Sunday , 16 August 2026

PSV vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
PSV
4 – 3
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 14:30 UTC Philips Stadion 35,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Artem Stepanov
0–2 13' Gjivai Zechiel
Ismael Saibari 21' 1–2
Ismael Saibari 48' 2–2
Guus Til 52' 3–2
3–3 82' Jesper Karlsson
Couhaib Driouech 90+4' 4–3
Y 71' Niklas Vesterlund

Overview

Match Preview

PSV vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Philips Stadion.

  • PSV 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Utrecht 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

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

9
5
1
PSV 15 games · Avg 3.9 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 PSV 4–3 FC Utrecht 2025-12-21 FC Utrecht 1–2 PSV 2025-02-15 PSV 2–2 FC Utrecht 2024-12-01 FC Utrecht 2–5 PSV 2024-01-21 FC Utrecht 1–1 PSV

Recent Form

PSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr FC Utrecht H 4–3 W
22 Mar Telstar 1963 A 1–3 L
14 Mar NEC H 2–3 L
07 Mar AZ H 2–1 W
28 Feb Heracles Almelo A 3–1 W
21 Feb SC Heerenveen H 3–1 W
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr PSV A 3–4 L
22 Mar Go Ahead Eagles H 2–0 W
15 Mar FC Twente '65 A 2–0 W
06 Mar Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D
01 Mar AZ H 2–0 W
22 Feb PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
PSV this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

PSV are 3rd (4 pts). FC Utrecht are 16th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Philips Stadion. PSV are looking to make home advantage count against FC Utrecht.
  • 3' A goal from the Ukraine international Artem Stepanov! He fires home on 3 to make it 0-1!
  • 8' The 37-year-old Ivan Perisic has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' The deadlock is broken! Gjivai Zechiel gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
  • 18' The home supporters are growing impatient. PSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' Magnificent from Ismael Saibari! That is 28 goals in 316 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' PSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. PSV is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Ismael Saibari gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 52' What composure from Guus Til! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 57' FC Utrecht come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Jesper Karlsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Siebe Horemans at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both PSV and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' PSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Flamingo is hanging Jerdy Schouten on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' FC Utrecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a card for Niklas Vesterlund.
  • 74' Time for substitution for PSV. Dennis Man is replaced by Esmir Bajraktarevic.
  • 77' Angel Alarcon makes way for Sebastien Haller at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 82' Jesper Karlsson adds to his 0 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 3-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' Ricardo Pepi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Guus Til on 86 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

PSV Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

FC Utrecht Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sander van de Streek 6
Guus Til 5
Ismael Saibari 4
Johan Bakayoko 3
Luuk de Jong 3
Mike van der Hoorn 2
Donyell Malen 2
Anwar El Ghazi 2

Head to Head

2026-04-04 PSV 4–3 FC Utrecht 2025-12-21 FC Utrecht 1–2 PSV 2025-02-15 PSV 2–2 FC Utrecht 2024-12-01 FC Utrecht 2–5 PSV 2024-01-21 FC Utrecht 1–1 PSV

PSV Form

2026-04-04 PSV 4–3 FC Utrecht W 2026-03-22 Telstar 1963 3–1 PSV L 2026-03-14 PSV 2–3 NEC L 2026-03-07 PSV 2–1 AZ W 2026-02-28 Heracles Almelo 1–3 PSV W 2026-02-21 PSV 3–1 SC Heerenveen W

FC Utrecht Form

2026-04-04 PSV 4–3 FC Utrecht L 2026-03-22 FC Utrecht 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2026-03-15 FC Twente '65 0–2 FC Utrecht W 2026-03-06 Heracles Almelo 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2026-03-01 FC Utrecht 2–0 AZ W 2026-02-22 FC Utrecht 1–1 PEC Zwolle D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.39 PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PSV68% Draw17% FC Utrecht15%
Actual: PSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

PSV or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Utrecht
32%
PSV or FC Utrecht
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PSV56% Draw30% FC Utrecht14%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.7%
4 – 1
6.1%
3 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 1
4.6%
4 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
4.3%
5 – 1
4.2%
5 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — PSV

Handicap PSV covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 19% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 18% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

PSV keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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