Utrecht vs GO Ahead Eagles
Ref: J. ManschotStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat GO Ahead Eagles 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Zechiël and Stepanov scored for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.29 for Utrecht versus 0.62 for GO Ahead Eagles. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while GO Ahead Eagles are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Zechiël
Assist: Alarcón
⚽
Stepanov
Assist: Cathline
de Wit
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
van der Hoorn
61'
⇄
Slory
73'
⇄
Breum
74'
⇄
Adelgaard
⇄
Stepanov
75'
Baeten
Yellow Card
Cathline
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Suray
82'
⇄
Sigurðarson
85'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Zechiël
⇄
Alarcón
| # | 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
UtrechtGO Ahead Eagles
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.29VS0.62
Attack5 · 1 won
22
Shots
11
10
Shots on target
6
13
Shots in the box
7
9
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
2
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
358
Total passes
482
266
Accurate passes
393
74%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 2 won
9
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
8
4
Blocked shots
3
0.17
Goals prevented
0.17
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
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
- 8Can BozdoğanM
- 9David MinF
- 11Karl Jesper KarlssonF
- 15Adrian BlakeF
- 17Emirhan DemircanF
- 24Nick ViergeverD
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 33Kevin GadellaaG
- 43Rafik El ArguiouiM
- 91Sébastien Romain Teddy HallerF
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Joris KramerD
- 5Dean Ruben JamesD
- 7Jakob Breum MartinsenM
- 9Stefán Ingi SigurðarsonF
- 16Victor Kaj EdvardsenM
- 17Mathis SurayM
- 19Jaden Fernando SloryM
- 21Melle MeulensteenM
- 22Jari De BusserG
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 29Aske Emil Berg AdelgaardD
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 2Alfons SampstedD
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 10Søren Østergaard TengstedtM
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 18Richonell MargaretF
- 20Eus WaayersD
- 23Thibo Roger BaetenF
- 24Kenzo GoudmijnM
- 25Giovanni van ZwamD
- 27Finn StokkersF
- 30Sven JansenG
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 88 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mike van der Hoorn(C) | D | 53 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Artem Stepanov | F | 74 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Ángel Alarcón | M | 88 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Can Bozdoğan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafik El Arguioui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirhan Demircan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Viergever | D | 37 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Joris Kramer(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean James | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Jakob Breum | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/4 |
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jaden Slory | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Mathis Suray | M | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson | F | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Jansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovanni van Zwam | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eus Waayers | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thibo Baeten | F | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Søren Tengstedt | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |