PSV vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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PSV vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Philips Stadion.
- PSV 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- FC Utrecht 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
- Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
- Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
6 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | PSV | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | AFC Ajax | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | SBV Excelsior | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | NEC | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar 1963 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 7 | 5 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #15 |
| 16 | Points | 5 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 5 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 4 |
| 24 | Scored | 11 |
| 10 | Conceded | 24 |
| +14 | GD | -13 |
| 2.29 | PPG | 0.71 |
| 71% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
PSV this season
PSV this season
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season
FC Utrecht this season
PSV are 3rd (16 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
PSV
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
PSV
| Sven Mijnans | 4 G | 1 A |
| Guus Til | 4 G | |
| Ricardo Pepi | 3 G | |
| Sergino Dest | 2 G | 2 A |
| Ruben van Bommel | 2 G | 2 A |
FC Utrecht
| Artem Stepanov | 5 G |
| Dani de Wit | 2 G |
| Matisse Didden | 2 G |
| Adrian Blake | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. PSV is hosting FC Utrecht for another epic battle.
- 3' Artem Stepanov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
- 8' A quiet spell here at Philips Stadion. PSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 13' GOAL! Gjivai Zechiel fires home to make it 0-2!
- 18' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Jerdy Schouten has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 21' The Morocco midfielder Ismael Saibari breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 1-2!
- 26' PSV has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yarek Gasiorowski suffering a number of foals already.
- 36' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both PSV and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 48' GOAL! Ismael Saibari fires home to make it 2-2!
- 52' Guus Til has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
- 57' Joey Veerman, a Netherlands midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 59' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Siebe Horemans by Jesper Karlsson on 59 minute.
- 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' Jerdy Schouten makes way for Ryan Flamingo at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from PSV.
- 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 71' Niklas Vesterlund was booked on 71.
- 74' Esmir Bajraktarevic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dennis Man at the 74 minute mark.
- 77' Sebastien Haller is replacing Angel Alarcon for the FC Utrecht side.
- 82' What composure from Jesper Karlsson! The Sweden international strokes it home. 3-3.
- 86' The PSV bench stirs into life. Guus Til is withdrawn and Ricardo Pepi gets his opportunity.
- With this win, PSV is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
PSV Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 17
-
20
Guus Til ↓ Ricardo Pepi 86'
-
22
Jerdy Schouten ↓ Ryan Flamingo 65'
-
5
Ivan Perisic ↓ Couhaib Driouech 74'
- 27
- 23
- 34
- 32
- 25
- 10
- 3
Bench
- 21
- 1
-
9
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 86'
-
11
Couhaib Driouech ↑ 74'
-
6
Ryan Flamingo ↑ 65'
-
19
Esmir Bajraktarevic ↑ 74'
- 24
- 31
FC Utrecht Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2
- 3
- 16
- 27
- 40
- 10
- 77
- 1
- 21
- 23
-
18
Artem Stepanov ↓ David Min 77'
Bench
- 25
-
91
Sebastien Haller ↑ 77'
-
9
David Min ↑ 77'
-
11
Jesper Karlsson ↑ 59'
- 8
- 33
- 15
- 43
- 5
- 53
- 57
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Guus Til | 7 |
| Sander van de Streek | 6 |
| Ismael Saibari | 4 |
| Luuk de Jong | 3 |
| Johan Bakayoko | 3 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | 2 |
| Donyell Malen | 2 |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 2 |
Head to Head
PSV Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
4.84
PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58
FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 94% + Both teams to score 78%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: PSV win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 6.42
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 100% |
|
0% |
| ± 1.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 2.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 3.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 4.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
Double Chance
PSV or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Utrecht
24%
PSV or FC Utrecht
87%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Utrecht win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 4–3 not predicted4 – 3Actual
4 – 1
6.5%
5 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
5.5%
4 – 2
5%
6 – 1
5%
5 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
4.3%
5 – 0
4%
6 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 1
3.6%
Asian Handicap — PSV
| Handicap | PSV covers | Push | FC Utrecht covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| -2 | 54% | 17% | 29% |
| -1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| -1 | 71% | 13% | 16% |
| -0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +1 | 93% | 4% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
PSV keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
1%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.