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
- 1V. BarkasG
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 10Y. CathlineM
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónM
Substitutes
- 2S. HoremansD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 11J. KarlssonF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 17E. DemircanF
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 43R. El ArguiouiM
- 91S. HallerF
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4J. KramerD
- 5D. JamesD
- 7J. BreumM
- 9S. SigurðarsonF
- 16V. EdvardsenM
- 17M. SurayM
- 19J. SloryM
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
- 26J. DirksenD
- 29A. AdelgaardD
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 2A. SampstedD
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 10S. TengstedtM
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 18R. MargaretF
- 20E. WaayersD
- 23T. BaetenF
- 24K. GoudmijnM
- 25G. van ZwamD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 30S. 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 | — |