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Matchday 5 · Tuesday 8 September, 14:00 · Stadion Galgenwaard

FC Utrecht vs Go Ahead Eagles: line-ups and result

FC Utrecht 15 · 2 points
  • 63' Dani de Wit
  • 77' Matisse Didden
  • 90' Artem Stepanov (pen)
3 - 3
Go Ahead Eagles 6 · 8 points
  • 18' Mathis Suray
  • 49' Søren Tengstedt
  • 58' Victor Edvardsen

Line-ups FC Utrecht vs Go Ahead Eagles

FC Utrecht 3-4-3 · A. Correia
1 Barkas
3 Didden
6 Offerhaus
2 Horemans
92 Zagré
34 van den Berg
20 de Wit
5 Panagiotou
10 Cathline
9 Stepanov
11 Alarcón
  • 45' Adrian Blake Yoann Cathline
  • 61' Marius Broholm Arthur Zagré
  • 61' Jakov Medić Guus Offerhaus
  • 61' Sem van Duijn Siebe Horemans

Line-up for FC Utrecht: Barkas, Didden, Offerhaus, Horemans, Zagré, van den Berg, de Wit, Panagiotou, Cathline, Stepanov, Alarcón

Bench
  • 39 N. Amrabat
  • 17 S. van Duijn 61'
  • 15 A. Blake
  • 80 M. Broholm 61'
  • 31 M. Eppink
  • 33 K. Gadellaa
  • 32 P. Kloosterboer
  • 18 J. Medić 61'
  • 21 N. Ogidi Nwankwo
  • 47 E. C. Owen
  • 53 F. Pohl
Absentees FC Utrecht

Engwanda, van Ommeren, Jonathans, Ohio, Vesterlund, Agougil, Jensen (injured), van Overeem, Broholm (doubtful), Paredes (unavailable)

Go Ahead Eagles 4-2-3-1 · J. Oosting
1 Haug
5 James
4 Kramer
26 Dirksen
2 Sampsted
21 Meulensteen
8 Linthorst
17 Suray
16 Edvardsen
10 Tengstedt
9 Sigurdarson
  • 85' Thibo Baeten Stefan Sigurdarson

Line-up for Go Ahead Eagles: Haug, James, Kramer, Dirksen, Sampsted, Meulensteen, Linthorst, Suray, Edvardsen, Tengstedt, Sigurdarson

Bench
  • 15 R. Weijenberg
  • 20 E. Waayers
  • 33 N. Verdoni
  • 11 O. Sivertsen
  • 34 Y. Rahmouni
  • 18 R. Margaret
  • 6 T. Jukić
  • 29 E. Flataker
  • 23 T. Baeten 85'
  • 30 T. Hulleman
Absentees Go Ahead Eagles

Nauber, Saathof, Weijenberg (injured), van Zwam (doubtful)

Which English players could feature in FC Utrecht vs Go Ahead Eagles?

1 spelers
  • Adrian Blake FC Utrecht Not in the matchday squad

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

FC Utrecht

  1. Artem Stepanov Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Matisse Didden Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Adrian Blake Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Dani de Wit Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Niklas Vesterlund Defender 0 goals 2 assists

Go Ahead Eagles

  1. Søren Tengstedt Midfielder 4 goals 2 assists
  2. Victor Edvardsen Midfielder 3 goals 2 assists
  3. Mathis Suray Midfielder 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Stefan Sigurdarson Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Melle Meulensteen Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

FC Utrecht

Player Starts Min. Form
Dani de Wit 5/5 415 solid
Arthur Zagré 5/5 405 mixed
Siebe Horemans 5/5 388 mixed
Ángel Alarcón 5/5 387 mixed
Vasilis Barkas 4/4 360 poor
Yoann Cathline 5/5 326 solid
Niklas Vesterlund 4/4 326 solid
Davy van den Berg 3/5 297 solid

Go Ahead Eagles

Player Starts Min. Form
Kjetil Haug 5/5 450 mixed
Joris Kramer 5/5 450 mixed
Mathis Suray 5/5 443 strong
Evert Linthorst 5/5 440 solid
Alfons Sampsted 5/5 419 mixed
Søren Tengstedt 5/5 418 excellent
Dean James 5/5 412 solid
Victor Edvardsen 5/5 405 solid

Stats

FC Utrecht Match Go Ahead Eagles
  • 41% Possession 59%
  • 19 Shots 13
  • 6 Shots on target 7
  • 5 Shots off target 2
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 16 Fouls 8
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
0.58 1.31
  • Predicted goals5.8
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners6.5

Team comparison

UTR home Per match GAE away
0.33 Points 0.67
1.67 Goals for 2.33
4.33 Goals against 3.33
1.02 xG for 1.38
2.46 xG against 2.26
3.3 Corners 5.0
LLD Home and away form DLD

Head-to-head record FC Utrecht vs Go Ahead Eagles

18 previous meetings
7 FC Utrecht 7 draws 4 Go Ahead Eagles
  • Goals per match3.00
  • Both teams scored67%
  • Over 2.5 goals61%
  • Mar 2026 FC Utrecht 2 - 0 Go Ahead Eagles
  • Nov 2025 Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 2 FC Utrecht
  • Apr 2025 Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 2 FC Utrecht
  • Dec 2024 FC Utrecht 3 - 3 Go Ahead Eagles
  • May 2024 FC Utrecht 1 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
  • Apr 2024 FC Utrecht 2 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles
  • Dec 2023 Go Ahead Eagles 0 - 2 FC Utrecht
  • Mar 2023 FC Utrecht 1 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
  • Jan 2023 Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 2 FC Utrecht
  • Mar 2022 Go Ahead Eagles 1 - 1 FC Utrecht

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for FC Utrecht against Go Ahead Eagles?

FC Utrecht are without Alonzo Engwanda (hamstring injury), Jaygo van Ommeren (back injury), Kevin Paredes (not registered), Miliano Jonathans (knee injury), Noah Ohio (knee injury) and Niklas Vesterlund (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Go Ahead Eagles against FC Utrecht?

Go Ahead Eagles are without Gerrit Nauber (broken leg), Pim Saathof (knee injury), Robbin Weijenberg (knee injury) and Giovanni van Zwam (not registered).

What formation do FC Utrecht play?

FC Utrecht have used a 3-4-3 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-3.

What formation do Go Ahead Eagles play?

Go Ahead Eagles have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under J. Oosting.

How did the last meeting between FC Utrecht and Go Ahead Eagles finish?

On 22 March 2026, FC Utrecht vs Go Ahead Eagles finished 2-0.

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