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Eredivisie · Regular Season - 5 September 05, 2026 21:00 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Willem II
#16 · 2 pts
0 – 3
Final score
Excelsior
#5 · 10 pts
8' (ast. Irakli Yegoian) David Garden
34' (ast. Simon Janssen) Rick Meissen
85' (ast. Stijn van Gassel) Irakli Yegoian
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Excelsior a 39% win probability (draw 29%, Willem II 30%). The final result was Willem II 0–3 Excelsior.

Match statistics
16
Total shots
13
2
Shots on target
6
3
Saves
2
59%
Possession
41%
7
Corners
6
12
Tackles
8
2
🟨 Yellow cards
1
Match Events
8'
ast. Irakli Yegoian · David Garden⚽
34'
ast. Simon Janssen · Rick Meissen⚽
↕ Eser Gürbüz / Tonny Vilhena
45'
↕ Mats Lemmens / Maxim Dekker
45'
kasper boogaard
51'
↕ kasper boogaard / Thomas Verheydt
63'
64'
Ilano Silva Timas / Aymen sliti ↕
65'
Daniel van Vianen / Eric da Silva Moreira ↕
71'
Nesto groen / Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson ↕
Jaden Slory
81'
82'
Giulliano Cairo / David Garden ↕
↕ Jaden Slory / Chido Obi
82'
85'
ast. Stijn van Gassel · Irakli Yegoian⚽
87'
Nesto groen
Pre-match prediction
30.67%
Willem
29.66%
X
39.67%
Excelsior ←
we assigned to the actual result (Excelsior) 39.67% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Willem
1.29
—
—
Excelsior
2.78
—
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League Table
#Team GPts
1 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar 6 16
2 PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven 5 13
3 Twente Twente 6 13
4 Feyenoord Feyenoord 5 11
5 Excelsior Excelsior 5 10
6 Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard 5 10
7 GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles 5 8
8 Ajax Ajax 4 7
9 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 5 7
10 Groningen Groningen 5 7
11 Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam 5 5
12 Heerenveen Heerenveen 5 5
13 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle 5 4
14 Telstar Telstar 5 4
15 Utrecht Utrecht 5 2
16 Willem II Willem II 5 2
17 Cambuur Cambuur 5 1
18 ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag 6 1
Lineups
Willem II Willem II 4-2-3-1
26 M. Delanghe M. Delanghe G 5.85
24 N. Tjoe-A-On N. Tjoe-A-On D 7.87
83 M. Lemmens M. Lemmens 45' D 6.00
3 F. Stam F. Stam D 6.51
5 H. ter Avest H. ter Avest D 6.28
6 C. Twigt C. Twigt M 6.42
8 K. Boogaard K. Boogaard 63' M 6.03
7 J. Slory J. Slory 82' M 6.45
19 Uriel van Aalst Uriel van Aalst M 5.62
50 E. Gürbüz E. Gürbüz 45' M 6.11
9 D. Haen D. Haen F 6.20
Bench
2 A. Ciranni A. Ciranni D 0.00
15 A. Et-Taïbi A. Et-Taïbi D 0.00
14 Jens Mathijsen Jens Mathijsen D 0.00
31 K. de Leeuw K. de Leeuw G 0.00
23 M. Dekker M. Dekker 45' D 6.28
17 O. Martin O. Martin 8' F 5.89
22 Per van Loon Per van Loon M 0.00
28 T. Verheydt T. Verheydt 27' F 6.73
52 T. Vilhena T. Vilhena 45' M 6.59
