Excelsior vs PEC Zwolle
Ref: Sander van der Eijk, NetherlandsVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Excelsior beat PEC Zwolle 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Naujoks and Yegoian scored for Excelsior; Thomas replied for PEC Zwolle. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.71 for Excelsior versus 1.18 for PEC Zwolle. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while PEC Zwolle are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Naujoks
Assist: Sanches Fernandes
35'
⇄
Gooijer
Second Half
46'
⇄
de Rooij
48'
⚽
Thomas
Assist: Floranus
63'
Thomas
Yellow Card
⇄
Armantrading
70'
⇄
Oosting
⇄
Hartjes
Zagré
Yellow Card
⚽
Yegoian
Assist: Włodarczyk
82'
⇄
Graves
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 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 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorPEC Zwolle
7Won
Statistical edge
7–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.71VS1.18
Attack6 · 0 won
13
Shots
9
4
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
0
7
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
451
Total passes
488
358
Accurate passes
398
79%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 1 won
13
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
2
-0.70
Goals prevented
-0.70
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
PEC Zwolle
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
PEC Zwolle
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Sherel Constancio FloranusD
- 4Anselmo García MacNultyD
- 6Tristan GooijerD
- 7Shola Maxwell ShoretireM
- 8Zico BuurmeesterM
- 10Koen KostonsF
- 16Tom de GraaffG
- 22Kaj de RooijM
- 25Thijs OostingM
- 28Simon Graves JensenD
- 30Ryan Jared ThomasM
Substitutes
- 11Dylan MbayoF
- 19Jan FaberskiF
- 20Gabriël ReizigerM
- 26Jadiel Pereira da GamaM
- 29Thomas BuitinkF
- 33Damian van der HaarD
- 34Nick FichtingerM
- 38Givaro Rahajaän RenwarinM
- 41Duke VerduinG
- 42Dylan RuwardD
- 48L. BakkerG
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 87 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Simon Janssen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noa el Hamdaoui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
PEC Zwolle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Thomas(C) | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kaj de Rooij | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Shola Shoretire | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/5 |
| Anselmo Garcia McNulty | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan Gooijer | D | 35 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Sherel Floranus | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Simon Graves Jensen | D | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom de Graaff | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koen Kostons | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Zico Buurmeester | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thijs Oosting | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Len Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duke Verduin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damian van der Haar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Ruward | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givaro Rahajaan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadiel Pereira da Gama | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Buitink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Faberski | F | 55 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dylan Mbayo | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Gabriel Reiziger | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nick Fichtinger | M | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |