Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Jan 24 2026 · 20:00 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Twente
First leg0–1 0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.20 – 0.99
Excelsior
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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.

No way through for Twente or Excelsior

Twente entered as clear favourites, but neither side found a way through. The chances were even, with xG of 1.20 and 0.99.

Twente61%
Draw ✓22%
Excelsior18%

Model vs reality

Twente goals
0
Model 2.09 · xG 1.20
Excelsior goals
0
Model 1.04 · xG 0.99
Total goals
0
Model 3.13 · xG 2.19
Score 0–0
5%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 60%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchC. WidellExcelsior
8.2
  • RefereeAllard Lindhout
  • CoachesJ. van den Brom · —
  • VenueDe Grolsch Veste
  • Table before kick-offTwente 6th · Excelsior 14th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ A. CarlénFor C. Nadje
    46’
  3. M. RotsYellow card · Holding
    55’
  4. ⇄ S. LammersFor K. Hlynsson
    56’
  5. ⇄ M. PjacaFor R. van Wolfswinkel
    56’
  6. ⇄ Ilias BronkhorstFor Nolan Martens
    65’
  7. ⇄ D. Sanches FernandesFor M. Jonathans
    65’
  8. ⇄ D. WeidmannFor T. van den Belt
    74’
  9. ⇄ A. ZagréFor Simon Janssen
    76’
  10. ⇄ N. NaujoksFor L. Hartjes
    77’
  11. A. CarlénYellow card · Tripping
    80’
  12. ⇄ A. VerschuerenFor S. Ørjasæter
    85’
  13. ⇄ M. KjøløFor R. Zerrouki
    85’
  14. ⇄ Jerolldino BergraafFor M. van Duinen
    89’
  15. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Twente14 shots · 12 in box, 2 outside
Excelsior8 shots · 7 in box, 1 outside
TwenteExcelsior
65% Possession 35%
1.20 Expected goals (xG) 0.99
1.51 Expected points (xPts) 1.20
14 Shots 8
3 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 7
2 Shots outside the box 1
588 Passes 317
83% Pass accuracy 74%
11 Corners 5
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 6
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.97 Team rating 6.96

Line-ups

Twente 4-2-3-1

226.7 P. Tytoń(G)
396.7 M. Rots 436.9 Ruud Nijstad 237.3 S. Lemkin 387.5 M. Bruns
207.2 T. van den Belt ↓74’ 67.5 R. Zerrouki ↓85’
277.5 S. Ørjasæter ↓85’ 146.7 K. Hlynsson ↓56’ 116.2 D. Rots
96.3 R. van Wolfswinkel ↓56’
  • 22P. Tytoń (G)6.7
  • 39M. Rots6.7
  • 43Ruud Nijstad6.9
  • 23S. Lemkin7.3
  • 38M. Bruns7.5
  • 20T. van den Belt↓74’7.2
  • 6R. Zerrouki↓85’7.5
  • 27S. Ørjasæter↓85’7.5
  • 14K. Hlynsson↓56’6.7
  • 11D. Rots6.2
  • 9R. van Wolfswinkel↓56’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 7M. Pjaca↑56’6.9
  • 10S. Lammers↑56’6.9
  • 32A. Verschueren↑85’
  • 42D. Weidmann↑74’6.5
  • 4M. Kjølø↑85’

Unused: S. Karssies, Yannick Gerritsen, Guilherme Peixoto, Bjorn Titulaer, N. Ünüvar

Coach: J. van den Brom

Excelsior 4-2-3-1

16.9 S. van Gassel(G)
157.3 Simon Janssen ↓76’ 57.3 S. Henderikx 48.2★ C. Widell 176.3 Nolan Martens ↓65’
187.0 C. Nadje ↓46’ 206.5 L. Hartjes ↓77’
117.2 G. de Regt 236.3 I. Yegoian 266.9 M. Jonathans ↓65’
296.7 M. van Duinen ↓89’
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)6.9
  • 15Simon Janssen↓76’7.3
  • 5S. Henderikx7.3
  • 4C. Widell ★8.2
  • 17Nolan Martens↓65’6.3
  • 18C. Nadje↓46’7.0
  • 20L. Hartjes↓77’6.5
  • 11G. de Regt7.2
  • 23I. Yegoian6.3
  • 26M. Jonathans↓65’6.9
  • 29M. van Duinen↓89’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 6A. Carlén↑46’6.9
  • 2Ilias Bronkhorst↑65’6.2
  • 30D. Sanches Fernandes↑65’7.3
  • 12A. Zagré↑76’6.7
  • 10N. Naujoks↑77’6.6
  • 33Jerolldino Bergraaf↑89’

Unused: C. Raatsie, L. Schouten, R. Meissen, E. Hansson, S. Middendorp, S. Włodarczyk

Player stats

Top rated
C. WidellExcelsior8.2
2nd
M. BrunsTwente7.5
3rd
R. ZerroukiTwente7.5

Twente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
P. Tytoń G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 79% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Rots D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 55 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
Ruud Nijstad D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 77 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
S. Lemkin D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 100 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
M. Bruns M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 91% 65 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
T. van den Belt M 74 0 0 2 (1) 1 68% 41 1 0 0/0 2/1 7.2
R. Zerrouki M 85 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 75 3 0 1/1 2/0 7.5
S. Ørjasæter M 85 0 0 3 (1) 2 90% 31 0 0 1/7 1/1 7.5
K. Hlynsson M 56 0 0 1 (0) 0 66% 29 2 1 1/1 0/0 6.7
D. Rots F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 64% 25 0 1 2/3 1/1 6.2
R. van Wolfswinkel F 56 0 0 1 (1) 1 17% 6 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
M. Pjaca F 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 15 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.9
S. Lammers F 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
A. Verschueren M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Weidmann M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 11 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
M. Kjølø M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 51% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Simon Janssen D 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 1 2 0/1 0/2 7.3
S. Henderikx D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
C. Widell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 34 2 3 0/0 0/0 8.2
Nolan Martens M 65 0 0 1 (0) 0 62% 21 2 2 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Nadje M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 21 0 0 4/4 0/1 7.0
L. Hartjes M 77 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 32 2 2 0/0 1/1 6.5
G. de Regt F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 76% 29 1 1 3/3 0/0 7.2
I. Yegoian M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 25 0 0 1/4 0/1 6.3
M. Jonathans M 65 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 12 2 0 1/1 1/1 6.9
M. van Duinen F 89 0 0 1 (1) 0 36% 11 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
A. Carlén M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 6 3 1 0/0 2/0 6.9
Ilias Bronkhorst D 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.2
D. Sanches Fernandes F 25 0 0 0 (0) 2 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
A. Zagré D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
N. Naujoks M 13 0 0 1 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Jerolldino Bergraaf F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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.