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Willem II vs Excelsior: match report

Willem II hosted Excelsior at Koning Willem II Stadion on Saturday 5 September 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 5). Robin Hensgens is the referee, averaging 3.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.

Result and scorers

Willem II 0-3 Excelsior. Goals: David Garden 8' for Excelsior; Rick Meissen 34' for Excelsior; Irakli Yegoian 85' for Excelsior. Attendance: 14,600.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 8' Goal: David Garden (Excelsior) 0-1
  • 34' Goal: Rick Meissen (Excelsior) 0-2
  • 51' Yellow card: Kasper Boogaard (Willem II)
  • 81' Yellow card: Jaden Slory (Willem II)
  • 85' Goal: Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) 0-3
  • 87' Yellow card: Nesto Groen (Excelsior)
Match stats (contains the result)
59%Possession41%
16Shots13
2Shots on target6
7Corners6
10Fouls14
1Offsides0
3Saves2
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Willem II 4-2-3-1

Coach: John Stegeman

  1. 26 Maxime Delanghe GK
  2. 5 Hidde ter Avest DEF
  3. 3 Finn Stam DEF
  4. 83 Mats Lemmens DEF
  5. 24 Nathan Tjoe-A-On DEF
  6. 8 Kasper Boogaard MID
  7. 6 Calvin Twigt MID
  8. 50 Eser Gürbüz FWD
  9. 19 Uriël van Aalst MID
  10. 7 Jaden Slory FWD
  11. 9 Devin Haen FWD

Bench

  • 23 Maxim Dekker DEF
  • 52 Tonny Vilhena FWD
  • 28 Thomas Verheijdt FWD
  • 17 Chido Obi FWD
  • 31 Karst de Leeuw GK
  • 21 Wouter van der Steen GK
  • 2 Alessandro Ciranni DEF
  • 15 Amine Et-Taïbi DEF
  • 14 Jens Mathijsen DEF
  • 22 Per van Loon DEF

Excelsior 5-4-1

Coach: Ruben den Uil

  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
  2. 3 Rick Meissen DEF
  3. 14 Jan Plug DEF
  4. 4 Casper Widell DEF
  5. 2 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF
  6. 15 Simon Janssen DEF
  7. 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
  8. 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
  9. 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
  10. 30 Ágúst Thorsteinsson FWD
  11. 19 David Garden FWD

Bench

  • 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
  • 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
  • 28 Nesto Groen FWD
  • 24 Guilliano Cairo DEF
  • 40 Tijmen Holla GK
  • 12 Kasey Bos DEF
  • 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
  • 9 Mario Domínguez MID
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
  • 23 Yaqub Finey FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 21 April 2019: Excelsior 1-1 Willem II
  • Saturday 15 September 2018: Willem II 2-2 Excelsior
  • Friday 6 April 2018: Excelsior 2-1 Willem II
  • Sunday 13 August 2017: Willem II 1-2 Excelsior
  • Saturday 25 February 2017: Excelsior 0-2 Willem II