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Willem II vs Excelsior Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–20 – 3

15th

8thDavid Garden 8′Rick Meissen 34′Irakli Yegoian 85′

Player of the matchIrakli YegoianEXC · 1 goal · 1 assist · 94′ played · 4 shots (3 on target) · 3 duels won · 3 recoveries

8.7
Possession
59%41%
Shots · on target in brackets
16 (2)14 (6)
Corners
76
Table · 1 v 9 pts
15th → 17th8th → 4th

EredivisieMatchday 5Koning Willem II StadionRef R. Hensgens

Match strip & events

WIL 0–3 EXC · 2–1 yellow

1′HT90′Willem II on top 46 of 90 min · WIL 54% · EXC 46% pressure · peaks WIL 39′, EXC 34′
  1. Full time 0–3
  2. Nesto GroenYellow card
  3. Irakli Yegoian0–3Goal · right foot · assist Stijn van Gassel
  4. Chido Obifor Jaden Slory
  5. Guilliano Cairofor David Garden
  6. Jaden SloryYellow card
  7. Nesto Groenfor Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
  8. Daniel van Vianenfor Eric da Silva Moreira
  9. Ilano Silva Timasfor Aymen Sliti
  10. Thomas Verheydtfor Kasper Boogaard
  11. Kasper BoogaardYellow card
  12. Tonny Vilhenafor Eser Gürbüz
  13. Maxim Dekkerfor Mats Lemmens
  14. Half-time 0–2
  15. Rick Meissen0–2Goal · header · assist Simon Janssen
  16. David Garden0–1Goal · left foot · assist Irakli Yegoian

Team stats

42 figures
Willem IIfull timeExcelsior
  1. 59%Possession41%
  2. 16Shots14
  3. 2Shots on target6
  4. 1Big chances2
  5. 7Corners6
  6. 506Passes364
  7. 10Fouls14
  8. 2Yellow cards1
All 42 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 9Accurate crosses4
  3. 126Attacks99
  4. 41Crosses13
  5. 71Dangerous attacks49
  6. 18Dribble attempts12
  7. 1Offsides0
  8. 13%Shot accuracy43%
  9. 7Shots blocked4
  10. 11Shots inside box10
  11. 7Shots off target4
  12. 5Shots outside box4
  13. 12Successful dribbles3
  14. Passing
  15. 20Accurate long passes40
  16. 418Accurate passes282
  17. 85%Forward passes %79%
  18. 10Key passes7
  19. 36%Long pass accuracy56%
  20. 55Long passes72
  21. 83%Pass accuracy77%
  22. 58Passes in final third77
  23. Defence
  24. 42Ball recoveries49
  25. 48Ball safe42
  26. 56Duels won48
  27. 5Goal kicks6
  28. 20Headers won24
  29. 10Interceptions4
  30. 3Saves2
  31. 11Tackles9
  32. 7Tackles won7
  33. Discipline
  34. 14Free kicks10
  35. Other
  36. 0Injuries1
  37. 147Possession lost125
  38. 4Substitutions4
  39. 20Throw-ins19

Top ratings

XI avg 6.73 v 7.37
  1. Irakli YegoianEXC8.7
  2. Casper WidellEXC8.2
  3. Rick MeissenEXC8.1
  4. Stijn van GasselEXC7.6
  5. Nathan Tjoe-A-OnWIL7.5

Head-to-head

14 meetings on record since 2006

4-6-4Willem II W-D-L · goals 19:21

4 WIL6 draws4 EXC
With Willem II at home
1-4-2 (10:11)
Goals per meeting
2.86
Over 2.5 goals
57%
Both teams scored
79%
Won by the host
21%
Last 5 (Willem II)
1W 2D 2L · 2.8 goals/game
  1. Excelsior1–1Willem IIEredivisie
  2. Willem II2–2ExcelsiorEredivisie
  3. Excelsior2–1Willem IIEredivisie
  4. Willem II1–2ExcelsiorEredivisie
  5. Excelsior0–2Willem IIEredivisie
Show all 14 meetings
  1. Willem II1–1ExcelsiorEredivisie
  2. Excelsior0–0Willem IIEredivisie
  3. Willem II2–3ExcelsiorEredivisie
  4. Excelsior2–3Willem IIEredivisie
  5. Willem II1–1ExcelsiorEredivisie
  6. Excelsior1–2Willem IIEerste Divisie
  7. Excelsior4–0Willem IIEredivisie
  8. Willem II1–1ExcelsiorEredivisie
  9. Willem II2–1ExcelsiorEredivisie
  1. Willem IInextExcelsiorKNVB Beker
  2. ExcelsiornextWillem IIEredivisie

Referee

R. Hensgens
Cards / match
3.32this match 3 (-0.32)
Yellows / match
3.22this match 3
Reds / match
0.10
Penalties / match
0.2523% of matches
Fouls / match
23this match 24

1.49Home 1.49 vs Away 1.73 yellows/match · 7–3 red · 4 coach cards1.73

54%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 19%27%

home winsaway wins
With Willem II
2-2-4 in 8 · 1.88 yellows/game
With Excelsior
3-4-1 in 8 · 1.25 yellows/game

Analysed latest 100 of 111 career matches.

What stands out

  • 17thfrom 15th

    Willem II moved from 15th to 17th in the Eredivisie table with this result.1 → 1 points after 4 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 4thfrom 8th

    Excelsior moved from 8th to 4th in the Eredivisie table with this result.6 → 9 points after 4 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Willem II6.73 avg rating 7.37Excelsior
  1. 266.3Maxime Delanghe94′
  1. 56.7Hidde ter Avest94′
  2. 36.4Finn Stam94′
  3. 836.6Mats Lemmens↓46′
  4. 247.5Nathan Tjoe-A-On94′
  1. 86.5Kasper BoogaardYC ↓63′
  2. 67.2Calvin Twigt94′
  1. 506.6Eser Gürbüz↓46′
  2. 196.8Uriël van Aalst94′
  3. 76.8Jaden SloryYC ↓82′
  1. 96.6Devin Haen94′
  1. 17.6Stijn van GasselA 94′
  1. 157.3Simon JanssenA 94′
  2. 147.3Jan Plug94′
  3. 48.2Casper Widell94′
  4. 38.1Rick MeissenG 94′
  5. 26.6Eric da Silva Moreira↓65′
  1. 306.8Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson↓70′
  2. 206.7Lennard Hartjes94′
  3. 88.7Irakli YegoianG A 94′
  4. 76.5Aymen Sliti↓64′
  1. 197.3David GardenG ↓82′
  1. 17Chido ObiFW · ↑82′6.5
  2. 23Maxim DekkerDF · ↑46′6.6
  3. 28Thomas VerheydtFW · ↑63′6.5
  4. 52Tonny VilhenaMF · ↑46′7.0
  5. 2Alessandro CiranniDF
  6. 14Jens MathijsenDF
  7. 15Amine Et-TaïbiDF
  8. 21Wouter van der SteenGK
  9. 22Per van LoonMF
  10. 31Karst de LeeuwGK

SubstitutesCoaches: John Stegeman (1.35 PPG) · Ruben den Uil (1.48 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 6Daniel van VianenMF · ↑65′6.9
  2. 21Ilano Silva TimasFW · ↑64′6.7
  3. 24Guilliano CairoMF · ↑82′6.6
  4. 28Nesto GroenFW · YC ↑70′6.4
  5. 9Mario DomínguezFW
  6. 12Kasey BosFW
  7. 18Valentin SulzbacherMF
  8. 22Osman TurayDF
  9. 23Yacqub FineyMF
  10. 40Tijmen HollaGK

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Willem II6d restEXC +1d rest7d restExcelsior
  1. 1-2L20 May
  2. 2-1W23 May
  3. 1-2L4 Jul
  4. 2-2D11 Jul
  5. 0-0D22 Jul
  6. 1-0W25 Jul
  7. 2-1W1 Aug
  8. 1-4L8 Aug
  9. 1-4L15 Aug
  10. 2-2D30 Aug

3-3-4goals 13:181.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-1D10 May
  2. 3-2W17 May
  3. 3-2W4 Jul
  4. 2-0W11 Jul
  5. 3-1W18 Jul
  6. 5-3W24 Jul
  7. 5-1W1 Aug
  8. 4-0W7 Aug
  9. 1-2L15 Aug
  10. 2-1W29 Aug

8-1-1goals 29:132.50pts/game

  1. HSC Heerenveen2–2
  2. HNEC Nijmegen1–4
  3. AGo Ahead Eagles1–4
  4. HOFI2–1
  5. HMechelen1–0

latest 5

  1. HSparta Rotterdam2–1
  2. HPSV1–2
  3. ASC Cambuur4–0
  4. ADe Graafschap5–1
  5. AHeracles Almelo5–3
Show older matches
  1. HJong AZ0–0
  2. HFC Eindhoven2–2
  3. HQuick Boys1–2
  4. AFC Volendam2–1
  5. HFC Volendam1–2

older

  1. ANAC Breda3–1
  2. AFC Dordrecht2–0
  3. HSC Cambuur3–2
  4. ASparta Rotterdam3–2
  5. HFC Volendam1–1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Willem IIall competitionsExcelsior
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.87Goals per game (both sides)4
  3. 80%Over 1.5100%
  4. 67%Over 2.573%
  5. 27%Over 3.560%
  6. 67%Both teams scored73%
  7. 33%Clean sheets20%
  8. 0%Failed to score7%
  9. Willem II at home v Excelsior away
  10. 10Played9
  11. 4Won7
  12. 3Drawn2
  13. 3Lost0
  14. 16-14Goals (for-against)28-12
  15. 1.5Points per game2.56
  16. 70%Over 2.578%
  17. 30%Clean sheets22%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 11-71st-half goals (for-against)21-8
  20. 12-132nd-half goals (for-against)19-12
  21. 52%Goals after half-time48%
  22. 67%Goal before half-time93%
  23. 6-6-3Half-time W-D-L8-4-3

How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Eredivisie
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 34
Kick-off
Venue
Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Capacity
14,700 · grass
Weather
14 °C · broken clouds · humidity 85%
Referee
R. Hensgens
WIL coach
John Stegeman (1.35 PPG)
EXC coach
Ruben den Uil (1.48 PPG)

Match summary

Excelsior beat Willem II 3-0 in the Eredivisie, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Willem II sat 15th on 1 point, while Excelsior were 8th on 6 points. Across 14 previous meetings on record, Willem II won 4 and Excelsior won 4, with 6 draws (2.86 goals per game).

David Garden (8'), Rick Meissen (34') and Irakli Yegoian (85') scored the goals for Excelsior.

Willem II — live results and scheduleExcelsior — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Irakli YegoianEXC1
  2. Simon JanssenEXC1

Passes

  1. Finn StamWIL68/78
  2. Calvin TwigtWIL55/66
  3. Jan PlugEXC48/54

Progressive passes

  1. Finn StamWIL73 (94%)
  2. Calvin TwigtWIL62 (94%)
  3. Hidde ter AvestWIL53 (87%)

Final-third passes

  1. Stijn van GasselEXC19
  2. Jan PlugEXC12
  3. Finn StamWIL11

Duels won

  1. Casper WidellEXC16/19
  2. Hidde ter AvestWIL11/16
  3. Nathan Tjoe-A-OnWIL7/8

Dribbles

  1. Nathan Tjoe-A-OnWIL3/4
  2. Calvin TwigtWIL2/2
  3. Uriël van AalstWIL2/2

Clearances

  1. Casper WidellEXC20
  2. Rick MeissenEXC8
  3. Jan PlugEXC8

Table after full time

Eredivisie 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1PSV54-1-018:6+12131st
2AZ Alkmaar44-0-013:3+10122nd
3Feyenoord53-2-013:7+6113rd
4Excelsior43-0-110:3+798th ▲4
5Ajax42-1-19:5+474th ▼1
6Go Ahead Eagles42-1-111:9+275th ▼1
15ADO Den Haag40-1-34:11-7116th ▲1
16FC Utrecht40-1-36:15-9117th ▲1
17Willem II40-1-34:13-9115th ▼2
18SC Cambuur40-0-44:16-12018th
Willem II
15th → 17th1 → 1 pts
Excelsior
8th → 4th6 → 9 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 5

Eredivisie · the other 8 games
  1. Sparta Rotterdam2–2PEC Zwolle
  2. NEC Nijmegen1–3Feyenoord
  3. Ajax1–3PSV
  4. FC Groningen2–2FC Twente
  5. Telstar2–2SC Cambuur
  6. SC Heerenveen2–3AZ Alkmaar
  7. ADO Den Haag2–3Fortuna Sittard
  8. FC Utrecht3–3Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie fixtures and results →

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