Excelsior vs Twente
Ref: I. OostromVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Excelsior beat Twente 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. van Duinen scored for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.37 for Excelsior versus 2.52 for Twente. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while Twente are 4th.
First Half
VAR
Card upgrade
Henderikx
Red Card
27'
van Rooij
Yellow Card
40'
⇄
van den Belt
Second Half
⇄
Włodarczyk
59'
⇄
Booth
59'
⇄
Rots
⇄
de Regt
van Duinen
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
van Rooij
75'
⇄
Rots
⇄
Bronkhorst
80'
Pröpper
Yellow Card
⚽
van Duinen
Assist: Martens
Armantrading
Yellow Card
⇄
Carlén
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 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
ExcelsiorTwente
2Won
Statistical edge
2–13
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.37VS2.52
Attack0 · 6 won
8
Shots
27
3
Shots on target
8
3
Shots in the box
17
5
Shots outside box
10
3
Shots off goal
7
1
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
30%
Possession
70%
244
Total passes
537
154
Accurate passes
465
63%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
12
-0.31
Goals prevented
-0.31
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
Twente
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 3R. MeissenM
- 4C. WidellD
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 11G. de RegtM
- 12A. ZagréD
- 23I. YegoianM
- 30D. Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 17N. MartensD
- 21Chadwick Zachary BoothM
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Twente
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1L. UnnerstallG
- 3R. PröpperD
- 6R. ZerroukiM
- 8T. BoothM
- 9R. van WolfswinkelF
- 11D. RotsM
- 14K. HlynssonM
- 20T. van den BeltM
- 28B. van RooijD
- 38M. BrunsD
- 39M. RotsD
Substitutes
- 5B. KuipersD
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 17A. Van HoorenbeeckD
- 21S. KarssiesG
- 22P. TytońG
- 23S. LemkinD
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 27S. ØrjasæterM
- 32A. VerschuerenM
- 37N. ÜnüvarF
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 78 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/7 |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 21 | 4.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Booth | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 45 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Stijn Middendorp | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Martens | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Pröpper(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Max Bruns | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daan Rots | M | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Bart van Rooij | D | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Taylor Booth | M | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 40 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mats Rots | D | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/4 |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stav Lemkin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/5 |
| Bas Kuipers | D | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | 50 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |