What was the score in Excelsior – FC Utrecht?

The match finished Excelsior 1–2 FC Utrecht, played on 13 September 2026.

What is the line-up for Excelsior – FC Utrecht?

Excelsior line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation and start with Stijn van Gassel, Jan Plug, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Kasey Bos, Eric Da Silva Moreira, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Ágúst Þorsteinsson, Aymen Sliti, David Garden. FC Utrecht line up in a 5-4-1 formation and start with Vasilios Barkas, Matisse Didden, Nikolas Panagiotou, Siebe Horemans, Arthur Zagre, Niklas Vesterlund, Davy van den Berg, Dani de Wit, Adrian Blake, Ángel Alarcón, Artem Stepanov.

What is the recent form of Excelsior?

In the last 5 matches we have on record, Excelsior won 3, drew 1 and lost 1.

What is the recent form of FC Utrecht?

In the last 5 matches we have on record, FC Utrecht won 0, drew 2 and lost 3.

What is the head-to-head record between Excelsior and FC Utrecht?

In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Excelsior won 1, FC Utrecht won 2, and 2 were drawn.

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ExcelsiorEXC1 – 2FTFC UtrechtUTR

Stadion Woudestein, RotterdamFT

90'+4'
A — Jakov MedicOff — Arthur Zagre
90'+2'
A — Dani de Wit
H — Guilliano CairoOff — Lennard Hartjes
85'
H — Mario Dominguez
85'
81'
A — Joris van OvereemOff — Niklas Vesterlund
H — Alireza JahanbakhshOff — Ágúst Þorsteinsson
80'
H — Aymen SlitiAssist — Ágúst Þorsteinsson
77'
H — Valentin Sulzbacher
71'
H — Mario DominguezOff — David Garden
70'
H — Simon JanssenOff — Kasey Bos
70'
H — Valentin SulzbacherOff — Eric Da Silva Moreira
70'
62'
A — Marius BroholmOff — Ángel Alarcón
62'
A — Yoann CathlineOff — Artem Stepanov
62'
A — Sem van DuijnOff — Adrian Blake
HT 0–1
36'
A — Artem Stepanov
KO – 11:15

Shots on targetUTR

ShotsUTR

1012

CornersEXC

Match ends, Excelsior 1, Utrecht 2.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, Utrecht 2.
90'+6'Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.
90'+4'Substitution, Utrecht. Jakov Medic replaces Arthur Zagré because of an injury.
90'+4'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4'Delay in match because of an injury Arthur Zagré (Utrecht).
90'+3'Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aymen Sliti with a cross.
90'+2'Goal! Excelsior 1, Utrecht 2. Dani de Wit (Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
87'Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
87'Yoann Cathline (Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'Mario Domínguez (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Foul by Mario Domínguez (Excelsior).
85'Davy van den Berg (Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'Substitution, Excelsior. Guilliano Cairo replaces Lennard Hartjes.
84'Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Utrecht).
83'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.
82'Offside, Utrecht. Sem van Duijn is caught offside.
81'Substitution, Utrecht. Joris van Overeem replaces Niklas Vesterlund.
80'Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
80'Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
79'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Matisse Didden.
77'Goal! Excelsior 1, Utrecht 1. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
76'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Vasilios Barkas.
76'Attempt saved. Jan Plug (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vasilios Barkas (Utrecht). Assisted by Rick Meissen.
74'Attempt blocked. Dani de Wit (Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
73'Corner, Utrecht. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
73'Attempt saved. Arthur Zagré (Utrecht) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Davy van den Berg.
72'Attempt missed. Yoann Cathline (Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
71'Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Foul by Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior).
71'Marius Broholm (Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70'Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
70'Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Kasey Bos.
70'Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces David Garden.
70'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69'Delay in match because of an injury Aymen Sliti (Excelsior).
66'Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66'Foul by Sem van Duijn (Utrecht).

