Excelsior concede 4.2 goals per match
FC Utrecht2.4
Excelsior4.2
Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Utrecht concede 2.4.
Match Centre: FC Utrecht vs Excelsior
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FC Utrecht
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Fri 29 Jan · your time
in 88 days 14 h
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Excelsior
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieaway
Telstar4:2FC Utrecht
Owusu 8'Soualhia 25'Thórisson 44'Martha 59'
Alarcón 42'Cathline 46'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
FC Utrecht3:1Willem II
Cathline 53', 75'Alarcón 90+2'
Slory 60'
Sun 20 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Feyenoord5:0FC Utrecht
Moussa 6', 33'Ferri 9'Valente 53' (p)Diarra 64'
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior0:9FC Twente
Weghorst 12', 32', 33', 62' (p)Belt 39'Rots 45+1', 82'Bawuah 49'Zerrouki 71' (p)
Fri 16 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen4:0Excelsior
Vente 11' (p)Braude 54'Oyen 84'Trenskow 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Ajax2:2Excelsior
Brandt 32'Arokodare 64'
Hartjes 45+1'Sliti 62'
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Excelsior without a win in 7 matches
DLDLLLL
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.
Last meeting, 13 September: Excelsior – FC Utrecht 1:2
WLW
FC Utrecht score 1.6 goals per match
FC Utrecht1.6
Excelsior0.6
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Excelsior score 0.6.
1 point apart in the table
11.FC Utrecht12 pts
13.Excelsior11 pts
FC Utrecht: place 11, 12 pts · Excelsior: place 13, 11 pts.
Ángel Alarcón: 4 goals in 5 league matches
Goals4
The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.
Players to watch
Eredivisie, this season.
Yoann Cathline
FC Utrecht · midfielder
3goals
2assists
7.02avg rating
Last match, Telstar: 1 goal, rating 7.2.
Irakli Yegoian
Excelsior · forward
3goals
5assists
7.32avg rating
Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is FC Utrecht at home and Excelsior away, as in this match.
FC Utrecht
all matches · 10
3W3D4L1.8scored per match2.9conceded per match
at home · 10
6W2D2L2.2scored per match1.8conceded per match
away · 10
3W1D6L1.6scored per match2.7conceded per match
- 1 Nov TelstarAEredivisie 4:2L
- 24 Oct PEC ZwolleHEredivisie 1:1D
- 18 Oct FC TwenteAEredivisie 1:2W
- 11 Oct Willem IIHEredivisie 3:1W
- 20 Sep FeyenoordAEredivisie 5:0L
- 13 Sep ExcelsiorAEredivisie 1:2W
- 8 Sep Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 3:3D
- 30 Aug PSVHEredivisie 1:6L
- 22 Aug Sparta RotterdamAEredivisie 3:3D
- 15 Aug AZHEredivisie 1:4L
- 9 Aug FC GroningenAEredivisie 2:1L
- 24 May AjaxAEredivisie 1:1L
- 21 May SC HeerenveenHEredivisie 3:2W
- 17 May Fortuna SittardHEredivisie 2:0W
- 10 May AjaxAEredivisie 1:2W
- 2 May NAC BredaHEredivisie 2:0W
- 26 Apr ExcelsiorAEredivisie 5:0L
- 11 Apr TelstarHEredivisie 4:1W
- 4 Apr PSVAEredivisie 4:3L
- 22 Mar Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 2:0W
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieaway
Telstar4:2FC Utrecht
Owusu 8'Soualhia 25'Thórisson 44'Martha 59'
Alarcón 42'Cathline 46'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
FC Utrecht3:1Willem II
Cathline 53', 75'Alarcón 90+2'
Slory 60'
Sun 20 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Feyenoord5:0FC Utrecht
Moussa 6', 33'Ferri 9'Valente 53' (p)Diarra 64'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Excelsior1:2FC Utrecht
Sliti 77'
Stepanov 36'de Wit 90+2'
Tue 8 Sep · Eredivisieat home
FC Utrecht3:3Go Ahead Eagles
de Wit 63'Didden 77'Stepanov 90' (p)
Suray 18'Tengstedt 49'Edvardsen 58'
Sun 30 Aug · Eredivisieat home
FC Utrecht1:6PSV
Stepanov 6'
van Bommel 11'Til 45', 88'Mauro Jr. 76'Mijnans 86'Dest 90+3'
Sat 22 Aug · Eredivisieaway
Sparta Rotterdam3:3FC Utrecht
Young 45'Zonneveld 67'Verschuren 90+6'
Didden 16'Stepanov 46'Blake 76'
Sat 15 Aug · Eredivisieat home
FC Utrecht1:4AZ
Stepanov 62'
Koopmeiners 45+1'Patati 47'Meerdink 49'Oufkir 84'
Sun 9 Aug · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:1FC Utrecht
Willumsson 8'van Bergen 48'
Blake 79'
Thu 21 May · Eredivisieat home
FC Utrecht3:2SC Heerenveen
Stepanov 46'van der Hoorn 56'El Karouani 58'
Vente 54'Trenskow 77'
Sun 10 May · Eredivisieaway
