Utrecht v Excelsior result

Full-time · Utrecht 2–2 Excelsior

Eredivisie · Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:00 GMT · Stadion Galgenwaard

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Utrecht 2–2 Excelsior — this Eredivisie match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Utrecht and Excelsior drew 2–2 at Stadion Galgenwaard in the Eredivisie on Sunday 12 November. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Excelsior, from fewer shots (12 to 14), created the better chances, 1.83 xG to 0.71 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Excelsior: Couhaib Driouech (53’, assisted by Arthur Zagré) and L. Lamprou (62’, assisted by Troy Parrott); Utrecht: C. Bozdoğan (70’, assisted by B. Ramselaar) and M. Sagnan (90’, assisted by C. Bozdoğan).

Discipline

M. Nagtegaal showed two yellow cards — against 2.7 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Utrecht: M. Sagnan (90+4’); Excelsior: Julian Baas (83’).

What it changes

Utrecht are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Excelsior are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Excelsior have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) 9.5, Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) 9.3 and C. Bozdoğan (Utrecht) 8.9 led the match.

Next up

Utrecht next host PEC Zwolle on 24 October 2026.

Excelsior next travel to Fortuna Sittard on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Utrecht: Utrecht v PEC Zwolle, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Excelsior: Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Utrecht 2–2 Excelsior · Eredivisie
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard · Utrecht
Referee: M. Nagtegaal
Head-to-head (last 6): Utrecht 3 · draws 3 · Excelsior 0 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Utrecht 2W 2D 1L · Excelsior 1W 2D 2L

Utrecht 2–2 Excelsior (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4

Corners

against 4.5 / 8.25 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 7 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2.75 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.71 yellows

Referee · M. Nagtegaal

1.29 home / 1.43 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Utrecht for / against	Line	Excelsior for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 8.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 15.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 7 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: M. Nagtegaal — 2.71 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 19 fouls over 14 matches (1.29 to the home side, 1.43 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 1.43

Utrecht

Utrecht — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Seuntjens n 8	58	1.9 6/3	1 4/1	—
Hugo Novoa n 8	52.4	1.9 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
Mark van der Maarel n 8	59.5	1.7 4/4	0.6 3/0	—
Zakaria Labyad n 8	32.5	1.7 3/1	0.7 2/0	—
A. Descotte n 8	28.3	1.6 4/0	0.4 1/0	—

Utrecht — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Lidberg n 8	43.9	2.1 3/1	1 2/1
M. Seuntjens n 8	58	1.7 5/3	1 4/1
V. Jensen n 8	56	1.6 4/2	0.8 3/1
A. Descotte n 8	28.3	1.6 3/1	0.4 1/0
O. Romeny n 8	52.9	1.5 4/3	1.1 4/1

Utrecht — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Fraulo n 8	57.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
I. Lidberg n 8	43.9	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
R. Flamingo n 8	88.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Zakaria Labyad n 8	32.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
M. Seuntjens n 8	58	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Utrecht — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. El Karouani n 8	86.8	3 8/6
C. Bozdoğan n 8	83.3	3 7/4
M. Sagnan n 8	73.6	2.6 6/5
Hugo Novoa n 8	52.4	2.4 5/4
O. Fraulo n 8	57.8	2.3 5/4

Utrecht — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Branderhorst n 8	90.9	3.3 8/5
V. Barkas n 8	90	3 5/5

Excelsior

Excelsior — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Driouech n 8	77	1.6 7/2	1.2 6/1	—
M. Benita n 6	19.3	1.6 1/1	1.6 2/0	—
Redouan El Yaakoubi n 8	88.5	1.5 8/3	0.4 3/0	—
Nikolas Agrafiotis n 8	59.8	1.5 3/2	0.9 5/0	—
T. Parrott n 8	24.6	1.4 2/1	1.8 3/1	—

Excelsior — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Nikolas Agrafiotis n 8	59.8	2.8 8/6	1.5 7/1
T. Parrott n 8	24.6	2.7 5/1	2.3 5/0
L. Lamprou n 8	46.6	2.4 7/2	0.7 3/0
C. Driouech n 8	77	1.9 7/5	0.9 6/0
R. Omorowa n 8	26.8	1.7 3/1	1.7 3/1

Excelsior — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Uddenas n 8	14.4	1.6 2/0	0 0/0
T. Parrott n 8	24.6	1.4 3/0	0 0/0
R. Omorowa n 8	26.8	0.4 1/0	0.8 2/0
Nikolas Agrafiotis n 8	59.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
C. Driouech n 8	77	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Excelsior — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Benita n 6	19.3	4.7 3/3
K. Fitz-Jim n 7	31.6	3.7 4/2
Ian Smeulers n 8	56	3.4 7/3
S. Horemans n 8	90	3.2 7/6
A. Zagré n 8	88.5	2.9 8/7

Excelsior — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. van Gassel n 8	90	3.9 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Utrecht		Excelsior
59%	Possession	41%
0.71	Expected goals (xG)	1.83
14	Shots	12
6	Shots on target	6
5	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	8
13	Corners	2
2	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
463	Passes	339
83%	Pass accuracy	74%

Utrecht player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Barkas	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
H. ter Avest	90	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.5
M. Sagnan	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	Y	7.9
R. Flamingo	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
O. Fraulo	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
I. Lidberg	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.7
Marouan Azarkan	66	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.2
J. Toornstra	66	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
T. Booth	66	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Leliendal	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
M. van der Hoorn	41	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Bozdoğan sub	49	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	8.2
S. El Karouani sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Ramselaar sub	24	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
O. Boussaid sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
M. Seuntjens sub	24	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3

Excelsior player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. van Gassel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Horemans	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
C. Widell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Sven Nieuwpoort	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
A. Zagré	90	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	7
J. Baas	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.9
C. Sandra	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.3
C. Driouech	89	1	0	2	2	2	3	0	7.6
K. Fitz-Jim	75	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.3
L. Lamprou	75	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
T. Parrott	75	0	1	3	2	3	0	0	7.5
M. Benita sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
N. Naujoks sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Nikolas Agrafiotis sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
D. Sanches Fernandes sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Utrecht v Excelsior — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

UtrechtLWDWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

ExcelsiorDLLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Utrecht 3 · 3 draws · Excelsior 0 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-01-25 Utrecht 1–0 Excelsior
2022-10-02 Excelsior 0–1 Utrecht
2019-02-23 Utrecht 0–0 Excelsior
2018-11-30 Excelsior 3–3 Utrecht
2018-02-04 Excelsior 2–2 Utrecht
2017-11-19 Utrecht 3–1 Excelsior

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Utrecht#7 pos50 pts34 pl+2 GD

Excelsior#16 pos29 pts34 pl-23 GD

Goals per game

Utrecht scored1.44

Excelsior scored1.47

Utrecht conceded1.38

Excelsior conceded2.15

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What is the head-to-head record between Utrecht and Excelsior?: In their last 6 meetings, Utrecht won 3, Excelsior won 0 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
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