Eredivisie
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1 Champions League	AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar	7	6	1	0	18	6	+12	19
2 Champions League	FeyenoordFeyenoord Rotterdam	7	5	2	0	25	7	+18	17
3 Champions League qualifying	PSVPSV Eindhoven	7	5	1	1	24	10	+14	16
4 Europa League qualifying	FC TwenteFC Twente	7	5	1	1	15	7	+8	16
5 Conference League qualifying	AjaxAjax Amsterdam	7	4	2	1	21	9	+12	14
6	FortunaFortuna Sittard	7	4	1	2	13	14	-1	13
7 Europa League	ExcelsiorExcelsior	7	3	2	2	15	9	+6	11
8	FC GroningenFC Groningen	7	3	2	2	15	13	+2	11
9	Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles	7	2	4	1	16	14	+2	10
10	HeerenveenHeerenveen	7	2	3	2	11	9	+2	9
11	NECNEC Nijmegen	7	2	2	3	12	13	-1	8
12	SpartaSparta Rotterdam	7	1	2	4	10	17	-7	5
13	TelstarTelstar	7	1	2	4	5	12	-7	5
14	CambuurSC Cambuur	7	1	2	4	10	19	-9	5
15	FC UtrechtFC Utrecht	7	1	2	4	11	24	-13	5
16 Relegation playoffs	PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle	7	1	1	5	6	20	-14	4
17 Relegation	ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag	7	0	2	5	7	17	-10	2
18 Relegation	Willem IIWillem II	7	0	2	5	6	20	-14	2

Qualification

Champions League
Champions League qualifying
Europa League qualifying
Conference League qualifying
Europa League
Relegation playoffs
Relegation

Common questions

What was the score in Excelsior – FC Utrecht?: The match finished Excelsior 1–2 FC Utrecht, played on 13 September 2026.
What is the line-up for Excelsior – FC Utrecht?: Excelsior line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation and start with Stijn van Gassel, Jan Plug, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Kasey Bos, Eric Da Silva Moreira, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Ágúst Þorsteinsson, Aymen Sliti, David Garden. FC Utrecht line up in a 5-4-1 formation and start with Vasilios Barkas, Matisse Didden, Nikolas Panagiotou, Siebe Horemans, Arthur Zagre, Niklas Vesterlund, Davy van den Berg, Dani de Wit, Adrian Blake, Ángel Alarcón, Artem Stepanov.
What is the recent form of Excelsior?: In the last 5 matches we have on record, Excelsior won 3, drew 1 and lost 1.
What is the recent form of FC Utrecht?: In the last 5 matches we have on record, FC Utrecht won 0, drew 2 and lost 3.
What is the head-to-head record between Excelsior and FC Utrecht?: In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Excelsior won 1, FC Utrecht won 2, and 2 were drawn.

Squad value

Excelsior

€17m

4.7×

FC Utrecht

€81m

Average age23.4 · 23.8

Overseas players33% · 68%

Transfermarkt valuations of the current squads.

First appeared here

Excelsior5 / 29

Noa el Hamdaoui · Stijn Middendorp · Do-young Yoon · Guilliano Cairo · Nolan Martens

FC Utrecht2 / 35

Björn Menzo · Oualid Agougil

Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.

Squad numbers

Excelsior

1Stijn van Gassel 2Ilias Bronkhorst 3Rick Meissen 4Casper Widell 5Stan Henderikx 6Adam Carlén 8Mathijs Tielemans 9Szymon Wlodarczyk 10Noah Naujoks 11Gyan de Regt 12Arthur Zagré 14Lewis Schouten 15Simon Janssen 16Calvin Raatsie 17Nolan Martens 18Chris-Kévin Nadje 20Lennard Hartjes 23Irakli Yegoian 24Guilliano Cairo 25Stijn Middendorp 29Mike van Duinen 30Derensili Sanches Fernandes 33Jerolldino Bergraaf 34Noa el Hamdaoui 40Tijmen Holla

FC Utrecht

1Vasilios Barkas 2Siebe Horemans 3Mike van der Hoorn 6Davy van den Berg 7Victor Jensen 8Can Bozdogan 9David Min 10Yoann Cathline 15Adrian Blake 16Souffian El Karouani 17Emirhan Demircan 20Dani de Wit 21Gjivai Zechiël 22Miguel Rodríguez 23Niklas Vesterlund 24Nick Viergever 25Michael Brouwer 27Alonzo Engwanda 33Kevin Gadellaa 40Matisse Didden 43Rafik El Arguioui 44Mike Eerdhuijzen 46Jaygo van Ommeren 51Mees Eppink 53Justin Eversen 55Derry Murkin

Been at both clubs

Players who have been at both Excelsior and FC Utrecht. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.

Straight from one to the other

Moves directly between the two clubs, newest first.

Miliano Jonathans Excelsior → FC Utrecht · 2026
Miliano Jonathans FC Utrecht → Excelsior · 2026
Calvin Raatsie FC Utrecht → Excelsior · 2024
Siebe Horemans Excelsior → FC Utrecht · 2024

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