GO Ahead Eagles vs Utrecht
Ref: Jannick van der Laan, NetherlandsDe Adelaarshorst, Deventer · 10,400 cap
Match recap
GO Ahead Eagles and Utrecht drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Suray and Margaret scored for GO Ahead Eagles; Cathline and Zechiël replied for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.89 for GO Ahead Eagles versus 1.80 for Utrecht. GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th in the Eredivisie table while Utrecht are 6th.
First Half
12'
⚽
Cathline
Assist: Zechiël
44'
Cathline
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Haller
⇄
Rahmouni
⇄
Goudmijn
50'
⚽
Zechiël
Assist: de Wit
62'
⇄
Rodríguez
Deijl
Yellow Card
⇄
Sivertsen
71'
⇄
Cathline
⚽
Suray
Assist: Smit
⇄
Adelgaard
78'
Engwanda
Yellow Card
⚽
Margaret
Assist: Baeten
Smit
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Zechiël
86'
⇄
de Wit
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GO Ahead EaglesUtrecht
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.89VS1.80
Attack1 · 5 won
11
Shots
17
6
Shots on target
8
9
Shots in the box
12
2
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
529
Total passes
366
434
Accurate passes
280
82%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
4
-0.34
Goals prevented
-0.34
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
Utrecht
4-3-3
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. DeijlD
- 4J. KramerD
- 9M. SmitF
- 11O. SivertsenM
- 17M. SurayM
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
- 24K. GoudmijnM
- 25G. van ZwamD
- 29A. AdelgaardD
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 6C. TwigtM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 14O. PetterssonF
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 18R. MargaretF
- 20X. BlommeM
- 23T. BaetenF
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 31Dani TijmanF
- 33N. VerdoniG
Utrecht
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 2S. HoremansD
- 10Y. CathlineF
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 22Miguel RodríguezF
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 55D. MurkinD
- 91S. HallerF
Substitutes
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 5K. FinnssonD
- 7V. JensenM
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 26M. JonathansF
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 44M. EerdhuijzenD
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis Suray | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Milan Smit | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Giovanni van Zwam | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | M | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Blomme | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Pettersson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Tijman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Verdoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Twigt | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | F | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thibo Baeten | F | 14 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 86 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Yoann Cathline | F | 71 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Derry Murkin | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | F | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani de Wit | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Victor Jensen | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| David Min | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |