Willem IIWIL0 – 3FT
ExcelsiorEXC
Koning Willem II Stadion, TilburgFT
- 87'A — Nesto Groen
- 85'A — Irakli YegoianAssist — Stijn van Gassel
- 82'A — Guilliano CairoOff — David Garden
- 82'H — Chido ObiOff — Jaden Slory
- 81'H — Jaden Slory
- 71'A — Nesto GroenOff — Ágúst Þorsteinsson
- 65'A — Daniel Van VianenOff — Eric Da Silva Moreira
- 64'A — Ilano Silva TimasOff — Aymen Sliti
- 63'H — Thomas VerheydtOff — Kasper Boogaard
- 51'H — Kasper Boogaard
- 45'H — Tonny VilhenaOff — Eser Gürbüz
- 45'H — Maxim DekkerOff — Mats Lemmens
- HT 0–2
- 34'A — Rick MeissenAssist — Simon Janssen
- 8'A — David GardenAssist — Irakli Yegoian
- KO – 22:00
Shots on targetEXC
26
ShotsWIL
1613
CornersWIL
76
- 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.
- 88'Attempt missed. Calvin Twigt (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 87'Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Simon Janssen.
- 87'Nesto Groen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87'Hidde ter Avest (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87'Foul by Nesto Groen (Excelsior).
- 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.
- 85'Handball by Nesto Groen (Excelsior).
- 84'Attempt blocked. Devin Haen (Willem II) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim Dekker.
- 84'Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Casper Widell.
- 83'Attempt saved. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maxime Delanghe (Willem II). Assisted by Daniël van Vianen.
- 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.
- 81'Foul by Jaden Slory (Willem II).
- 81'Simon Janssen (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81'Attempt saved. Jaden Slory (Willem II) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On with a cross.
- 77'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76'Delay in match because of an injury Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior).
- 73'Attempt missed. Thomas Verheydt (Willem II) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On with a cross.
- 72'Foul by Hidde ter Avest (Willem II).
- 72'Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Attempt missed. Tonny Vilhena (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 71'Substitution, Excelsior. Nesto Groen replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
- 70'Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Jaden Slory (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Devin Haen (Willem II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Thomas Verheydt (Willem II) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena with a cross.
Most shots4Devin HaenWillem II
Most saves3Maxime DelangheWillem II
Most fouled3Calvin TwigtWillem II
Willem II4-2-3-1Excelsior5-4-1Substitutions
- 45'52Tonny Vilhena50Eser Gürbüz
- 45'23Maxim Dekker83Mats Lemmens
- 63'28Thomas Verheydt8Kasper Boogaard
- 82'17Chido Obi7Jaden Slory
- 64'21Ilano Silva Timas7Aymen Sliti
- 65'6Daniel Van Vianen2Eric Da Silva Moreira
- 71'28Nesto Groen30Ágúst Þorsteinsson
- 82'24Guilliano Cairo19David Garden
SubstitutesWillem II- 17COChido ObiSUBOn
- 23MDMaxim DekkerSUBOn
- 28TV
Thomas VerheydtSUBOn
- 21WS
Wouter van der SteenSUB
- 14JMJens MathijsenSUB
- 2AC
Alessandro CiranniSUB
- 52TVTonny VilhenaSUBOn
- 22PL
Per Van LoonSUB
- 15AE
Amine Et-TaibiSUB
- 31KLKarst De LeeuwSUB
SubstitutesExcelsior- 23YFYacqub Hassan Muse FineySUB
- 12KBKasey BosSUB
- 6DV
Daniel Van VianenSUBOn
- 22OTOsman TuraySUB
- 9MDMario DominguezSUB
- 40THTijmen HollaSUB
- 24GCGuilliano CairoSUBOn
- 28NGNesto GroenSUBOn
- 18VSValentin SulzbacherSUB
- 21ITIlano Silva TimasSUBOn
Willem IIExcelsior
- 2Shots on target6
- 16Shots13
- 12.5Shot accuracy %46.2
- 7Blocked shots4
- 7Corners6
- 0Penalties taken0
- 3Saves2
- 59Possession %41
- 508Passes367
- 421Accurate passes284
- 82.9Pass accuracy %77.4
- 42Crosses13
- 9Accurate crosses4
- 21.4Cross accuracy %30.8
- 57Long balls80
- 22Accurate long balls46
- 38.6Long ball accuracy %57.5
- 12Tackles8
- 7Tackles won7
- 58.3Tackle success %87.5
- 9Interceptions5
- 36Clearances59
- 1Offsides0
- 10Fouls14
- 2Yellow cards1
- 0Red cards0
Willem II · Previous meetings between these sides.
- D1-1
- D2-2
- L1-2
- L1-2
- W2-0
Most recent match first.
Willem II
DLLWL
- HEE2-2
- NEC1-4
- GAE1-4
- VOL2-1
- VOL1-2
Excelsior
WLWWD
- SPA2-1
- PSV1-2
- CAM4-0
- SPA3-2
- VOL1-1
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Venue
- Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
- Referee
- Robin Hensgens
- Attendance
- 14,600
Common questions
What was the score in Willem II – Excelsior?
- The match finished Willem II 0–3 Excelsior, played on 5 September 2026.
What is the line-up for Willem II – Excelsior?
- Willem II line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Maxime Delanghe, Mats Lemmens, Finn Stam, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Hidde ter Avest, Uriel Van Aalst, Calvin Twigt, Kasper Boogaard, Devin Haen, Jaden Slory, Eser Gürbüz. Excelsior line up in a 5-4-1 formation and start with Stijn van Gassel, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Rick Meissen, Simon Janssen, Eric Da Silva Moreira, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Ágúst Þorsteinsson, Aymen Sliti, David Garden.
What is the recent form of Willem II?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Willem II won 1, drew 1 and lost 3.
What is the recent form of Excelsior?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Excelsior won 3, drew 1 and lost 1.
What is the head-to-head record between Willem II and Excelsior?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Willem II won 1, Excelsior won 2, and 2 were drawn.
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Squad members whose first recorded senior season was at this club, aged 21 or under.
Squad numbers
Excelsior
1Stijn van Gassel2Ilias Bronkhorst3Rick Meissen4Casper Widell5Stan Henderikx6Adam Carlén8Mathijs Tielemans9Szymon Wlodarczyk10Noah Naujoks11Gyan de Regt12Arthur Zagré14Lewis Schouten15Simon Janssen16Calvin Raatsie17Nolan Martens18Chris-Kévin Nadje20Lennard Hartjes23Irakli Yegoian24Guilliano Cairo25Stijn Middendorp29Mike van Duinen30Derensili Sanches Fernandes33Jerolldino Bergraaf34Noa el Hamdaoui40Tijmen Holla
Been at both clubs
Players who have been at both Willem II and Excelsior. Appearance counts cover 2012/13 onwards.
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