Telstar vs Utrecht

1 November 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Richard Martens

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 3–1

  • Tyrone Owusu 8’
  • Abdelnour Soualhia 25’
  • Nökkvi Þórisson 44’
  • Ar'Jany Martha 59’
  • Ángel Alarcón 42’
  • Yoann Cathline 46’

Match summary

Telstar saw off Utrecht 4-2. Telstar led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tyrone Owusu put Telstar ahead in the 8th minute, Abdelnour Soualhia made it 2-0 with a header in the 25th minute, Ángel Alarcón pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 42nd minute, and Nökkvi Þórisson made it 3-1 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Yoann Cathline made it 3-2 in the 46th minute and Ar'Jany Martha made it 4-2 in the 59th minute.

The chances backed that up: Telstar created 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Utrecht's 1.28 from 15.

Telstar secured a 4-2 victory against Utrecht in the Eredivisie on matchday 11 despite controlling only 35 percent of possession and completing 298 passes compared to their opponents 538. The hosts relied on clinical finishing to match their 2.45 expected goals, registering 16 total shots with 7 on target. Utrecht dominated territory and attacking phases with 155 attacks and 106 dangerous attacks, accumulating 15 shots and 5 on target against an expected goals figure of 1.28. Discipline favored the home side as Utrecht committed 20 fouls and received 2 yellow cards while Telstar gave away 10 fouls and earned no cautions.

The action began when Tyrone Owusu opened the scoring for Telstar in the 8th minute with a goal carrying an expected goals value of 0.77. Abdelnour Soualhia doubled the lead in the 25th minute with a strike valued at 0.27 expected goals. Utrecht made a double substitution in the 37th minute before Ángel Alarcón scored for the visitors in the 42nd minute. Nökkvi Þórisson restored Telstar a 2-goal cushion in the 44th minute, establishing a 3-1 half-time score. Yoann Cathline scored for Utrecht immediately after the restart in the 46th minute, but Ar'Jany Martha sealed the win for Telstar in the 59th minute with a goal worth 0.55 expected goals. Dani De Wit and Per Kloosterboer received yellow cards for Utrecht in the 71st and 73rd minutes respectively.

Match stats

35% Possession 65%
16 Shots 15
7 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 9
85 Attacks 155
59 Dangerous attacks 106
300 Passes 541
75.0% Pass accuracy 82.6%
20 Tackles 14
10 Fouls 20
0 Yellow cards 2
4 Offsides 2

