Eredivisie Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 5 2026 · 20:00 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Willem II
0–3 Full time · HT 0–2
Excelsior
  • 8’ D. Garden
  • 34’ R. Meissen
  • 85’ I. Yegoian
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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 Willem II

Excelsior entered as favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Garden, Meissen and Yegoian.

Willem II26%
Draw24%
Excelsior ✓50%

Model vs reality

Willem II goals
0
Model 1.21
Excelsior goals
3
Model 1.74
Total goals
3
Model 2.95
Score 0–3
5%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 57%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchI. YegoianExcelsior · 1 goal · 1 assist
9.0
  • RefereeRobin Hensgens
  • CoachesJ. Stegeman · R. den Uil
  • VenueKoning Willem II Stadion
  • Table before kick-offWillem II 15th · Excelsior 8th

Timeline

  1. D. Garden 0–1Assist I. Yegoian
    8’
  2. R. Meissen 0–2Assist Simon Janssen
    34’
  3. ⇄ T. VilhenaFor Eser Gürbüz
    45’
  4. ⇄ M. DekkerFor M. Lemmens
    45’
  5. Half time · 0–2
  6. Kasper BoogaardYellow card · Foul
    51’
  7. ⇄ T. VerheydtFor Kasper Boogaard
    63’
  8. ⇄ I. Silva TimasFor Aymen Sliti
    64’
  9. ⇄ D. van VianenFor E. da Silva Moreira
    65’
  10. ⇄ N. GroenFor Á. Þorsteinsson
    71’
  11. J. SloryYellow card · Foul
    81’
  12. ⇄ Giuliano CairoFor D. Garden
    82’
  13. ⇄ C. ObiFor J. Slory
    82’
  14. I. Yegoian 0–3Assist S. van Gassel
    85’
  15. N. GroenYellow card · Foul
    87’
  16. Full time · 0–3

Team stats

Willem II16 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
Excelsior12 shots · 10 in box, 2 outside
Willem IIExcelsior
58% Possession 42%
16 Shots 12
2 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside the box 10
4 Shots outside the box 2
498 Passes 362
83% Pass accuracy 77%
6 Corners 6
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
10 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.32 Team rating 7.51

Line-ups

Willem II 4-2-3-1

265.8 M. Delanghe(G)
247.3 N. Tjoe-A-On 836.0 M. Lemmens ↓45’ 36.3 F. Stam 56.3 H. ter Avest
66.4 C. Twigt 86.0 Kasper Boogaard ↓63’
76.5 J. Slory ↓82’ 195.9 U. van Aalst 506.1 Eser Gürbüz ↓45’
96.2 D. Haen
  • 26M. Delanghe (G)5.8
  • 24N. Tjoe-A-On7.3
  • 83M. Lemmens↓45’6.0
  • 3F. Stam6.3
  • 5H. ter Avest6.3
  • 6C. Twigt6.4
  • 8Kasper Boogaard↓63’6.0
  • 7J. Slory↓82’6.5
  • 19U. van Aalst5.9
  • 50Eser Gürbüz↓45’6.1
  • 9D. Haen6.2

Substitutes used

  • 23M. Dekker↑45’6.7
  • 17C. Obi↑82’6.0
  • 28T. Verheydt↑63’6.4
  • 52T. Vilhena↑45’6.6

Unused: A. Ciranni, K. de Leeuw, A. Et-Taïbi, J. Mathijsen, W. van der Steen, P. van Loon

Coach: J. Stegeman

Excelsior 5-4-1

17.2 S. van Gassel(G) A
157.6 Simon Janssen A 147.8 J. Plug 47.9 C. Widell 38.7 R. Meissen 27.0 E. da Silva Moreira ↓65’
306.3 Á. Þorsteinsson ↓71’ 207.1 L. Hartjes 89.0★ I. Yegoian A 76.7 Aymen Sliti ↓64’
197.6 D. Garden ↓82’
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)A7.2
  • 15Simon JanssenA7.6
  • 14J. Plug7.8
  • 4C. Widell7.9
  • 3R. Meissen8.7
  • 2E. da Silva Moreira↓65’7.0
  • 30Á. Þorsteinsson↓71’6.3
  • 20L. Hartjes7.1
  • 8I. Yegoian ★A9.0
  • 7Aymen Sliti↓64’6.7
  • 19D. Garden↓82’7.6

Substitutes used

  • 6D. van Vianen↑65’7.0
  • 21I. Silva Timas↑64’6.5
  • 28N. Groen↑71’6.3
  • 24Giuliano Cairo↑82’

Unused: O. Turay, V. Sulzbacher, Tijmen Holla, Y. Finey, Mario Domínguez, K. Bos

Coach: R. den Uil

Player stats

Top rated
I. YegoianExcelsior9.0
2nd
R. MeissenExcelsior8.7
3rd
C. WidellExcelsior7.9

Willem II

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Delanghe G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 64% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
N. Tjoe-A-On D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 88% 40 3 2 2/3 0/1 7.3
M. Lemmens D 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 39 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.0
F. Stam D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 77 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.3
H. ter Avest D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 58 2 2 0/0 3/1 6.3
C. Twigt M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 83% 64 0 1 2/2 1/3 6.4
Kasper Boogaard M 63 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 29 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.0
J. Slory F 82 0 0 2 (1) 1 91% 22 3 1 0/2 2/3 6.5
U. van Aalst M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 82% 28 0 1 1/1 0/1 5.9
Eser Gürbüz F 45 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 12 0 0 2/3 0/1 6.1
D. Haen F 90 0 0 4 (0) 0 67% 12 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
M. Dekker D 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
C. Obi F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
T. Verheydt F 27 0 0 2 (0) 0 38% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
T. Vilhena M 45 0 0 1 (0) 2 87% 30 1 1 0/0 1/2 6.6

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 1 1 sv 1 53% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Simon Janssen D 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 83% 41 0 0 0/1 3/1 7.6
J. Plug D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 54 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.8
C. Widell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 51 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.9
R. Meissen D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 89% 36 0 2 0/0 1/1 8.7
E. da Silva Moreira F 65 0 0 1 (0) 1 59% 17 1 1 0/4 1/1 7.0
Á. Þorsteinsson M 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 23 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.3
L. Hartjes M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 91% 32 0 0 1/1 4/1 7.1
I. Yegoian M 90 1 1 4 (3) 1 91% 32 1 1 0/1 1/1 9.0
Aymen Sliti F 64 0 0 1 (0) 1 55% 11 1 1 1/4 0/0 6.7
D. Garden 82 1 0 2 (1) 0 62% 13 0 0 0/1 1/1 7.6
D. van Vianen M 25 0 0 0 (0) 1 57% 7 0 0 1/1 0/2 7.0
I. Silva Timas M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
N. Groen F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
Giuliano Cairo D 8 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.