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
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 21Chadwick Zachary BoothM
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 28Nesto GroenF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
Feyenoord
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Tsuyoshi WatanabeD
- 6Hwang In-BeomM
- 8Quinten Ryan Crispito TimberM
- 9Ayase UedaF
- 14Sem SteijnM
- 15Jordan Jacob BosD
- 16Leo SauerM
- 21Anel AhmedhodžićD
- 22Timon Janis WellenreutherG
- 23Anis Hadj-MoussaM
- 30Mvula Jordan LotombaD
Substitutes
- 1Justin BijlowG
- 2Bart NieuwkoopD
- 5Gijs SmalD
- 10Calvin StengsM
- 11Gonçalo BorgesF
- 17Casper TengstedtF
- 27Gaoussou Kyassou DiarraF
- 28Oussama TarghallineM
- 36Jaden Fernando SloryF
- 39Liam BossinG
- 40Luciano ValenteM
- 47Thijs 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 |