Eredivisie · Matchweek 28 · Mar 22

Utrecht - GO Ahead Eagles

Utrecht beat GO Ahead Eagles 2-0 in Eredivisie (Matchweek 28). Goals: G. Zechiel 16'; A. Stepanov 37'.

🏟 Stadion Galgenwaard Utrecht 👤 Referee: J. Manschot
Key events
16' ⚽ G. Zechiel(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Alarcon Utrecht
37' ⚽ A. Stepanov(2 - 0) · Assist: Y. Cathline Utrecht
45+1' 🟨 D. de WitYellow card Utrecht
75' 🟨 T. BaetenYellow card GO Ahead Eag
79' 🟨 Y. CathlineYellow card Utrecht
Quick stats
%42 Possession %58
1.62 Pre-match xG 1.14
21 Total shots 10
10 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside box 6
8 Shots outside box 4
5 Saves 8
Match timeline
First half
G. Zechiel(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Alarcon⚽
16'
A. Stepanov(2 - 0) · Assist: Y. Cathline⚽
37'
D. de WitYellow card🟨
45+1'
HT 2 - 0
M. van der Hoorn ↔ N. ViergeverSubstitution🔁
53'
62'
🔁J. Slory ↔ T. BaetenSubstitution
73'
🔁J. Breum ↔ S. TengstedtSubstitution
74'
🔁A. Adelgaard ↔ E. WaayersSubstitution
A. Stepanov ↔ S. HallerSubstitution🔁
74'
75'
🟨T. BaetenYellow card
Y. CathlineYellow card🟨
79'
82'
🔁S. I. Sigurdarson ↔ F. StokkersSubstitution
82'
🔁M. Suray ↔ E. LinthorstSubstitution
G. Zechiel ↔ S. HoremansSubstitution🔁
88'
A. Alarcon ↔ J. KarlssonSubstitution🔁
88'
FT 2 - 0
Match statsUtrecht · GO Ahead Eagles
Key stats
%42 Possession %58
1.62 Pre-match xG 1.14
Shots
21 Total shots 10
10 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 3
13 Shots inside box 6
8 Shots outside box 4
5 Saves 8
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
341 Total passes 471
250 Accurate passes 386
%73 Pass accuracy %82
Set pieces & discipline
2 Corners 5
1 Offsides 2
9 Fouls 6
Cards
2 Yellow cards 1
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026
Utrecht 2
Dec 11who was on topSep 8
GO Ahead Eagles 2
2 Utrecht 7 draw 2 GO Ahead Eagles
Last 4 meetings drawn
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.4goals / match
19–18total goals
2/1clean sheets
2-0Utrecht best win · Dec 10
2-1GO Ahead Eagles best win · May 26
%91 Over 1.5 10/11
%73 Over 2.5 8/11
%45 Over 3.5 5/11
%82 BTTS 9/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Utrecht at home6 matches
1W 3D 2L 10:11
GO Ahead Eagles at home5 matches
0W 4D 1L 7:9
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Utrecht3W 0D 2L GO Ahead Eagles1W 3D 1L
1.80 1.20 Points per game
11 7 Goals scored
10 4 Goals conceded
2.01 1.59 xG average
1.71 2.05 xGA average
%40 %60 Clean sheets
%40 %20 BTTS
%60 %40 Over 2.5
4.4 5.6 Corners
1.6 1.6 Cards
Utrecht6W 2D 2L GO Ahead Eagles4W 3D 3L
2.00 1.50 Points per game
18 19 Goals scored
12 9 Goals conceded
1.81 1.37 xG average
1.48 2.01 xGA average
%50 %60 Clean sheets
%40 %20 BTTS
%40 %50 Over 2.5
5.8 4.6 Corners
1.5 1.6 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
6Utrechtin the table53pts
34matches 15-8-11W-D-L 55:42goals +13diff
WWWLW
12GO Ahead Eaglesin the table38pts
34matches 8-14-12W-D-L 54:53goals +1diff
LLDDD
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
1.14 1.10 Points per game
1.57 1.47 xG average
1.42 1.87 xGA average
%14 %14 Clean sheets
%67 %71 BTTS
%52 %62 Over 2.5
5.2 5.7 Corners
1.5 1.8 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 8 Utrecht 3-3 GO Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
Nov 30 GO Ahead Eagles 2-2 Utrecht Eredivisie
Apr 6 GO Ahead Eagles 2-2 Utrecht Eredivisie
Dec 15 Utrecht 3-3 GO Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
May 26 Utrecht 1-2 GO Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
Apr 14 Utrecht 2-1 GO Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
Dec 10 GO Ahead Eagles 0-2 Utrecht Eredivisie
Mar 18 Utrecht 1-2 GO Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
GO Ahead Eagles dominated the ball58% possession
Utrecht took more shots21 - 10
THE REFEREE26 matches on record
Jeroen Manschot
Strictness54 TEMPO60
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 33.7 -0.7
