Dutch Eredivisie

Willem II

18th · 0-2-5 · 2 pts · -14
Ugh, no.
Willem II lost to Excelsior
Excelsior3-0-1 3 – 0 Willem II0-1-3
FT · Sat, Sep 5

Match Details

Koning Willem II Stadion (Tilburg) · 14,600 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Willem II 0, Excelsior 3.
  • 90'+3'Second Half ends, Willem II 0, Excelsior 3.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Daniël van Vianen.
  • 90'+2'Attempt saved. Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilano Silva Timas.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Tonny Vilhena (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89'Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
  • 89'Calvin Twigt (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89'Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 89'Foul by Devin Haen (Willem II).
  • 89'Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Line Score

12T
EXC 21 3
WIL 00 0

Match Leaders

Excelsior
Willem II

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa League qualifyingConference League qualifyingEuropa LeagueRelegation playoffsRelegation

Key Events

87'Nesto Groen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Goal! Willem II 0, Excelsior 3. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stijn van Gassel following a fast break.
82'Substitution, Willem II. Chido Obi replaces Jaden Slory.
82'Substitution, Excelsior. Guilliano Cairo replaces David Garden.
81'Jaden Slory (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
65'Substitution, Excelsior. Daniël van Vianen replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
64'Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Aymen Sliti.
63'Substitution, Willem II. Thomas Verheydt replaces Kasper Boogaard.
51'Kasper Boogaard (Willem II) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Willem II. Maxim Dekker replaces Mats Lemmens.
45'Substitution, Willem II. Tonny Vilhena replaces Eser Gürbüz.
34'Goal! Willem II 0, Excelsior 2. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Janssen with a cross following a corner.
8'Goal! Willem II 0, Excelsior 1. David Garden (Excelsior) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a cross.

Team Stats

ExcelsiorWillem II
General
41 Possession % 59
13 Shots 16
6 On Target 2
0 Offsides 1
6 Corners 7
14 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
284 Passes Completed 421
4 Crosses Won 9
7 Tackles Won 7
5 Interceptions 9
59 Clearances 36
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

Willem II L W L L D
Excelsior D W W L W

Starting Lineups

Excelsior5-4-1
1 van Gassel A
2 Da Silva Moreira 3 Meissen 34' 4 Widell 14 Plug 15 Janssen A
7 Sliti 8 Yegoian 85'A 20 Hartjes 30 Þorsteinsson
19 Garden 8'
9 Haen
7 Slory 19 Van Aalst 50 Gürbüz
6 Twigt 8 Boogaard
24 Tjoe-A-On 83 Lemmens 3 Stam 5 ter Avest
26 Delanghe
Willem II4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Willem II

  1. MD #26 Maxime DelangheG
  2. ML #83 Mats LemmensCD-L
  3. FS #3 Finn StamCD-R
  4. #24 Nathan Tjoe-A-OnLB
  5. #5 Hidde ter AvestRB
  6. #19 Uriel Van AalstAM
  7. #6 Calvin TwigtLM
  8. KB #8 Kasper BoogaardRM
  9. DH #9 Devin HaenF
  10. JS #7 Jaden SloryAM-L
  11. EG #50 Eser GürbüzAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Excelsior

  1. #1 Stijn van GasselG
  2. #4 Casper WidellCD
  3. JP #14 Jan PlugCD-L
  4. #3 Rick MeissenCD-R34'
  5. #15 Simon JanssenLB
  6. ED #2 Eric Da Silva MoreiraRB
  7. #20 Lennard HartjesCM-L
  8. IY #8 Irakli YegoianCM-R85'
  9. ÁÞ #30 Ágúst ÞorsteinssonLM
  10. AS #7 Aymen SlitiRM
  11. #19 David GardenF8'
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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Recent Results
L 0–1 vs Fortuna Sittard L 1–5 at Ajax Amsterdam D 1–1 at AZ Alkmaar L 0–3 vs Excelsior D 2–2 vs Heerenveen L 1–4 vs NEC Nijmegen L 1–4 at Go Ahead Eagles W 2–1 vs OFI Schedule only D 1–1 at TBD L 0–2 vs TBD