Utrecht vs PSV: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Utrecht played against PSV in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on December 21, 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

Utrecht has 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. PSV has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Utrecht scores 1.69 goals per game and allows 1.31. PSV scores 3.13 and allows 1.25. Games in this league average 3.27 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 69% of Utrecht's games and 63% of PSV's. The Over 2.5 rates are 56% and 75%, compared with league averages of 61% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

PSV has the higher season xG average, 2.05 to 1.57 per game. Utrecht takes 14.6 shots per game, while PSV takes 17.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Utrecht leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 1.06 goals per game after halftime. PSV leads at halftime in 75% and scores 1.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

Utrecht's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For PSV, it is minutes 16-30 (12 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.27 goals. Both teams score in 61% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 2
Second half

Game stats

43Possession (%)57
UtrechtPSV
17Shots14
UtrechtPSV
3Shots on target8
UtrechtPSV
1.69xG1.88
UtrechtPSV
2Corners12
UtrechtPSV
56Dangerous attacks60
UtrechtPSV
7Fouls14
UtrechtPSV
3Cards5
UtrechtPSV

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.69Goals scored / game3.13
UtrechtPSV
1.31Goals allowed / game1.25
UtrechtPSV
48%Average possession60%
UtrechtPSV
5.31Shots on target / game7.13
UtrechtPSV

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.63Shots per game17.81
UtrechtPSV
5.31Shots on target7.13
UtrechtPSV
11.5%Shot conversion17.5%
UtrechtPSV
48%Possession60%
UtrechtPSV
1.57xG for2.05
UtrechtPSV
1.42xG against1.31
UtrechtPSV

Shooting quality

Utrecht: AttackingPSV: Dominant
UtrechtPSV
Accuracy (shots on target)36%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.44

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

PSV is 114% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Utrecht · 3 pts / game - PSV

Utrecht
WDDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
38% W31% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-5
1.44 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 40%
PSV
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
88% W6% R6% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-1-1
2.69 pts / game · goal difference +30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
8-0-0
Last 5 away
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

PSV is 85% better for: goals scored per game.

1.69 goals / game - Utrecht · 3.13 goals / game - PSV

PSV is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.31 goals / game - Utrecht · 1.25 goals / game - PSV

Utrecht scoring profile: very strong

Utrecht scores in 88% of games (14 of 16 meczów), while PSV keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 meczów).

PSV scoring profile: very strong

PSV scores in 94% of games (15 of 16 meczów), while Utrecht keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 meczów).

27Goals scored (season)50
UtrechtPSV
21Goals conceded (season)20
UtrechtPSV
3Average goals per game4.38
UtrechtPSV
7Goals scored (last 5)15
UtrechtPSV
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
UtrechtPSV

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal94%
UtrechtPSV
50%2 goals88%
UtrechtPSV
19%3 goals56%
UtrechtPSV
13%4 goals44%
UtrechtPSV

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal69%
UtrechtPSV
31%2 goals44%
UtrechtPSV
13%3 goals13%
UtrechtPSV
6%4 goals0%
UtrechtPSV

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time38%
UtrechtPSV
6%BTTS in both halves25%
UtrechtPSV
31%Scored in both halves81%
UtrechtPSV

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
UtrechtPSV
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
UtrechtPSV
100%BTTS - last 540%
UtrechtPSV

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
UtrechtPSV
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time69%
UtrechtPSV
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time31%
UtrechtPSV

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
UtrechtPSV
69%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
UtrechtPSV
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
UtrechtPSV

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

PSV is 69% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / game - Utrecht · 2.44 pts / game - PSV

Utrecht - half-time state
38% leading31% draw31% trailing
PSV - half-time state
75% leading19% draw6% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per game (1st half)2.44
UtrechtPSV
0.63Goals scored (1st half)1.69
UtrechtPSV
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
UtrechtPSV
1.13Average goals (1st half)2.13
UtrechtPSV
56%Clean sheet before half-time56%
UtrechtPSV
50%No goal before half-time6%
UtrechtPSV

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per game (2nd half)1.81
UtrechtPSV
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)1.44
UtrechtPSV
0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
UtrechtPSV
1.88Average goals (2nd half)2.25
UtrechtPSV
38%Clean sheet after half-time44%
UtrechtPSV
31%No goal after half-time19%
UtrechtPSV

Utrecht - second-half results

19% W63% R19% P
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

PSV - second-half results

44% W50% R6% P
39
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+20
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 75% of games and wins 88%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Utrecht - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.80
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game0.81.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
PSV - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.001.80
Goals scored / game2.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game2.41.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+8+3
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 10

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Utrecht
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
3
16-30
6
3
31-45
6
4
46-60
6
3
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

PSV
ScoredConceded
7
1
0-15
12
1
16-30
8
5
31-45
9
3
46-60
7
7
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (12 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.69
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
66%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
83%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Utrecht

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

PSV

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
214%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

UtrechtLigaPSV
Average goals per game 3.003.27 4.38
Both teams scored 69%61% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%63% 75%
Clean sheets 19%20% 31%
Goal before half-time 81%86% 100%
Goal after half-time 75%85% 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.27
Average goals per game
61%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / game
1.46
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. UtrechtYellow cardNick Viergever
  2. PSVSubstitutionOn: Esmir BajraktarevicOff: Dennis Man
  3. PSVYellow cardPaul Wanner
  4. UtrechtYellow cardVictor Jensen
  5. PSVYellow cardJerdy Schouten
  6. PSVYellow cardIvan Perišić
  7. UtrechtSubstitutionOn: Matisse DiddenOff: Nick Viergever
  8. PSVSubstitutionOn: Noah FernandezOff: Ivan Perišić
  9. PSVYellow cardJerdy Schouten
  10. PSVSubstitutionOn: Ryan FlamingoOff: Ricardo Pepi
  11. UtrechtYellow cardYoann Cathline

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Bas NijhuisMatches officiated: 13
3.77Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 254%Home wins15%Draws31%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Utrecht vs PSV?

The Eredivisie match finished Utrecht 1:2 PSV. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Utrecht vs PSV?

Utrecht score 1.69 goals per game on average and PSV 3.13. The Eredivisie average is 3.27 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 69% of Utrecht's matches and 63% of PSV's.

What form are Utrecht and PSV in?

Over the last 5 games Utrecht have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and PSV 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Utrecht vs PSV?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.