SBV Excelsior vs FC Utrecht Prediction Eredivisie · Sep 13, 2026

Analysis

Excelsior arrive in excellent shape: 2-1 against Sparta Rotterdam on 29 August, a 4-0 demolition away at Cambuur on 7 August, and only a narrow 1-2 home defeat to PSV in between — seven goals scored and three conceded across those three matches. Utrecht, by contrast, are in free fall, having shipped 15 goals in four outings: 1-6 at home to PSV, 1-4 at home to AZ, 3-3 at Sparta and a 2-1 loss at Groningen, with just six goals of their own to show for it. The head-to-head is brutally one-sided too — Excelsior won the last meeting 5-0 at home on 26 April 2026. The early Eredivisie table underlines the volatility of this round: the leaders already have 12 points from four games while three sides are still without a point, so momentum is worth a lot in September. Every one of Utrecht's four matches has produced at least three goals, and so has each of Excelsior's, which points firmly at another open game. We back the hosts to win a high-scoring afternoon 3-1.