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Eredivisie · Regular Season - 5 September 05, 2026 21:00 Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Willem II
#18 · 2 pts
0 – 3
Final score
Excelsior
#13 · 11 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
—
—
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Feyenoord Feyenoord 10 24
2 Ajax Ajax 10 21
3 PSV Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven 10 20
4 Twente Twente 10 20
5 AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar 10 20
6 Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard 10 18
7 Heerenveen Heerenveen 10 15
8 Groningen Groningen 10 15
9 GO Ahead Eagles GO Ahead Eagles 10 14
10 Cambuur Cambuur 10 12
11 Utrecht Utrecht 10 12
12 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 10 11
13 Excelsior Excelsior 10 11
14 Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam 10 9
15 PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle 10 8
16 Telstar Telstar 10 6
17 ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag 10 6
18 Willem II Willem II 10 2
Lineups
Willem II Willem II 4-2-3-1
26 Maxime Delanghe Maxime Delanghe G 5.85
24 Nathan Tjoe-A-On Nathan Tjoe-A-On D 7.87
83 Mats Lemmens Mats Lemmens 45' D 6.00
3 Finn Stam Finn Stam D 6.51
5 Hidde ter Avest Hidde ter Avest D 6.28
6 Calvin Twigt Calvin Twigt M 6.42
8 Kasper Boogaard Kasper Boogaard 63' M 6.03
7 Jaden Slory Jaden Slory 82' M 6.45
19 Uriel van Aalst Uriel van Aalst M 5.62
50 Eser Gürbüz Eser Gürbüz 45' M 6.11
9 Devin Haen Devin Haen F 6.20
Bench
2 Alessandro Ciranni Alessandro Ciranni D 0.00
15 Amine Et-Taïbi Amine Et-Taïbi D 0.00
17 Chido Obi-Martin Chido Obi-Martin 8' F 5.89
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
22 Per van Loon Per van Loon M 0.00
28 Thomas Verheydt Thomas Verheydt 27' F 6.73
52 Tonny Vilhena Tonny Vilhena 45' M 6.59
21 Wouter Van der Steen Wouter 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
Nathan Tjoe-A-On
Nathan 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
Maxime Delanghe G 90 5.85 — — 0 34 22% 0 — —
Nathan Tjoe-A-On D 90 7.87 — — 2 42 37% 3 — —
Mats Lemmens D 45 6.00 — — 0 39 32% 1 — —
Finn Stam D 90 6.51 — — 0 79 69% 0 — —
Hidde ter Avest D 90 6.28 — — 0 62 48% 2 — —
Calvin Twigt M 90 6.42 — — 2 67 56% 0 — —
Kasper Boogaard M 63 6.03 — — 1 29 26% 2 1 —
Jaden Slory M 82 6.45 — — 2 22 20% 3 1 —
Uriel van Aalst M 90 5.62 — — 2 31 26% 0 — —
Eser Gürbüz M 45 6.11 — — 0 12 10% 0 — —
Devin Haen F 90 6.20 — — 4 13 8% 0 — —
Chido Obi-Martin F 8 5.89 — — 0 0 0% 0 — —
M. Dekker D 45 6.28 — — 0 41 39% 0 — —
Thomas Verheydt F 27 6.73 — — 2 7 3% 0 — —
Tonny 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.