen
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Don Frijn
  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Referee Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
1
FC Utrecht 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2022-10-02 SBV Excelsior 0–1 FC Utrecht 2019-02-23 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-30 SBV Excelsior 3–3 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan SBV Excelsior H 1–0 W
22 Jan FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
15 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 2–2 D
08 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
12 Nov FC Volendam A 4–0 W
06 Nov FC Groningen H 2–1 W
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
20 Jan FC Volendam H 2–0 W
14 Jan Sparta Rotterdam A 0–1 L
08 Jan FC Groningen H 1–0 W
13 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–5 L
05 Nov SC Heerenveen H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Utrecht SBV Excelsior
#16 Position #4
0 Points 3
2 Played 2
0 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
2 Scored 5
6 Conceded 2
-4 GD +3
0.00 PPG 1.50
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
50% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

FC Utrecht are 16th (0 pts). SBV Excelsior are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SBV Excelsior
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadion Galgenwaard that hosts another battle between FC Utrecht and SBV Excelsior.
  • 5' It’s high time Michael Silberbauer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 6' Goal! Anastasios Douvikas scores his 55 goal in 2 matches.
  • 11' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SBV Excelsior needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 16' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 19' The whistle greets Julian Baas as he departs to be replaced by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 24' Nikolas Agrafiotis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Utrecht and SBV Excelsior are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Utrecht in their trying to find a way past SBV Excelsior's compact .
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jens Toornstra, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Galgenwaard with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Excelsior that had 137 games and scored 155 goals.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Peer Koopmeiners is booked for SBV Excelsior — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Modibo Sagnan, a France , has 33 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' FC Utrecht is showing some good football. However, FC Utrecht are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' The referee shows FC Utrecht player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 58' Taylor Booth was booked on 58.
  • 61' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Othman Boussaid has done his job and it is now time for Amin Younes to step up.
  • 62' Nikolas Agrafiotis gets the nod from SBV Excelsior. He replaces Reda Kharchouch and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Reda Kharchouch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 72' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nathan Tjoe-A-On is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
  • 79' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Luuk Brouwers comes on to replace Taylor Booth.
  • 80' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Luuk Brouwers on, Taylor Booth off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The whistle greets Sven Nieuwpoort as he departs to be replaced by Maxime Awoudja.
  • 82' Another substitution for SBV Excelsior to replace Sven Nieuwpoort by Maxime Awoudja on 82 minute.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Marouan Azarkan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Silberbauer

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 2
Can Bozdogan 1
Lazaros Lamprou 1
Simon Gustafson 1
Couhaib Driouech 1
Gyrano Kerk 1
Jens Toornstra 1
Nick Venema 1

Head to Head

2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2022-10-02 SBV Excelsior 0–1 FC Utrecht 2019-02-23 FC Utrecht 0–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-30 SBV Excelsior 3–3 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior W 2023-01-22 FC Twente '65 2–0 FC Utrecht L 2023-01-15 Go Ahead Eagles 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2023-01-08 FC Utrecht 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2022-11-12 FC Volendam 0–4 FC Utrecht W 2022-11-06 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Groningen W

SBV Excelsior Form

2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-01-20 SBV Excelsior 2–0 FC Volendam W 2023-01-14 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-01-08 SBV Excelsior 1–0 FC Groningen W 2022-11-13 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–1 SBV Excelsior L 2022-11-05 SBV Excelsior 0–1 SC Heerenveen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.11 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.46 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht29% Draw20% SBV Excelsior51%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
49%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
71%
FC Utrecht or SBV Excelsior
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Utrecht14% Draw37% SBV Excelsior49%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
8.6%
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 3
6.8%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 4
4.6%
0 – 4
4.2%
2 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 0
4.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 9% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 21% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 19% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
9% ✗
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.