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Excelsior 5-0 FC Utrecht · Eredivisie

Excelsior beat FC Utrecht 5-0 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, 26 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Excelsior: N. Naujoks 11'; D. S. Fernandes 36', 55'; I. Yegoian 69'; L. Hartjes 90'. FC Utrecht did not score.

How the match went

Excelsior saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Excelsior had 18 shots with 9 on target, FC Utrecht 10 with 3 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Excelsior and 2 to FC Utrecht. Excelsior conceded 12 fouls, FC Utrecht 8. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Excelsior, 3 for FC Utrecht).

Line-ups

Excelsior started in a 4-3-3: Stijn van Gassel, Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Lewis Schouten, Arthur Zagré, Noah Naujoks, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Gyan de Regt, Emil Hansson.

FC Utrecht started in a 4-2-3-1: Vasilis Barkas, Niklas Vesterlund, Matisse Didden, Mike Van der Hoorn, Souffian El Karouani, Alonzo Engwanda, Gjivai Zechiël, Ángel Alarcón, Dani De Wit, Yoann Cathline, Artem Stepanov.

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Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Excelsior 1-0 FC Utrecht. N. Naujoks (Excelsior) scores, assisted by D. S. Fernandes.
  2. 31'Second yellow card for M. Didden (FC Utrecht), who is sent off.
  3. 36'Goal! Excelsior 2-0 FC Utrecht. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior) scores, assisted by G. d. Regt.
  4. 45'Half-time. Excelsior 2-0 FC Utrecht.
  5. 55'Goal! Excelsior 3-0 FC Utrecht. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior) scores, assisted by A. Zagre.
  6. 69'Goal! Excelsior 4-0 FC Utrecht. I. Yegoian (Excelsior) scores.
  7. 72'VAR: goal for Excelsior ruled out.
  8. 90+3'Goal! Excelsior 5-0 FC Utrecht. L. Hartjes (Excelsior) scores.
  9. 90'Full-time. Excelsior 5-0 FC Utrecht.
Full commentary (48 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Excelsior vs FC Utrecht.
  2. 8'Attempt missed. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  3. 11'Goal! Excelsior 1-0 FC Utrecht. N. Naujoks (Excelsior) scores, assisted by D. S. Fernandes.
  4. 11'Attempt saved. Á. Alarcón (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  5. 15'Attempt blocked. G. Zechiël (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  6. 21'Attempt saved. D. de Wit (FC Utrecht), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  7. 25'Attempt missed. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), header. xG 0.09.
  8. 27'Attempt missed. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  9. 28'Attempt missed. G. d. Regt (Excelsior), header. xG 0.03.
  10. 28'Attempt missed. D. de Wit (FC Utrecht), header. xG 0.07.
  11. 29'Yellow card for M. Didden (FC Utrecht).
  12. 31'Second yellow card for M. Didden (FC Utrecht), who is sent off.
  13. 33'Attempt missed. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  14. 35'Attempt saved. E. Hansson (Excelsior), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  15. 36'Goal! Excelsior 2-0 FC Utrecht. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior) scores, assisted by G. d. Regt.
  16. 40'Attempt blocked. N. B. V. Nielsen (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  17. 41'Substitution, FC Utrecht: S. Horemans comes on for A. Stepanov.
  18. 41'Attempt blocked. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  19. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  20. 45+1'Attempt missed. G. Zechiël (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  21. 45'Half-time. Excelsior 2-0 FC Utrecht.
  22. 46'The second half is under way.
  23. 46'Substitution, FC Utrecht: E. Adeile comes on for S. El Karouani.
  24. 52'Attempt blocked. Y. Cathline (FC Utrecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  25. 53'Attempt saved. Y. Cathline (FC Utrecht), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  26. 55'Goal! Excelsior 3-0 FC Utrecht. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior) scores, assisted by A. Zagre.
  27. 62'Attempt missed. I. Yegoian (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  28. 63'Substitution, Excelsior: S. Włodarczyk comes on for E. Hansson.
  29. 64'Yellow card for G. Zechiël (FC Utrecht).
  30. 69'Goal! Excelsior 4-0 FC Utrecht. I. Yegoian (Excelsior) scores.
  31. 69'Attempt saved. A. Zagre (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 72'Substitution, FC Utrecht: C. Bozdoğan comes on for G. Zechiël.
  33. 72'VAR: goal for Excelsior ruled out.
  34. 76'Substitution, Excelsior: I. Bronkhorst comes on for D. S. Fernandes.
  35. 76'Substitution, Excelsior: A. Carlén comes on for I. Yegoian.
  36. 76'Attempt missed. Á. Alarcón (FC Utrecht), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  37. 79'Off the woodwork! Y. Cathline (FC Utrecht), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  38. 80'Substitution, FC Utrecht: J. Karlsson comes on for Y. Cathline.
  39. 80'Substitution, FC Utrecht: D. Min comes on for Á. Alarcón.
  40. 82'Attempt saved. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  41. 82'Attempt saved. S. Włodarczyk (Excelsior), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  42. 85'Substitution, Excelsior: G. Cairo comes on for R. Meissen.
  43. 85'Substitution, Excelsior: S. Janssen comes on for N. Naujoks.
  44. 88'Attempt blocked. A. Zagre (Excelsior), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  45. 88'Attempt blocked. S. Włodarczyk (Excelsior), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
  46. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  47. 90+3'Goal! Excelsior 5-0 FC Utrecht. L. Hartjes (Excelsior) scores.
  48. 90'Full-time. Excelsior 5-0 FC Utrecht.
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