Twente vs Excelsior
Ref: A. LindhoutDe Grolsch Veste, Enschede · 30,205 cap
Match recap
Twente and Excelsior drew 0–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.20 for Twente versus 0.99 for Excelsior. Twente sit 4th in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
Second Half
46'
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Nadje
Rots
Yellow Card
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van Wolfswinkel
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Hlynsson
65'
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Jonathans
65'
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Martens
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van den Belt
76'
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Hartjes
76'
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Janssen
80'
Carlén
Yellow Card
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Zerrouki
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Ørjasæter
89'
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van Duinen
| # | 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
TwenteExcelsior
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20VS0.99
Attack6 · 0 won
14
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
1
12
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
3
11
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
606
Total passes
321
504
Accurate passes
233
83%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
4
0.26
Goals prevented
0.26
Twente
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
Twente
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6Ramiz Larbi ZerroukiM
- 9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
- 11Daan RotsM
- 14Kristian Nökkvi HlynssonM
- 20Thomas van den BeltM
- 22Przemysław TytońG
- 23Stav LemkinD
- 27Sondre Holmlund ØrjasæterM
- 38Max BrunsD
- 39Mats RotsD
- 43Ruud NijstadD
Substitutes
- 4Mathias Ullereng KjøløM
- 7Marko PjacaF
- 10Sam Adrianus Martinus LammersF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21Sam Luca KarssiesG
- 31Yannick GerritsenG
- 32Arno VerschuerenM
- 33B. TitulaerD
- 37Naci ÜnüvarF
- 42Daouda WeidmannM
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 18Chris Kevin NadjeM
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 26Miliano JonathansM
- 29Mike van DuinenF
Substitutes
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 7Emil HanssonF
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bruns | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 85 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Stav Lemkin | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | 85 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/7 |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Rots | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 56 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel(C) | F | 56 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Daan Rots | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bjorn Titulaer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yannick Gerritsen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Lammers | F | 34 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mathias Kjølø | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Pjaca | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Daouda Weidmann | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | 76 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris-Kévin Nadje | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/4 |
| Miliano Jonathans | M | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Nolan Martens | D | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stijn Middendorp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Hansson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | 25 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adam Carlén | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |