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FC Utrecht v Excelsior : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 24th Aug, 13:30 BST, Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht

Sunday afternoon at the Stadion Galgenwaard, and it’s a Eredivisie showdown between FC Utrecht and Excelsior. Ron Jans and Ruben Albes will be doing all they can to claim victory. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are included as well.


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Best Tip: Utrecht to win

We are predicting Utrecht will come out on top after 90 minutes on Sunday in the win / draw / win market. The recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all point in that direction and, as favourites with the bookies, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home fans when the referee blows the final whistle at Stadion Galgenwaard.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Utrecht are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.47.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Utrecht
62%
1/2-
Draw
20%
10/3-
Excelsior
18%
4/1-
Utrecht 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
9%
8/1-
Utrecht 2-0
9%
8/1-
Utrecht 1-0
8%
17/2-
Utrecht 3-1
7%
10/1-
Utrecht 3-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Excelsior 2-1
5%
16/1-
Excelsior 1-0
4%
18/1-
Utrecht 3-2
4%
20/1-
Utrecht 4-1
4%
20/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
18/1-
Utrecht 4-0
4%
20/1-
Excelsior 2-0
2%
28/1-
Utrecht 4-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
8/15-
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
7/5-
Home 1st Goal
56%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/8-
No 1st Goal
2%
18/1-
BTTS - Yes
59%
8/13-
BTTS - No
41%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
32%
15/8-
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
7/1-
Home/draw
82%
1/7-
Away/draw
38%
11/8-
Home/away
80%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
5/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/1-
Home DNB
76%
2/9-
Away DNB
32%
3/1-
Utrecht win to nil
30%
2/1-
Excelsior win to nil
8%
10/1-
Utrecht / Utrecht
36%
13/10-
Utrecht / Excelsior
2%
33/1-
Utrecht / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Utrecht
18%
7/2-
Draw / Excelsior
7%
11/1-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
Excelsior / Utrecht
4%
18/1-
Excelsior / Excelsior
9%
8/1-
Excelsior / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table
Won
Draw
Lost
Utrecht
Excelsior
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PEC Zwolle220036 
Feb 21
Aug 31
Dec 20
Apr 11
2
PSV110053 
Dec 20
Apr 4
Sep 27
Jan 10
3
NEC110053 
Nov 2
Jan 10
Apr 4
l
 
5-0A
4
Utrecht110043 
-
-
Apr 23
Aug 24
5
AZ Alkmaar110033 
Feb 28
Oct 26
Feb 14
Dec 13
6
Ajax110023 
Nov 9
May 10
Jan 31
Nov 22
7
Feyenoord110023 
Feb 7
Oct 5
Aug 16
Mar 14
8
Fortuna101001 
May 17
Sep 20
Oct 19
Feb 21
9
GA Eagles101001 
Mar 21
Nov 29
Feb 28
Oct 26
10
FC Volendam101001 
Oct 18
Jan 17
May 10
Sep 20
11
Heerenveen101001 
Sep 28
Jan 31
Mar 7
Oct 4
12
Twente1001-10 
Dec 6
Mar 14
Aug 30
Jan 24
13
NAC1001-20 
May 2
Dec 13
Nov 29
Feb 7
14
Groningen1001-30 
Sep 14
Feb 14
Dec 6
May 2
15
Heracles1001-40 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 7
Nov 8
Mar 21
16
Telstar2002-40 
Apr 11
Nov 22
Jan 17
Nov 1
17
S.Rotterdam1001-50 
Jan 24
Aug 17
Sep 14
May 17
18
Excelsior1001-50 
Aug 24
Apr 23
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UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Utrecht have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Utrecht 4TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht4 - 0Heracles
Utrecht1 - 1S.Rotterdam
Utrecht4 - 0Ajax
Utrecht3 - 1Groningen
Utrecht2 - 0Heerenveen
Utrecht0 - 1NEC
Utrecht1 - 0NAC
Utrecht0 - 1Almere City
Utrecht0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht2 - 5Fortuna
Utrecht3 - 3GA Eagles
Utrecht2 - 5PSV
Utrecht1 - 0Heracles
Utrecht0 - 2Feyenoord
Utrecht3 - 2Waalwijk
Utrecht3 - 2Willem II
Utrecht2 - 1Twente
Utrecht1 - 0PEC Zwolle
Utrecht1 - 1GA Eagles
Utrecht3 - 1S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HUtrecht4 - 0Heracles
AUtrecht0 - 0Fortuna
HUtrecht1 - 1S.Rotterdam
AUtrecht0 - 2Twente
AUtrecht4 - 0Waalwijk
HUtrecht4 - 0Ajax
HUtrecht3 - 1Groningen
AUtrecht2 - 2GA Eagles
HUtrecht2 - 0Heerenveen
HUtrecht0 - 1NEC
AUtrecht3 - 2Willem II
HUtrecht1 - 0NAC
AUtrecht2 - 2PSV
HUtrecht0 - 1Almere City
AUtrecht3 - 3PEC Zwolle
AUtrecht1 - 1Heracles
HUtrecht0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AUtrecht2 - 1Feyenoord
HUtrecht2 - 5Fortuna
HUtrecht3 - 3GA Eagles
Excelsior 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
54
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC5 - 0Excelsior
Feyenoord4 - 0Excelsior
Ajax2 - 2Excelsior
PEC Zwolle2 - 1Excelsior
GA Eagles3 - 0Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar4 - 0Excelsior
Fortuna5 - 2Excelsior
S.Rotterdam4 - 2Excelsior
Almere City2 - 1Excelsior
PSV3 - 1Excelsior
Twente4 - 2Excelsior
Waalwijk2 - 2Excelsior
Utrecht2 - 2Excelsior
FC Volendam3 - 1Excelsior
Vitesse0 - 0Excelsior
Heerenveen0 - 3Excelsior
Heracles3 - 1Excelsior
NEC3 - 4Excelsior
FC Volendam3 - 2Excelsior
Heerenveen0 - 0Excelsior
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExcelsior0 - 5NEC
AExcelsior0 - 4Feyenoord
HExcelsior4 - 0Heracles
HExcelsior0 - 3NEC
AExcelsior2 - 2Ajax
HExcelsior4 - 0FC Volendam
AExcelsior1 - 2PEC Zwolle
HExcelsior0 - 2PSV
AExcelsior0 - 3GA Eagles
HExcelsior1 - 1Waalwijk
AExcelsior0 - 4AZ Alkmaar
AExcelsior2 - 5Fortuna
HExcelsior1 - 2Vitesse
AExcelsior2 - 4S.Rotterdam
HExcelsior0 - 3Twente
AExcelsior1 - 2Almere City
HExcelsior1 - 1Utrecht
HExcelsior3 - 0Heerenveen
AExcelsior1 - 3PSV
HExcelsior1 - 1GA Eagles
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
11
Utrecht have not lost to Excelsior in 11 consecutive league meetings
League games at Utrecht since 2016
Utrecht
Excelsior
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
FCU
4
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Utrecht
Draw2 - 2Draw
Utrecht1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Utrecht3 - 1
Utrecht2 - 1
Utrecht2 - 1
League games at Excelsior since 2015
Excelsior
Utrecht
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
5 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
1 / 6
FCU
2
D
3
EXC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Excelsior
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Utrecht
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3Utrecht
Excelsior1 - 0
Goal Statistics

FC Utrecht's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Eredivisie matches. A PG of 2.2 suggests that run should continue on Sunday afternoon.

Utrecht 4th Excelsior 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
18%
There is a 64% probability that Utrecht will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Excelsior will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Utrecht’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+7
Excelsior’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Utrecht
PG (predicted goals)
Excelsior
2.2
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
FCU
EXC
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
FCU
EXC
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Utrecht v Excelsior Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Utrecht Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1121
V BarkasD WitY CathlineD Min
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Barkas GLK1
-
N Viergever  DEF1
-
M Hoorn  DEF1
-
D Murkin DEF11
-
S Horemans DEF1
-
S Karouani DEF1
-
D Wit MID11
-
G. Zechiël MID11
-
V Jensen MID11
-
A. Engwanda MID1
-
C Bozdogan MID1
-
Y Cathline FWD12
-
M Rodríguez FWD1
-
D Min FWD11
1
-
A Blake FWD1
-
N Ohio FWD1
-
Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
S GasselA Carlén
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Gassel GLK1
-
T. Holla GLK1
-
A Zagre DEF1
-
I Bronkhorst DEF1
-
C Widell DEF1
-
R Meissen DEF1
-
S. Hendrikx DEF1
-
A Carlén MID1
1
-
N Naujoks MID1
-
G Regt FWD1
-
D. Yun FWD1
-
D Fernandes FWD1
-
J. Armantrading FWD1
-