Fouls 1518.0 -3.0
Goals 23.2 -1.2
Corners 710.0 -3.0
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.6 +0.4
Shots 21.014.7 +6.3
On target 10.05.1 +4.9
Possession %42%47 -5.1
Corners 2.05.2 -3.2
Cards 2.02.0
Conceded 0.01.3 -1.3
this matchseason average · 34 matches
Goals 0.01.6 -1.6
Shots 10.011.0 -1.0
On target 5.04.7 +0.3
Possession %58%49 +8.6
Corners 5.05.3 -0.3
Cards 1.03.2 -2.2
Conceded 2.01.5 +0.5
this matchseason average · 33 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Gjivai Zechiël 8.30
Starting XI
21 Gjivai Zechiël M · 88' 8.30
Goals1On target2/2Key pass2Interceptions1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes36 · %29
16 Souffian El Karouani D · 91' 7.70
On target1/3Key pass5Tackles6Interceptions4Duels won7/11Fouls won1Passes33 · %25
1 Vasilis Barkas G · 91' 7.70
Saves5Duels won1/1Passes41 · %25
10 Yoann Cathline M · 91' 7.50
Assist1On target1/1Key pass4Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes19 · %16
40 Matisse Didden D · 91' 7.20
Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes57 · %44
27 Alonzo Engwanda M · 91' 7.20
Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won4/6Fouls2Passes18 · %15
23 Niklas Vesterlund D · 91' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes30 · %24
18 Artem Stepanov F · 74' 6.90
Goals1On target1/3Dribbles2/3Duels won3/11Fouls1Offside1Passes10 · %5
20 Dani de Wit M · 91' 6.70
On target1/2Key pass1Tackles4Blocks1Duels won8/15Fouls3Passes28 · %20
77 Ángel Alarcón M · 88' 6.70
Assist1On target3/4Key pass2Dribbles1/4Duels won3/10Fouls won1Passes18 · %9
3 Mike van der Hoorn D · 53' · K 6.60
Key pass1Duels won1/1Passes37 · %28
Substitutes
24 Nick Viergever D · 38' 6.70
Blocks1Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes9 · %7
91 Sébastien Haller F · 17' 6.20
On target1/1Passes1
11 Jesper Karlsson F · 3'
Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes1
2 Siebe Horemans D · 3'
Interceptions1Passes3 · %3
Unused: Kevin GadellaaEmirhan DemircanCan BozdoğanRafik El ArguiouiDavid MinAdrian BlakeMichael Brouwer
Starting XI
4 Joris Kramer D · 91' · K 7.20
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks3Duels won2/3Passes67 · %61
21 Melle Meulensteen M · 91' 7.00
On target3/3Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won7/10Fouls won3Passes73 · %61
5 Dean James D · 91' 6.90
Key pass3Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls won1Passes37 · %30
7 Jakob Breum M · 73' 6.90
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles4/4Interceptions1Duels won4/6Passes46 · %42
22 Jari De Busser G · 91' 6.60
Saves8Passes28 · %19
17 Mathis Suray M · 82' 6.50
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/5Fouls won1Offside1Passes22 · %17
19 Jaden Slory M · 61' 6.50
Key pass2Dribbles2/3Interceptions1Duels won2/5Passes10 · %9
26 Julius Dirksen D · 91' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Blocks1Duels won4/5Passes68 · %57
29 Aske Adelgaard D · 74' 6.20
Tackles1Interceptions4Duels won3/6Fouls2Passes44 · %36
9 Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson F · 82' 6.20
On target1/1Tackles2Duels won6/16Fouls won3Fouls1Passes16 · %12
16 Victor Kaj Edvardsen M · 91' 5.90
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/9Fouls1Offside1Passes36 · %25
Substitutes
20 Eus Waayers D · 17' 6.60
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes4 · %4
8 Evert Linthorst M · 9' 6.50
Passes10 · %7
23 Thibo Baeten F · 30' 6.50
Dribbles1/2Duels won1/5Fouls1Passes4 · %4
10 Søren Tengstedt M · 18' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/1Passes4 · %1
27 Finn Stokkers F · 9' 6.30
Passes2 · %1
Unused: Kenzo GoudmijnRichonell MargaretOskar Siira SivertsenLuca PlogmannSven JansenAlfons SampstedGiovanni van Zwam
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%55) ✓
Utrecht %55 Draw %17 GO Ahead Eagles %28
1.82Utrecht xPuan
1.01GO Ahead Eagles xPuan
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