Ajax1:2FC Utrecht
Weghorst 84'
Vesterlund 81'van der Hoorn 90+6'
Sun 26 Apr · Eredivisieaway
Excelsior5:0FC Utrecht
Naujoks 11'Fernandes 36', 55'Yegoian 69'Hartjes 90+3'
Sat 11 Apr · Eredivisieat home
FC Utrecht4:1Telstar
Didden 10'Zechiël 61'de Wit 72'Karlsson 90+1'
Bakker 58'
Sat 4 Apr · Eredivisieaway
PSV4:3FC Utrecht
Saibari 21', 48'Til 52'Driouech 90+4'
Stepanov 3'Zechiël 13'Karlsson 82'
Excelsior
all matches · 10
2W2D6L1.2scored per match2.8conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L1.2scored per match2.5conceded per match
away · 10
4W4D2L2.0scored per match1.6conceded per match
- 1 Nov FC TwenteHEredivisie 0:9L
- 25 Oct Fortuna SittardAEredivisie 1:0L
- 16 Oct SC HeerenveenAEredivisie 4:0L
- 11 Oct FC GroningenHEredivisie 1:5L
- 19 Sep AjaxAEredivisie 2:2D
- 13 Sep FC UtrechtHEredivisie 1:2L
- 8 Sep NEC NijmegenAEredivisie 2:2D
- 5 Sep Willem IIAEredivisie 0:3W
- 29 Aug Sparta RotterdamHEredivisie 2:1W
- 15 Aug PSVHEredivisie 1:2L
- 7 Aug SC CambuurAEredivisie 0:4W
- 17 May Sparta RotterdamAEredivisie 2:3W
- 10 May FC VolendamHEredivisie 1:1D
- 2 May FC GroningenAEredivisie 2:3W
- 26 Apr FC UtrechtHEredivisie 5:0W
- 12 Apr PEC ZwolleAEredivisie 2:2D
- 4 Apr NEC NijmegenHEredivisie 0:2L
- 20 Mar Heracles AlmeloAEredivisie 1:1D
- 7 Mar SC HeerenveenHEredivisie 1:2L
- 1 Mar Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 0:1L
Sun 1 Nov · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior0:9FC Twente
Weghorst 12', 32', 33', 62' (p)Belt 39'Rots 45+1', 82'Bawuah 49'Zerrouki 71' (p)
Fri 16 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen4:0Excelsior
Vente 11' (p)Braude 54'Oyen 84'Trenskow 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Ajax2:2Excelsior
Brandt 32'Arokodare 64'
Hartjes 45+1'Sliti 62'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2FC Utrecht
Sliti 77'
Stepanov 36'de Wit 90+2'
Tue 8 Sep · Eredivisieaway
NEC Nijmegen2:2Excelsior
Tahaui 10'Lebreton 90+2'
Garden 43'Sulzbacher 73'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior2:1Sparta Rotterdam
Sliti 24'Groen 90+2'
Zonneveld 48'
Fri 7 Aug · Eredivisieaway
SC Cambuur0:4Excelsior
Yegoian 17'Naujoks 31', 69'Garden 42'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieaway
Sparta Rotterdam2:3Excelsior
Santos 53'Zonneveld 90+1'
Vianello 14' (og)Zagré 50'Naujoks 62'
Sat 2 May · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:3Excelsior
de Jonge 3'Taha 47'
Widell 40'Fernandes 65'de Regt 90'
Sun 26 Apr · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior5:0FC Utrecht
Naujoks 11'Fernandes 36', 55'Yegoian 69'Hartjes 90+3'
Sun 12 Apr · Eredivisieaway
PEC Zwolle2:2Excelsior
Oosting 3'Velanas 60'
Fernandes 16'Wlodarczyk 80'
Sat 7 Mar · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2SC Heerenveen
Naujoks 74' (p)
Brouwers 38'van Overeem 67'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 13 Sep 2026 · Eredivisie
Excelsior 1:2 FC Utrecht
Sliti 77' · Stepanov 36' · de Wit 90+2'
2wins
1wins
0 draws4.3 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3
- 13 Sep 2026Eredivisie Excelsior1:2FC Utrecht Sliti 77' · Stepanov 36' · de Wit 90+2' Details
- 26 Apr 2026Eredivisie Excelsior5:0FC Utrecht Naujoks 11' · Fernandes 36', 55' · Yegoian 69' · Hartjes 90+3' Details
- 24 Aug 2025Eredivisie FC Utrecht4:1Excelsior Rodríguez 27' · Min 45+1' · Jensen 58', 67' · Yoon 83' Details
1wins
0wins
0 draws5.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
1wins
1wins
0 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: FC Utrecht (4-2-3-1, last: Telstar) · Excelsior (4-3-3, last: FC Twente).
SPPadt
AZZagré
NPPanagiotou
MDDidden
SHHoremans
OAAgougil
JOvan Overeem
YCCathline
MBBroholm
NVVesterlund
DWde Wit
SGvan Gassel
RMMeissen
CWWidell
JPPlug
KBBos
DVvan Vianen
NNNaujoks
LHHartjes
ASSliti
NGGroen
IYYegoian
FC UtrechtExcelsior
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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53.5
43.9
FC UtrechtExcelsior
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- Kick-off
- Friday 29 January, 20:00Your time · in 88 days 14 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Stadion Galgenwaard Utrecht · show map
- Rest
- FC Utrecht 89 days · Excelsior 89 days Both last played: Eredivisie
- Table
- 11. FC Utrecht (12 pts) and 13. Excelsior (11 pts) Matchday 21 of 34