21 W. van der Steen W. van der Steen G 0.00
Excelsior Excelsior 5-4-1
1 S. van Gassel S. van Gassel 1 👟 G 7.31
15 S. Janssen S. Janssen 1 👟 D 7.07
14 J. Plug J. Plug D 7.26
4 C. Widell C. Widell D 7.43
3 R. Meissen R. Meissen 1 ⚽ D 8.18
2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira 65' D 6.52
30 Á. Þorsteinsson Á. Þorsteinsson 71' M 6.27
20 L. Hartjes L. Hartjes M 6.81
8 I. Yegoian I. Yegoian 1 ⚽ 1 👟 M 9.00
7 A. Sliti A. Sliti 64' M 6.35
19 D. Garden D. Garden 1 ⚽ 82' F 7.57
Bench
6 D. van Vianen D. van Vianen 25' M 6.69
24 Giulliano Cairo Giulliano Cairo 8' M 6.51
21 I. Silva Timas I. Silva Timas 26' F 6.43
12 K. Bos K. Bos F 0.00
9 Mario Domínguez Mario Domínguez F 0.00
28 N. Groen N. Groen 19' F 5.98
22 O. Turay O. Turay D 0.00
40 Tijmen Holla Tijmen Holla G 0.00
18 V. Sulzbacher V. Sulzbacher M 0.00
23 Y. Finey Y. Finey M 0.00
Best on the pitch
I. Yegoian
I. Yegoian
M · Excelsior
9.00
1 ⚽ 1 👟
4 shots · 33 pass
R. Meissen
R. Meissen
D · Excelsior
8.18
1 ⚽
1 shots · 37 pass
N. Tjoe-A-On
N. Tjoe-A-On
D · Willem
7.87
2 shots · 42 pass
D. Garden
D. Garden
F · Excelsior
7.57
1 ⚽
2 shots · 14 pass
C. Widell
C. Widell
D · Excelsior
7.43
· 52 pass
S. van Gassel
S. van Gassel
G · Excelsior
7.31
1 👟
· 39 pass
Willem II Willem II — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
M. Delanghe G 90 5.85 — — 0 34 22% 0 — —
N. Tjoe-A-On D 90 7.87 — — 2 42 37% 3 — —
M. Lemmens D 45 6.00 — — 0 39 32% 1 — —
F. Stam D 90 6.51 — — 0 79 69% 0 — —
H. ter Avest D 90 6.28 — — 0 62 48% 2 — —
C. Twigt M 90 6.42 — — 2 67 56% 0 — —
K. Boogaard M 63 6.03 — — 1 29 26% 2 1 —
J. Slory M 82 6.45 — — 2 22 20% 3 1 —
Uriel van Aalst M 90 5.62 — — 2 31 26% 0 — —
E. Gürbüz M 45 6.11 — — 0 12 10% 0 — —
D. Haen F 90 6.20 — — 4 13 8% 0 — —
M. Dekker D 45 6.28 — — 0 41 39% 0 — —
O. Martin F 8 5.89 — — 0 0 0% 0 — —
T. Verheydt F 27 6.73 — — 2 7 3% 0 — —
T. Vilhena M 45 6.59 — — 1 30 25% 1 — —
Excelsior Excelsior — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
S. van Gassel G 90 7.31 — 1 0 39 20% 0 — —
S. Janssen D 90 7.07 — 1 0 41 34% 0 — —
J. Plug D 90 7.26 — — 1 56 49% 2 — —
C. Widell D 90 7.43 — — 0 52 41% 0 — —
R. Meissen D 90 8.18 1 — 1 37 33% 0 — —
Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira D 65 6.52 — — 1 17 10% 1 — —
Á. Þorsteinsson M 71 6.27 — — 0 23 17% 2 — —
L. Hartjes M 90 6.81 — — 3 32 29% 0 — —
I. Yegoian M 90 9.00 1 1 4 33 29% 1 — —
A. Sliti M 64 6.35 — — 1 11 6% 1 — —
D. Garden F 82 7.57 1 — 2 14 8% 0 — —
D. van Vianen M 25 6.69 — — 0 6 4% 0 — —
Giulliano Cairo M 8 6.51 — — 0 1 1% 0 — —
I. Silva Timas F 26 6.43 — — 0 4 3% 1 — —
N. Groen F 19 5.98 — — 0 1 0% 0 1 —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Willem II vs Excelsior?
The final score was Willem II 0–3 Excelsior.
What did the model predict before Willem II vs Excelsior?
The model assigned 30% probability to a Willem II win, 29% to a draw, and 39% to an Excelsior win.