Utrecht vs Excelsior

Eredivisie 24 Aug 2025, 12:30
Utrecht
Utrecht
4–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Excelsior
Excelsior
🏟 Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht) 👤 Joey Kooij Round 3

Match report

Utrecht cruised past Excelsior 4-1 in the Eredivisie on 24 August 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Utrecht had 16 shots to Excelsior's 12.

The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht), with Joey Kooij in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 16 - 12 On target 10 - 3 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 6 - 15
10
Player of the match
Souffian El Karouani
Utrecht · 3 assists
9 Victor Jensen 2 goals
8 Miguel Rodríguez 1 goal
8 David Min 1 goal
7 Yoon Do-young 1 goal
First half vs second half
Excelsior came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–3 7–9
Shots On Goal 6–0 4–3
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 6–2 1–3
Attacks 36–42 32–67
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
68 Attacks 109
28 Dangerous Attacks 50
9 On Target 2
7 Off Target 9
16 Shots Total 12
10 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 6
6 Fouls 15
7 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
50% Ball Possession 50%
2 Saves 5
409 Passes Total 415
334 Passes Accurate 343
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Utrecht · 4-3-3
1 V. Barkas
2 S. Horemans 3 M. Hoorn 40 M. Didden 16 S. Karouani
7 V. Jensen 27 A. Engwanda 21 G. Zechiël
22 M. Rodríguez 9 D. Min 15 A. Blake
Excelsior · 4-2-3-1
16 C. Raatsie
17 N. Martens 4 C. Widell 5 S. Henderikx 12 A. Zagre
10 N. Naujoks 6 A. Carlén
30 D. Fernandes 23 I. Yegoian 11 G. Regt
29 M. Duinen
Utrecht
Coach
Ron Jans
Substitutes
  • 24 Nick Viergever
  • 46 Jaygo van Ommeren
  • 6 Davy van den Berg
  • 91 Sébastien Haller
  • 26 Miliano Jonathans
  • 33 Kevin Gadellaa
  • 25 Michael Brouwer
  • 5 Kolbeinn Finnsson
  • 23 Niklas Vesterlund
  • 55 Derry Murkin
  • 8 Can Bozdoğan
  • 17 Emirhan Demircan
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 9 Szymon Włodarczyk
  • 2 Ilias Bronkhorst
  • 3 Rick Meissen
  • 21 Zach Booth
  • 7 Yoon Do-young
  • 40 Tijmen Holla
  • 24 Giulliano Cairo
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Viergever ↓ M. van der Hoorn Utrecht
  • 60' ↑ S. Włodarczyk ↓ M. van Duinen Excelsior
  • 61' ↑ J. van Ommeren ↓ A. Engwanda Utrecht
  • 61' ↑ I. Bronkhorst ↓ N. Martens Excelsior
  • 68' ↑ D. van den Berg ↓ G. Zechiël Utrecht
  • 68' ↑ S. Haller ↓ D. Min Utrecht
  • 71' ↑ Z. Booth ↓ I. Yegoian Excelsior
  • 71' ↑ R. Meissen ↓ N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 76' ↑ Yoon Do-Young ↓ D. Sanches Fernandes Excelsior
  • 79' ↑ M. Jonathans ↓ Miguel Rodríguez Utrecht
Head-to-head
Utrecht 1 3 draws 0 Excelsior
2026-04-26 Excelsior vs Utrecht 0 - 0
2025-08-24 Utrecht vs Excelsior 4 - 1
2024-01-27 Excelsior vs Utrecht 1 - 1
2023-11-12 Utrecht vs Excelsior 2 - 2
Recent form
Utrecht D D D W W
Excelsior D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Utrecht vs Excelsior?
Utrecht won 4-1 against Excelsior on 24 August 2025.
Who won Utrecht vs Excelsior?
Utrecht won the match 4-1.
Where was Utrecht vs Excelsior played?
The match was played at Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht).
Who had more possession in Utrecht vs Excelsior?
Utrecht had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.