Excelsior vs Feyenoord
Ref: D. HiglerVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Feyenoord beat Excelsior 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Sanches Fernandes scored for Excelsior; Ueda and Steijn replied for Feyenoord. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.07 for Excelsior versus 2.52 for Feyenoord. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while Feyenoord are 2nd.
First Half
5'
Timber
Yellow Card
⚽
Sanches Fernandes
Assist: Carlén
22'
⚽
Ueda
34'
⚽
Steijn
Assist: Sauer
Second Half
46'
⇄
Hwang In-Beom
57'
⇄
Bos
57'
⇄
Lotomba
67'
⇄
Sauer
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⇄
Chadwick Zachary Booth
⇄
Naujoks
⇄
Martens
⇄
van Duinen
80'
Wellenreuther
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Hadj-Moussa
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorFeyenoord
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.07VS2.52
Attack1 · 4 won
8
Shots
16
2
Shots on target
8
4
Shots in the box
12
4
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
412
Total passes
466
319
Accurate passes
379
77%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 2 won
17
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
4
-0.64
Goals prevented
-0.64
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
Feyenoord
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. WidellD
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 10N. NaujoksM
- 11G. de RegtM
- 12A. ZagréD
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 17N. MartensD
- 21Chadwick Zachary BoothM
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 30D. Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 3R. MeissenD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 28N. GroenF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
Feyenoord
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4T. WatanabeD
- 6Hwang In-BeomM
- 8Q. TimberM
- 9A. UedaF
- 14S. SteijnM
- 15J. BosD
- 16L. SauerM
- 21A. AhmedhodžićD
- 22T. WellenreutherG
- 23A. Hadj-MoussaM
- 30J. LotombaD
Substitutes
- 1J. BijlowG
- 2B. NieuwkoopD
- 5G. SmalD
- 10C. StengsM
- 11Gonçalo BorgesF
- 17C. TengstedtF
- 27G. DiarraF
- 28O. TarghallineM
- 36J. SloryF
- 39L. BossinG
- 40L. ValenteM
- 47T. KraaijeveldM
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 67 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5/6 |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Martens | D | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/5 |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Adam Carlén | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Zach Booth | M | 67 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijmen Holla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Middendorp | M | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nesto Groen | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Feyenoord
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sem Steijn(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ayase Ueda | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anel Ahmedhodžić | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| In-Beom Hwang | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Leo Sauer | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Jordan Bos | D | 57 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/4 |
| Jordan Lotomba | D | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anis Hadj Moussa | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Quinten Timber | M | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Timon Wellenreuther | G | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Bossin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gaoussou Diarra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijs Kraaijeveld | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Tengstedt | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Borges | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Bijlow | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Stengs | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gijs Smal | D | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jaden Slory | F | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Bart Nieuwkoop | D | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luciano Valente | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oussama Targhalline | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |