Overview
- FC Utrecht, which won Saturday at home, beat Telstar 4-1 through goals by Matisse Didden, Gjivay Zechiël, Dani de Wit on his return from suspension, and a stoppage-time free kick from Jesper Karlsson.
- The victory moved Utrecht into the Eredivisie’s ninth spot that feeds into the Conference League play-offs, after entering the weekend level on 41 points with FC Groningen and one behind Sparta.
- Telstar’s defeat keeps the Velsen club under pressure in the survival fight, while IJsselmeervogels’ 2-0 win at Volendam lifted the side off the bottom of the Tweede Divisie to 17th on 26 points.
- De Graafschap drew 3-3 at VVV after stoppage time drama, and captain Reuven Niemeijer left injured with the severity still unclear ahead of the promotion play-offs.
- In the battle for second place, Feyenoord led 1-0 at NEC on Sunday as Ayase Ueda headed in a Hadj Moussa corner for his 23rd goal of the season.