Match Report
Before the match
Utrecht: one win, two draws and two defeats over five games; nine goals scored, 18 conceded. Latest: a 5-0 defeat away to Feyenoord on 20 September.
On 20 September, Feyenoord faced Utrecht in Eredivisie: Utrecht lost 0-5 away from home, having scored zero and conceded five. Eredivisie, 13 September brought an away meeting with Excelsior; Utrecht won 2-1, a return of two goals scored and one conceded. Utrecht hosted Go Ahead on 8 September (Eredivisie) and drew 3-3; their goals totalled three, compared with three conceded. PSV travelled to face Utrecht (Eredivisie) on 30 August. For Utrecht, the score was 1-6: one goal scored, six allowed. 3-3 was Utrecht's result against Sparta on 22 August (Eredivisie), playing away from home; Utrecht drew, with three scored to three conceded.
Before kickoff, Eredivisie's results-based standings placed Utrecht 15th after seven matches and five points.
Willem II: two draws and three defeats over five games; four goals scored, 12 conceded, without a win. Latest: a 1-0 defeat at home to Sittard on 19 September.
Playing at home against Sittard (Eredivisie), Willem II finished 0-1 on 19 September. Their score comprised zero goals, against one from the opposition. 15 September: Willem II lost 1-5 against Ajax away from home in Eredivisie, scoring one goal and allowing five. Against AZ in Eredivisie, Willem II scored one and conceded one on 11 September; the away from home result was 1-1. Willem II's at home game on 5 September (Eredivisie) ended 0-3 against Excelsior, with zero goals for and three against. On 30 August, Heerenveen faced Willem II in Eredivisie: Willem II drew 2-2 at home, having scored two and conceded two.
Before kickoff, Eredivisie's results-based standings placed Willem II 18th after seven matches and two points.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 3-2 away win for Utrecht on 9 March 2025 and a 3-2 home win for Utrecht on 21 September 2024.
After the match
Utrecht beat Willem II 3-1 on 11 October 2026. Yoann Cathline opened the scoring 53 minutes into the game for Utrecht, set up by Dani de Wit, to make it 1-0. Jaden Slory levelled it 60 minutes into the game for Willem II, set up by Vito van Crooij, to make it 1-1. Utrecht regained the lead through Yoann Cathline 75 minutes into the game, set up by Oualid Agougil, to make it 2-1. Angel Alarcon added to the tally in the 92nd minute for Utrecht, set up by Adrian Blake, to make it 3-1. Yoann Cathline (45') and Nikolas Panayiotou (80') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Utrecht 233 points stronger than Willem II. Every goal came after the interval. Utrecht won; current ratings also favour them in this pairing, with a model probability of 75.9%. Utrecht: two yellow cards. Utrecht made five changes. Angel Alarcon scored in minute 92 following entry for Utrecht in the 68th minute. Adrian Blake, on in the 82nd minute, provided an assist. Willem II: five substitutions.