Key events

Telstar Utrecht
Kick-off
Tyrone OwusuRight foot shot1-0 (Telstar)
8’
Nökkvi ÞórissonShot on target
8’
Corner
14’
16’
Nikolas PanagiotouShot on target
16’
Corner
20’
Corner
Nökkvi ÞórissonShot on target
24’
Corner
24’
Abdelnour SoualhiaHeader2-0 (Telstar)
25’
31’
Corner
37’
Ángel AlarcónSiebe Horemans
37’
Per KloosterboerArthur Zagré
40’
Corner
42’
Ángel AlarcónHeader2-1 (Utrecht)
Nökkvi ÞórissonLeft foot shot3-1 (Telstar)
44’
Half-time3-1
46’
Yoann CathlineRight foot shot3-2 (Utrecht)
46’
Artem StepanovOualid Agougil
Second half underway
52’
Corner
53’
Artem StepanovShot on target
Corner
54’
Gabi CaschiliShot on target
56’
57’
Corner
58’
Corner
Ar'Jany MarthaRight foot shot4-2 (Telstar)
59’
60’
Corner
Rojendro OudstenGabi Caschili
61’
Jeff HardeveldMarvin Peersman
62’
63’
Marius BroholmShot on target
Noach ShenkmanEmirhan Demircan
70’
71’
Dani De WitFoul
73’
Per KloosterboerFoul
74’
Adrian BlakeMarius Broholm
Fabiano RustNökkvi Þórisson
77’
Fofin TurayAr'Jany Martha
77’
85’
Corner
87’
Sem van DuijnNikolas Panagiotou
Full-time4-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.28 8’ Tyrone Owusu (Telstar), 1-0 8’ 25’ Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar), 2-0 25’ 42’ Ángel Alarcón (Utrecht), 2-1 42’ 44’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), 3-1 44’ 46’ Yoann Cathline (Utrecht), 3-2 46’ 59’ Ar'Jany Martha (Telstar), 4-2 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.28 8’ Tyrone Owusu (Telstar), 1-0 Owusu 8’ 25’ Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar), 2-0 Soualhia 25’ 42’ Ángel Alarcón (Utrecht), 2-1 Alarcón 42’ 44’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), 3-1 Þórisson 44’ 46’ Yoann Cathline (Utrecht), 3-2 Cathline 46’ 59’ Ar'Jany Martha (Telstar), 4-2 Martha 59’
Telstar 2.45 xGUtrecht 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Utrecht attacking Telstar attacking 
8’ Tyrone Owusu (Telstar), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 59’ Ar'Jany Martha (Telstar), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 25’ Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 48’ Per Kloosterboer (Utrecht), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 44’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 53’ Artem Stepanov (Utrecht), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 65’ Dani De Wit (Utrecht), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 2’ Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 42’ Ángel Alarcón (Utrecht), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 52’ Nikolas Panagiotou (Utrecht), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Matisse Didden (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 27’ Emirhan Demircan (Telstar), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Gabi Caschili (Telstar), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Isaiah Ahmed (Telstar), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Yoann Cathline (Utrecht), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 59’ Marius Broholm (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Marius Broholm (Utrecht), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Adrian Blake (Utrecht), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Fabiano Rust (Telstar), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Yoann Cathline (Utrecht), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Tyrone Owusu (Telstar), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Nikolas Panagiotou (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Sem Valk (Telstar), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Ángel Alarcón (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Ar'Jany Martha (Telstar), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Marius Broholm (Utrecht), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Isaiah Ahmed (Telstar), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Dani De Wit (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Tyrone Owusu (Telstar), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 59’ Ar'Jany Martha (Telstar), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 25’ Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 48’ Per Kloosterboer (Utrecht), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 44’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 53’ Artem Stepanov (Utrecht), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 2’ Abdelnour Soualhia (Telstar), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 42’ Ángel Alarcón (Utrecht), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 65’ Dani De Wit (Utrecht), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 52’ Nikolas Panagiotou (Utrecht), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Matisse Didden (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 27’ Emirhan Demircan (Telstar), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Gabi Caschili (Telstar), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Isaiah Ahmed (Telstar), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ Marius Broholm (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Yoann Cathline (Utrecht), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 8’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Marius Broholm (Utrecht), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Adrian Blake (Utrecht), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Fabiano Rust (Telstar), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Yoann Cathline (Utrecht), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Tyrone Owusu (Telstar), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Nikolas Panagiotou (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Nökkvi Þórisson (Telstar), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Sem Valk (Telstar), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Ángel Alarcón (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Ar'Jany Martha (Telstar), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Marius Broholm (Utrecht), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Isaiah Ahmed (Telstar), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Dani De Wit (Utrecht), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Telstar 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jr
Peersman 62’
Valk
Soualhia
Caschili 61’
Ahmed
Rossen
Demircan 70’
Owusu
Martha 77’
Þórisson 77’
Utrecht 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Padt
Zagré 37’
Didden
Panagiotou 87’
Horemans 37’
Overeem
Vesterlund
Cathline
Agougil 46’
Broholm 74’
Wit

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Ronald Koeman Jr
90′ 3 2 42 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Sem Valk
90′ 2 – – 7 3 21 – – – –
Abdelnour Soualhia
90′ 1 3 – 6 2 25 1 1 – –
Marvin Peersman Taken off
62′ 2 1 1 6 3 15 1 – – –
Midfielders9 players
Gabi Caschili Taken off
61′ – – 19 1 – 4 3 5 2 – –
Isaiah Ahmed
90′ – – 29 1 – 3 1 8 4 3 –
Nils Rossen
90′ – – 39 1 – – – 3 – 2 –
Ar'Jany Martha Taken off
77′ 1 1 26 1 – 2 3 5 – 2 –
Tyrone Owusu
90′ 1 1 30 4 – – – 3 – 2 –
Emirhan Demircan Taken off
70′ – – 13 1 – 3 1 7 – 1 –
Rojendro Oudsten Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 5 – – – – – – – –
Jeff Hardeveld Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 12 – – 1 – 3 – 1 –
Noach Shenkman Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 8 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards3 players
Nökkvi Þórisson Taken off
77′ 1 1 4 3 0.37 – 1 3 1 8 –
Fabiano Rust Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – 0.04 – – – – 3 –
Fofin Turay Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – 1 2 1 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Telstar win 29% Avg odds 3.25 Our estimate 37%
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.67 Our estimate 26%
Utrecht win 46% Avg odds 2.03 Our estimate 37%

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed. Our estimate is the figure from before kick-off. How our figures work.

Form going into the game

Telstar DLDLL
Utrecht WLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Utrecht 4-1 Telstar, 11 Apr 26 Next meeting: Utrecht vs Telstar, 16 May 27 (upcoming)  All Telstar vs Utrecht meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.