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Excelsior 1-2 FC Utrecht · Eredivisie

Excelsior lost to FC Utrecht 1-2 in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Excelsior and FC Utrecht met in the Eredivisie at Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam on Sunday, 13 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Excelsior: A. Sliti 77'. FC Utrecht: A. Stepanov 36'; D. De Wit 90'.

How the match went

Excelsior saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Excelsior had 10 shots with 4 on target, FC Utrecht 12 with 6 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Excelsior and 2 to FC Utrecht. Excelsior conceded 9 fouls, FC Utrecht 8. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Excelsior, 0 for FC Utrecht).

Line-ups

Excelsior started in a 4-1-4-1: Stijn van Gassel, Eric da Silva Moreira, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Kasey Bos, Rick Meissen, Aymen Sliti, Irakli Yegoian, Lennard Hartjes, Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson, David Garden.

FC Utrecht started in a 5-4-1: Vasilis Barkas, Niklas Vesterlund, Siebe Horemans, Matisse Didden, Nikolas Panagiotou, Arthur Zagré, Ángel Alarcón, Dani De Wit, Davy van den Berg, Adrian Blake, Artem Stepanov.

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Minute by minute

  1. 36'Goal! Excelsior 0-1 FC Utrecht. A. Stepanov (FC Utrecht) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Excelsior 0-1 FC Utrecht.
  3. 77'Goal! Excelsior 1-1 FC Utrecht. A. Sliti (Excelsior) scores, assisted by Á. O. Thorsteinsson.
  4. 90+2'Goal! Excelsior 1-2 FC Utrecht. D. De Wit (FC Utrecht) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Excelsior 1-2 FC Utrecht.
Full commentary (49 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Excelsior vs FC Utrecht.
  2. 1'Off the woodwork! A. Blake (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 1'Corner, FC Utrecht.
  4. 3'Offside, FC Utrecht.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. A. Blake (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 13'Attempt saved. A. Sliti (Excelsior), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  7. 17'Attempt saved. Á. Alarcón (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  8. 19'Attempt saved. Á. O. Thorsteinsson (Excelsior), header from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
  9. 26'Offside, Excelsior.
  10. 30'Attempt blocked. A. Blake (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  11. 36'Goal! Excelsior 0-1 FC Utrecht. A. Stepanov (FC Utrecht) scores.
  12. 41'Attempt missed. A. Sliti (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  13. 45'1 minute of added time.
  14. 45'Half-time. Excelsior 0-1 FC Utrecht.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 49'Corner, Excelsior.
  17. 50'Attempt blocked. A. Sliti (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 50'Corner, Excelsior.
  19. 57'Attempt saved. A. Blake (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  20. 58'Attempt missed. Á. Alarcón (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  21. 60'Attempt blocked. Á. O. Thorsteinsson (Excelsior), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  22. 62'Substitution, FC Utrecht: S. v. Duijn comes on for A. Blake.
  23. 62'Substitution, FC Utrecht: Y. Cathline comes on for A. Stepanov.
  24. 62'Substitution, FC Utrecht: M. Broholm comes on for Á. Alarcón.
  25. 63'Attempt missed. D. v. d. Berg (FC Utrecht), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  26. 70'Substitution, Excelsior: V. Sulzbacher comes on for E. d. S. Moreira.
  27. 70'Substitution, Excelsior: S. Janssen comes on for K. Bos.
  28. 70'Substitution, Excelsior: M. Domínguez comes on for D. Garden.
  29. 71'Yellow card for V. Sulzbacher (Excelsior) for foul.
  30. 72'Attempt missed. Y. Cathline (FC Utrecht), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  31. 73'Attempt saved. A. Zagre (FC Utrecht), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  32. 73'Corner, FC Utrecht.
  33. 74'Attempt blocked. D. De Wit (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  34. 76'Attempt saved. J. Plug (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  35. 77'Goal! Excelsior 1-1 FC Utrecht. A. Sliti (Excelsior) scores, assisted by Á. O. Thorsteinsson.
  36. 79'Corner, Excelsior.
  37. 80'Substitution, Excelsior: A. Jahanbakhsh comes on for Á. O. Thorsteinsson.
  38. 80'Attempt blocked. A. Sliti (Excelsior), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  39. 81'Substitution, FC Utrecht: J. Overeem comes on for N. Vesterlund.
  40. 82'Offside, FC Utrecht.
  41. 83'Corner, Excelsior.
  42. 85'Substitution, Excelsior: G. Cairo comes on for L. Hartjes.
  43. 85'Yellow card for M. Domínguez (Excelsior) for foul.
  44. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+2'Goal! Excelsior 1-2 FC Utrecht. D. De Wit (FC Utrecht) scores.
  46. 90+3'Attempt missed. C. Widell (Excelsior), header. xG 0.04.
  47. 90+4'Substitution, FC Utrecht: J. Medić comes on for A. Zagre.
  48. 90+6'Attempt missed. A. Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior), header. xG 0.04.
  49. 90'Full-time. Excelsior 1-2 FC Utrecht.
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