According to VoetbalPrimeur, Utrecht started strongly in Kralingen, with Adrian Blake seeing his shot via the post over the sideline go, and Ángel Alarcón having an excellent opportunity but shooting straight at Excelsior's goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel. The first half was slow, but Utrecht broke the deadlock after 36 minutes when Arthur Zagré found Artem Stepanov, who scored his fifth goal of the season. Excelsior had a chance to equalise, but Aymen Sliti shot wide. Ultimately, it was Dani de Wit who sealed the win for Utrecht in the final minutes of the match.