FC Twente vs FC Utrecht 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
Introduction
FC Twente are hosting FC Utrecht
at De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 18': Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Goal! FC Twente 0, FC Utrecht 1. Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Twente 0, FC Utrecht 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Twente 0, FC Utrecht 1.
- 57': Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, FC Twente. Arno Verschueren replaces Thomas van den Belt.
- 62': Substitution, FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel replaces Marko Pjaca.
- 63': Substitution, FC Twente. Robin Pröpper replaces Ruud Nijstad.
- 66': Goal! FC Twente 0, FC Utrecht 2. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
- 69': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Jesper Karlsson replaces Yoann Cathline.
- 80': Substitution, FC Utrecht. David Min replaces Artem Stepanov.
- 84': Substitution, FC Twente. Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
- 84': Substitution, FC Twente. Daouda Weidmann replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
- 88': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Ángel Alarcón.
- 88': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Nick Viergever replaces Gjivai Zechiël.
- 89': Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Twente 0, FC Utrecht 2.
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: De Grolsch Veste
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Attendance: 30,000
Venue: De Grolsch Veste
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Attendance: 30,000
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +43 | PSV Eindhoven | 27 | 68 | 3 |
| +21 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 27 | 52 | 7 |
| +22 | NEC Nijmegen | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +18 | Ajax Amsterdam | 27 | 47 | 4 |
Statistics
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TWE![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 38.5 | Possession | 61.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 238 | Accurate Passes | 446 |
| 341 | Passes | 547 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 81 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 39 | Clearances | 33 |
FC Twente (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Unnerstall (GK) |
| 43 | Ruud Nijstad |
| 23 | Stav Lemkin |
| 39 | Mats Rots |
| 28 | Bart van Rooij |
| 6 | Ramiz Zerrouki |
| 20 | Thomas van den Belt |
| 14 | Kristian Hlynsson |
| 10 | Sam Lammers |
| 7 | Marko Pjaca |
| 11 | Daan Rots |
FC Utrecht (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vasilios Barkas (GK) |
| 3 | Mike van der Hoorn |
| 40 | Matisse Didden |
| 16 | Souffian El Karouani |
| 23 | Niklas Vesterlund |
| 20 | Dani de Wit |
| 21 | Gjivai Zechiël |
| 27 | Alonzo Engwanda |
| 18 | Artem Stepanov |
| 10 | Yoann Cathline |
| 77 | Ángel Alarcón |
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