Utrecht – Excelsior 4–1

	1H	2H	T
UTR	2	2	4
EXC	0	1	1

Match report

Utrecht beat Excelsior 4–1 at Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht in Eredivisie. C. Bozdoğan opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Utrecht have 3 wins in their last 5, while Excelsior have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽C. Bozdoğanassist Emeka Adeile

11'

⚽A. Blake

34'

2H

⚽C. Bozdoğanassist S. El Karouani

49'

60'

⚽E. Hanssonassist S. Henderikx

A. Blake

65'

⚽A. Blake

72'

⇄M. Brouwer↓ C. Bozdoğan

77'

⇄C. Raatsie↓ E. Hansson

82'

A. Carlén

⇄M. Eppink↓ A. Blake

86'

⇄S. van Gassel↓ N. El Hamdaoui

Momentum

UTR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EXC

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offAug 24, 2025 · 12:30

VenueStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht

Attendance50,812 / 55,837 (91%)

RefereeJ. Kooij

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

65Ball possession %35

3.3Expected goals (xG)1.4

17Total shots9

9Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

10Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

567Passes441

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

O. Agougil

7.9

Lineups

UTR 4-3-37.20Formation7.254-3-3 EXC

Utrecht

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Excelsior

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL