Utrecht vs PSV: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Utrecht: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match. PSV: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Utrecht scores 1.69 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. PSV scores 3.13 and concedes 1.25. League average: 3.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Utrecht 69%, PSV 63%. Over 2.5: Utrecht 56%, PSV 75%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

PSV has higher xG: 2.05 vs 1.57. Utrecht: 14.6 shots per match, PSV: 17.8.

Match halves

Utrecht: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.06. PSV: half-time lead 75%, second-half goals 1.44.

Goals by minute

Utrecht: 31-45+ (6 goals). PSV: 16-30 (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.27 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

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

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.69Goals scored / match3.13
UtrechtPSV
1.31Goals conceded / match1.25
UtrechtPSV
48%Average possession60%
UtrechtPSV
5.31Shots on target / match7.13
UtrechtPSV

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.63Shots per match17.81
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Utrecht
WDDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
38% W31% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-5
1.44 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DWWWD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-0-0
Last 5 away
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

PSV is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Utrecht scoring profile: very strong

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

PSV scoring profile: very strong

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

27Goals scored (season)50
UtrechtPSV
21Goals conceded (season)20
UtrechtPSV
3Average goals in match4.38
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Utrecht · 2.44 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 38% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 75% of matches and wins 88%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Utrecht - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.81.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.80
Goals scored / match2.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match2.41.4
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.69
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
214%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
61%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.46
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence 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.