Match Report
Utrecht edged past Excelsior 2-1 on 13 September 2026. Artem Stepanov opened the scoring in the 36th minute for Utrecht to make it 1-0. Aymen Sliti levelled it 77 minutes into the game for Excelsior, set up by Ágúst Þorsteinsson, to make it 1-1. Utrecht regained the lead through Dani de Wit in the 92nd minute to make it 2-1. Valentin Sulzbacher (71') and Mario Dominguez (85') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Utrecht 106 points stronger than Excelsior.