Tuesday , 27 October 2026

SBV Excelsior vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2026-27
SBV Excelsior
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 10:15 UTC Van Donge & De Roo Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 36' Artem Stepanov
Aymen Sliti 77' 1–1
1–2 90+2' Dani de Wit
Valentin Sulzbacher 71' Y
Mario Dominguez 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Excelsior vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Jari van Westen (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 10 24
2 AFC Ajax 10 21
3 PSV 10 20
4 FC Twente '65 10 20
5 AZ 10 20
6 Fortuna Sittard 10 18
7 SC Heerenveen 10 15
8 FC Groningen 10 15
9 Go Ahead Eagles 10 14
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 10 12
11 FC Utrecht 10 12
12 NEC 10 11
13 SBV Excelsior 10 11
14 Sparta Rotterdam 10 9
15 PEC Zwolle 10 8
16 Telstar 1963 10 6
17 ADO Den Haag 10 6
18 Willem II Tilburg 10 2

Head-to-Head

1
4
4
SBV Excelsior 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-13 SBV Excelsior 1–2 FC Utrecht 2026-04-26 SBV Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht 2025-08-24 FC Utrecht 4–1 SBV Excelsior 2024-01-27 SBV Excelsior 1–1 FC Utrecht 2023-11-12 FC Utrecht 2–2 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
08 Sep NEC A 2–2 D
05 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 3–0 W
29 Aug Sparta Rotterdam H 2–1 W
15 Aug PSV H 1–2 L
07 Aug SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 4–0 W
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep SBV Excelsior A 2–1 W
08 Sep Go Ahead Eagles H 3–3 D
30 Aug PSV H 1–6 L
22 Aug Sparta Rotterdam A 3–3 D
15 Aug AZ H 1–4 L
09 Aug FC Groningen A 1–2 L

Season Stats

SBV Excelsior FC Utrecht
#13 Position #11
11 Points 12
10 Played 10
3 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 4
16 Scored 17
19 Conceded 27
-3 GD -10
1.10 PPG 1.20
30% Win % 30%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

SBV Excelsior are 13th (11 pts). FC Utrecht are 11th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/2
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/7
61-75
4/3
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G
FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Angel Alarcon 3 G
Adrian Blake 2 G 1 A
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SBV Excelsior to score. At the same time, FC Utrecht does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' SBV Excelsior are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Utrecht backline.
  • 10' SBV Excelsior is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joris van Overeem, as he is very good at scoring at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' The 25-year-old Matisse Didden has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Nikolas Panayiotou has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 5 appearances.
  • 30' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stijn van Gassel made 145 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Artem Stepanov gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 41' It’s high time Anthony Correia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' SBV Excelsior are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Utrecht's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 51' SBV Excelsior seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' Jakov Medic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Yoann Cathline is ready to make an impact after coming on for Artem Stepanov at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' 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.
  • 70' Simon Janssen is replacing Kasey Bos for the SBV Excelsior side.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Valentin Sulzbacher on 71 minutes.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Excelsior is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Aymen Sliti makes it 1-1.
  • 80' Fresh legs for SBV Excelsior! Alireza Jahanbakhsh comes on to replace Agust THorsteinsson.
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Niklas Vesterlund is replaced by Joris van Overeem.
  • 85' Guilliano Cairo gets the nod from SBV Excelsior. He replaces Lennard Hartjes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Mario Dominguez is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 90' Jakov Medic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arthur Zagre on 90 minute.
  • FC Utrecht celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben den Uil

FC Utrecht Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Correia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 2
Nick Venema 1
Siebe Horemans 1
Luigi Bruins 1
Lennard Hartjes 1
Ryan Koolwijk 1
Noah Naujoks 1
Elias Mar Omarsson 1

Head to Head

2026-09-13 SBV Excelsior 1–2 FC Utrecht 2026-04-26 SBV Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht 2025-08-24 FC Utrecht 4–1 SBV Excelsior 2024-01-27 SBV Excelsior 1–1 FC Utrecht 2023-11-12 FC Utrecht 2–2 SBV Excelsior

SBV Excelsior Form

2026-09-13 SBV Excelsior 1–2 FC Utrecht L 2026-09-08 NEC 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2026-09-05 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 SBV Excelsior W 2026-08-29 SBV Excelsior 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-08-15 SBV Excelsior 1–2 PSV L 2026-08-07 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0–4 SBV Excelsior W

FC Utrecht Form

2026-09-13 SBV Excelsior 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2026-09-08 FC Utrecht 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles D 2026-08-30 FC Utrecht 1–6 PSV L 2026-08-22 Sparta Rotterdam 3–3 FC Utrecht D 2026-08-15 FC Utrecht 1–4 AZ L 2026-08-09 FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.21 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior45% Draw24% FC Utrecht31%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Utrecht
55%
SBV Excelsior or FC Utrecht
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior36% Draw38% FC Utrecht26%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
3.7%
1 – 0
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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