Which matches shall we look at?
Utrecht 7 games · Willem II 7 games · 2026-27 seasonWho is in form?
goals scoredgoals concededexpected goals (xG)
1 W · 2 D · 2 L1.0 points a game9 scored · 18 conceded
- L
FeyenoordA20 Sept05 - W
ExcelsiorA13 Sept21 - D
Go Ahead EaglesH8 Sept33 - L
PSV EindhovenH30 Aug16 - D
Sparta RotterdamA22 Aug33
Last 10 at home: 6W 2D 2Lthis season 0.3 points a game at home · 14th in the league at home
0 W · 2 D · 3 L0.4 points a game4 scored · 12 conceded
- L
Fortuna SittardH19 Sept01 - L
AjaxA15 Sept15 - D
AZ AlkmaarA11 Sept11 - L
ExcelsiorH5 Sept03 - D
HeerenveenH30 Aug22
Last 10 away: 0W 4D 6Lthis season 0.3 points a game away · 17th in the league away
The two sides side by side
SeasonBadge: league rank (1 = best). Tick: the league average.
Who is ahead?on 8 measures
Utrecht 3Level 1Willem II 4
Goals
Goals scoredleague average 1.9league avg 1.9
11.1.60.916.
Goals concededleague average 1.9 · lower is betterleague avg 1.9 · lower is better
18.3.42.916.
Expected goals (xG)league average 1.7league avg 1.7
11.1.41.313.
Play
Shotsleague average 15.0league avg 15.0
15.10.711.911.
Shots on targetleague average 5.3league avg 5.3
14.4.02.717.
Possessionleague average 50%league avg 50%
13.44%39%17.
Cornersleague average 5.2league avg 5.2
17.3.34.014.
Cardsleague average 1.4 · lower is betterleague avg 1.4 · lower is better
18.2.11.17.
Trends
Clean sheetsleague average 16%league avg 16%
12.0%0%12.
Both teams scoredleague average 70%league avg 70%
3.86%71%6.
3 or more goalsleague average 76%league avg 76%
1.100%71%10.
Won after scoring firstleague average 66%league avg 66%
9.33%–
Head to head
last 5 meetings · league games onlyUtrecht 4Drawn 0Willem II 1
- 9 Mar 2025Willem II2 – 3UtrechtW
- 21 Sept 2024Utrecht3 – 2Willem IIW
- 15 May 2022Willem II3 – 0UtrechtL
- 31 Oct 2021Utrecht5 – 1Willem IIW
- 1 May 2021Utrecht3 – 2Willem IIW
Goals a game4.8league 3.8
Both scored80%league 70%
3 or more goals100%league 76%
When do the goals come?
every game this season▲ goals scored▼ goals concededexpected at the league’s timingUtrechtWillem II
11
41
0–1510
11
16–3010
45
31–4510
61
46–6021
28
61–7554
74
76–90+Utrechtfirst 30 min 18% · last 30 min 64% · 11 scored · 24 conceded · 7 games
Willem IIfirst 30 min 17% · last 30 min 83% · 6 scored · 20 conceded · 7 games
What do we expect from this match?
average of the last 10 gamesThis is not a forecast: the two sides’ averages over their recent games.
Goals (xG)
1.51.3
2.8 goals below the league (league 3.3)
Shots
12.912.2
25.1 shots below the league (league 29.9)
Shots on target
4.53.4
7.9 shots on target below the league (league 10.6)
Corners
3.84.5
8.3 corners below the league (league 10.4)
Cards
1.61.4
3.0 cards above the league (league 2.7)
Tick: the league’s average per team
Who is out, who stands out?
absences and the season’s leadersTop scorerArtem Stepanov5 goalsin 6 games
Most assistsNiklas Vesterlund2 assistsin 6 games
Best ratedArtem Stepanov7.1in 6 games
Top scorerDevin Haen3 goalsin 7 games
Most assistsUriel van Aalst2 assistsin 7 games
Best ratedDevin Haen7.0in 7 games
Line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off and then show in the Line-ups tab.
Who is the referee, and what is the calendar?
How does it change the table?
Full table14.
Cambuur7-95
15.
Utrecht7-135
16.
Zwolle7-144
17.
Den Haag7-102
18.
Willem II7-142
What this match changes
If Utrecht win8 – 2Utrecht move up to 11th · Utrecht 6 points ahead
If it ends level6 – 3the order stays · Utrecht 3 points ahead
If Willem II win5 – 5Willem II move up to 12th · level on points