Twente vs Utrecht
Ref: M. NagtegaalDe Grolsch Veste, Enschede · 30,205 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat Twente 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Stepanov and Alarcón scored for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.48 for Twente versus 1.39 for Utrecht. Twente sit 4th in the Eredivisie table while Utrecht are 6th.
First Half
18'
de Wit
Yellow Card
van den Belt
Yellow Card
32'
⚽
Stepanov
Second Half
57'
Zechiël
Yellow Card
⇄
Pjaca
⇄
van den Belt
⇄
Nijstad
66'
⚽
Alarcón
Assist: Zechiël
69'
⇄
Cathline
80'
⇄
Stepanov
⇄
Zerrouki
⇄
Hlynsson
88'
⇄
Zechiël
88'
⇄
Alarcón
89'
Barkas
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
TwenteUtrecht
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.48VS1.39
Attack4 · 2 won
16
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
8
11
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
2
9
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
547
Total passes
341
446
Accurate passes
238
82%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
0
0.47
Goals prevented
0.47
Twente
4-3-3
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
Twente
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Lars UnnerstallG
- 6Ramiz Larbi ZerroukiM
- 7Marko PjacaF
- 10Sam Adrianus Martinus LammersF
- 11Daan RotsF
- 14Kristian Nökkvi HlynssonM
- 20Thomas van den BeltM
- 23Stav LemkinD
- 28Bart van RooijD
- 39Mats RotsD
- 43Ruud NijstadD
Substitutes
- 3Robin PröpperD
- 4Mathias Ullereng KjøløM
- 8Taylor Anthony BoothF
- 9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21Sam Luca KarssiesG
- 22Przemysław TytońG
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 27Sondre Holmlund ØrjasæterM
- 32Arno VerschuerenM
- 38Max BrunsD
- 42Daouda WeidmannM
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Vasilis Cornelius BarkasG
- 3Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der HoornD
- 10Yoann CathlineM
- 16Souffian El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20Dani de WitM
- 21Gjivai ZechiëlM
- 23Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenD
- 27Alonzo Tim Engwanda-OngenaM
- 40Matisse DiddenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónM
Substitutes
- 2Siebe HoremansD
- 5Emeka AdeileD
- 8Can BozdoğanM
- 9David MinF
- 11Karl Jesper KarlssonF
- 15Adrian BlakeF
- 24Nick ViergeverD
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 33Kevin GadellaaG
- 38Oualid AgougilD
- 91Sébastien Romain Teddy HallerF
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stav Lemkin | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bart van Rooij(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Daan Rots | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Marko Pjaca | F | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Mats Rots | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Sam Lammers | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Bruns | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Booth | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Kjølø | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daouda Weidmann | M | 11 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Robin Pröpper | D | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Alarcón | M | 88 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6/7 |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 88 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Artem Stepanov | F | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oualid Agougil | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emeka Adeile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Viergever | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sébastien Haller | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Siebe Horemans | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |