Eredivisie Gameweek 1 Fri, Aug 7 2026 · 19:00 Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden
Cambuur
0–4 Full time · HT 0–3 xG 0.70 – 3.35
Excelsior
  • 17’ I. Yegoian
  • 31’, 69’ N. Naujoks
  • 42’ D. Garden
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Excelsior cruise past Cambuur

Cambuur entered as favourites, but Excelsior won 4–0 through goals from Yegoian, Naujoks and Garden. Excelsior finished with the higher xG (3.35 vs 0.70).

Cambuur48%
Draw24%
Excelsior ✓28%

Model vs reality

Cambuur goals
0
Model 1.65 · xG 0.70
Excelsior goals
4
Model 1.21 · xG 3.35
Total goals
4
Model 2.85 · xG 4.05
Score 0–4
1%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchI. YegoianExcelsior · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.9
  • RefereeAllard Lindhout
  • CoachesJohan Plat · —
  • VenueCambuur Stadion

Timeline

  1. I. Yegoian 0–1Assist G. de Regt
    17’
  2. N. Naujoks 0–2Assist I. Yegoian
    31’
  3. D. Garden 0–3Assist Simon Janssen
    42’
  4. Half time · 0–3
  5. ⇄ M. CostarelliFor R. Mulders
    46’
  6. ⇄ S. BouhoudaneFor Ryan van de Pavert
    46’
  7. ⇄ Ethan ApkakouFor L. Jetten
    65’
  8. N. Naujoks 0–4Assist Simon Janssen
    69’
  9. ⇄ N. GroenFor D. Garden
    74’
  10. ⇄ C. WidellFor Nolan Martens
    75’
  11. ⇄ Aymen SlitiFor I. Yegoian
    75’
  12. ⇄ Wessel van der GootFor S. Vink
    81’
  13. ⇄ O. TurayFor Simon Janssen
    81’
  14. ⇄ I. Silva TimasFor G. de Regt
    85’
  15. VAR I. Silva TimasGoal cancelled
    90+3’
  16. Full time · 0–4

Team stats

Cambuur11 shots · 5 in box, 6 outside
Excelsior18 shots · 14 in box, 4 outside
CambuurExcelsior
47% Possession 53%
0.70 Expected goals (xG) 3.35
0.22 Expected points (xPts) 2.69
11 Shots 18
2 Shots on target 9
6 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 5
5 Shots inside the box 14
6 Shots outside the box 4
379 Passes 430
84% Pass accuracy 82%
5 Corners 8
5 Goalkeeper saves 1
6 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.74 Team rating 7.55

Line-ups

Cambuur 4-3-3

17.9 T. Jansen(G)
235.7 L. Jetten ↓65’ 66.7 J. Amofa 46.7 I. Baouf 165.9 R. Mulders ↓46’
86.9 N. Souren 106.5 Rafik El Arguioui 146.2 Ryan van de Pavert ↓46’
117.2 I. Hamache 96.6 S. Vink ↓81’ 297.5 I. Henstra
  • 1T. Jansen (G)7.9
  • 23L. Jetten↓65’5.7
  • 6J. Amofa6.7
  • 4I. Baouf6.7
  • 16R. Mulders↓46’5.9
  • 8N. Souren6.9
  • 10Rafik El Arguioui6.5
  • 14Ryan van de Pavert↓46’6.2
  • 11I. Hamache7.2
  • 9S. Vink↓81’6.6
  • 29I. Henstra7.5

Substitutes used

  • 28M. Costarelli↑46’6.3
  • 7S. Bouhoudane↑46’6.2
  • 17Ethan Apkakou↑65’6.2
  • 40Wessel van der Goot↑81’6.5

Unused: J. Meijster, M. Kalisvaart, Wiebe van der Heide, B. Vogelzang, N. Binder, Jorn Berkhout, F. Kvam, D. Westerhof

Coach: Johan Plat

Excelsior 4-3-3

17.9 S. van Gassel(G)
158.6 Simon Janssen AA↓81’ 147.0 J. Plug 37.2 R. Meissen 176.7 Nolan Martens ↓75’
207.6 L. Hartjes 108.5 N. Naujoks 67.0 D. van Vianen
116.9 G. de Regt A↓85’ 19 D. Garden ↓74’ 88.9★ I. Yegoian A↓75’
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)7.9
  • 15Simon JanssenA×2↓81’8.6
  • 14J. Plug7.0
  • 3R. Meissen7.2
  • 17Nolan Martens↓75’6.7
  • 20L. Hartjes7.6
  • 10N. Naujoks8.5
  • 6D. van Vianen7.0
  • 11G. de RegtA↓85’6.9
  • 19D. Garden↓74’
  • 8I. Yegoian ★A↓75’8.9

Substitutes used

  • 4C. Widell↑75’6.6
  • 7Aymen Sliti↑75’6.9
  • 28N. Groen↑74’6.2
  • 22O. Turay↑81’6.7
  • 21I. Silva Timas↑85’6.3

Unused: Celton Biai, S. Henderikx, V. Sulzbacher, Y. Finey, Giuliano Cairo, N. El Hamdaoui

Player stats

Top rated
I. YegoianExcelsior8.9
2nd
Simon JanssenExcelsior8.6
3rd
N. NaujoksExcelsior8.5

Cambuur

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Jansen G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 62% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
L. Jetten D 65 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 25 0 3 2/3 0/2 5.7
J. Amofa D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 87% 78 4 0 2/3 1/2 6.7
I. Baouf D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 69 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
R. Mulders D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 22 2 0 0/0 0/1 5.9
N. Souren M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 87% 31 4 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
Rafik El Arguioui M 90 0 0 3 (1) 2 59% 17 0 0 3/4 0/1 6.5
Ryan van de Pavert D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 18 1 1 0/2 1/1 6.2
I. Hamache F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 15 1 1 3/5 0/1 7.2
S. Vink F 81 0 0 1 (0) 1 63% 19 0 0 2/2 2/1 6.6
I. Henstra F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 100% 12 3 0 4/8 0/1 7.5
M. Costarelli D 44 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 19 4 2 0/0 1/0 6.3
S. Bouhoudane F 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Ethan Apkakou M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
Wessel van der Goot M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 72% 61 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
Simon Janssen D 81 0 2 0 (0) 3 89% 27 5 0 0/1 1/0 8.6
J. Plug D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 58 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
R. Meissen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 60 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
Nolan Martens M 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 37 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.7
L. Hartjes M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 97% 37 2 3 1/1 1/1 7.6
N. Naujoks M 90 2 0 3 (2) 2 54% 26 3 1 2/4 3/0 8.5
D. van Vianen M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 90% 29 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.0
G. de Regt F 85 0 1 3 (2) 1 88% 16 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.9
D. Garden F 74 1 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
I. Yegoian M 75 1 1 1 (1) 4 86% 29 3 2 1/1 2/0 8.9
C. Widell D 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 14 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
Aymen Sliti F 15 0 0 1 (1) 1 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
N. Groen F 16 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
O. Turay F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 6 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
I. Silva Timas M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.