SBV Excelsior vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

SBV Excelsior

5 – 0

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FC Utrecht

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 10:15 UTC Van Donge & De Roo Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Matisse Didden

YR 31' Matisse Didden

Y 64' Gjivai Zechiel

Overview

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

SBV Excelsior 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
FC Utrecht 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Van der Eijk

10 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	PSV	12	26
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	12	25
3	AFC Ajax	12	25
4	FC Twente '65	12	24
5	AZ	12	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	17
9	FC Groningen	12	15
10	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	12	15
11	NEC	12	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	12
15	SBV Excelsior	12	11
16	Telstar 1963	12	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	9
18	Willem II Tilburg	12	3

Head-to-Head

SBV Excelsior 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Utrecht

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	FC Utrecht	H	5–0	W
12 Apr	PEC Zwolle	A	2–2	D
04 Apr	NEC	H	0–2	L
20 Mar	Heracles Almelo	A	1–1	D
15 Mar	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	1–2	L
07 Mar	SC Heerenveen	H	1–2	L

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	SBV Excelsior	A	0–5	L
11 Apr	Telstar 1963	H	4–1	W
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

Season Stats

SBV Excelsior		FC Utrecht
#15	Position	#14
11	Points	12
12	Played	12
3 / 2 / 7	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
16	Scored	21
29	Conceded	34
-13	GD	-13
0.92	PPG	1.00
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts). FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior

0-15

1/5

16-30

2/–

31-45

6/6

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/6

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Utrecht

0-15

1/5

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/7

46-60

5/9

61-75

5/3

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
Yoann Cathline	4 G	2 A
Angel Alarcon	4 G	1 A
Dani de Wit	3 G	1 A
Adrian Blake	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SBV Excelsior is hosting FC Utrecht for another epic battle.
5' Stijn van Gassel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
11' A stunning finish from Noah Naujoks — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SBV Excelsior and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Matisse Didden argues furiously but the card stands.
31' It’s gonna be a card for Matisse Didden.
36' Assisted by Gyan de Regt with the perfectly-timed delivery and Derensili Sanches Fernandes makes no mistake. 2-0!
41' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Artem Stepanov departs to be replaced by Siebe Horemans.
46' The crowd applauds Souffian El Karouani as he leaves the pitch. Emeka Adiele steps in for FC Utrecht.
51' The travelling FC Utrecht supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' What composure from Derensili Sanches Fernandes! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-0.
60' SBV Excelsior is showing some good football. However, SBV Excelsior are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
63' SBV Excelsior make a change. Emil Hansson trudges off to be replaced by Szymon Wlodarczyk on 63 minutes.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gjivai Zechiel on 64.
69' The deadlock is broken! Irakli Yegoian gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
72' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Gjivai Zechiel is replaced by Can Bozdogan on 72 minute.
76' Fresh legs for SBV Excelsior! Ilias Bronkhorst comes on to replace Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
80' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 80 minute. Angel Alarcon leaves to be changed by David Min.
85' Simon Janssen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Noah Naujoks on 85 minute.
90' SBV Excelsior are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Utrecht backline.
With this win, SBV Excelsior is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

7
Emil Hansson ↓ Szymon Wlodarczyk 63'
12
Arthur Zagre
1
Stijn van Gassel
20
Lennard Hartjes
3
Rick Meissen ↓ Guilliano Cairo 85'
11
Gyan de Regt
10
Noah Naujoks ↓ Simon Janssen 85'
14
Lewis Schouten
23
Irakli Yegoian ↓ Adam Carlen 76'
4
Casper Widell
30
Derensili Sanches Fernandes ↓ Ilias Bronkhorst 76'

Bench

Coach Ruben den Uil

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

3
Mike van der Hoorn
20
Dani de Wit
16
Souffian El Karouani ↓ Emeka Adiele 46'
27
Alonzo Engwanda
40
Matisse Didden
10
Yoann Cathline ↓ Jesper Karlsson 80'
77
Angel Alarcon ↓ David Min 80'
1
Vassilis Barkas
21
Gjivai Zechiel ↓ Can Bozdogan 72'
23
Niklas Vesterlund
18
Artem Stepanov ↓ Siebe Horemans 41'

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Derensili Sanches Fernandes	2
Simon Gustafson	1
Couhaib Driouech	1
Gyrano Kerk	1
Jens Toornstra	1
Nick Venema	1
Siebe Horemans	1
Luigi Bruins	1

Head to Head

SBV Excelsior Form

2026-04-26 SBV Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht W 2026-04-12 PEC Zwolle 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2026-04-04 SBV Excelsior 0–2 NEC L 2026-03-20 Heracles Almelo 1–1 SBV Excelsior D 2026-03-15 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–1 SBV Excelsior L 2026-03-07 SBV Excelsior 1–2 SC Heerenveen L

FC Utrecht Form

2026-04-26 SBV Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht L 2026-04-11 FC Utrecht 4–1 Telstar 1963 W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.34 SBV Excelsior xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.73 FC Utrecht xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SBV Excelsior49% Draw23% FC Utrecht28%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw

72%

Draw or FC Utrecht

51%

SBV Excelsior or FC Utrecht

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

SBV Excelsior39% Draw37% FC Utrecht24%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap	SBV Excelsior covers	Push	FC Utrecht covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	19%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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