Dutch Eredivisie

Excelsior vs FC Twente, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Excelsior
  • Red Card 21': Stan Hendrikx
  • 83': Mike van Duinen
FT
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FC Twente

    About

    Excelsior are hosting FC Twente at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Stan Henderikx.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Rots with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
    • 5': Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
    • 6': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
    • 6': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Taylor Booth (FC Twente).
    • 7': Bart van Rooij (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Gyan de Regt (Excelsior).
    • 8': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
    • 9': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Daan Rots (FC Twente).
    • 9': Offside, FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mats Rots.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Stan Henderikx (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Lars Unnerstall (FC Twente).
    • 11': Offside, Excelsior. Gyan de Regt is caught offside.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Daan Rots (FC Twente).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Foul by Taylor Booth (FC Twente).
    • 13': Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Casper Widell.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Taylor Booth (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
    • 18': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Stan Henderikx (Excelsior).
    • 20': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Stan Henderikx (Excelsior).
    • 21': Stan Henderikx (Excelsior) is shown the red card.
    • 22': Bart van Rooij (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).
    • 25': Foul by Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior).
    • 25': Mats Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Bart van Rooij (FC Twente).
    • 26': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Bart van Rooij (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramiz Zerrouki.
    • 32': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
    • 32': Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson with a through ball.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas van den Belt.
    • 40': Substitution, FC Twente. Naci Ünüvar replaces Thomas van den Belt.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Taylor Booth.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daan Rots.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Taylor Booth (FC Twente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Daan Rots (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Booth with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Excelsior 0, FC Twente 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Excelsior 0, FC Twente 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Szymon Wlodarczyk.
    • 46': Offside, FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
    • 47': Foul by Mats Rots (FC Twente).
    • 47': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
    • 47': Mats Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Naci Ünüvar.
    • 48': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Gyan de Regt (Excelsior).
    • 52': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel with a headed pass.
    • 54': Foul by Taylor Booth (FC Twente).
    • 54': Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Substitution, FC Twente. Sondre Ørjasæter replaces Taylor Booth.
    • 59': Substitution, FC Twente. Bas Kuipers replaces Mats Rots.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Carlén.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Daan Rots.
    • 64': Offside, FC Twente. Naci Ünüvar is caught offside.
    • 65': Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Gyan de Regt.
    • 66': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
    • 66': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arthur Zagré following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
    • 69': Adam Carlén (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Naci Ünüvar (FC Twente).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Bas Kuipers (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson with a cross.
    • 72': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
    • 72': Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
    • 74': Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
    • 74': Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, FC Twente. Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink replaces Bart van Rooij.
    • 75': Substitution, FC Twente. Arno Verschueren replaces Daan Rots.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Arno Verschueren (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Naci Ünüvar.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 78': Substitution, Excelsior. Nolan Martens replaces Ilias Bronkhorst because of an injury.
    • 79': Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
    • 79': Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Offside, FC Twente. Sondre Ørjasæter is caught offside.
    • 83': Goal! Excelsior 1, FC Twente 0. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Nolan Martens.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arno Verschueren with a cross.
    • 87': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Lars Unnerstall (FC Twente).
    • 88': Bas Kuipers (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
    • 88': Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Naci Ünüvar (FC Twente).
    • 89': Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Substitution, Excelsior. Stijn Middendorp replaces Adam Carlén.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Bas Kuipers (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Naci Ünüvar with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bas Kuipers with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sondre Ørjasæter.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, FC Twente 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Excelsior 1, FC Twente 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 8
    69.6 Possession 30.4
    27 SHOTS 8
    8 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    465 Accurate Passes 154
    537 Passes 244
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    11 Accurate Crosses 2
    38 Crosses 7
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    67 Long Balls 79
    45 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
    12 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 5
    20 Effective Clearances 38
    20 Clearances 38

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Stadion Woudestein
    Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 3,608

    Eredivisie Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 +10 16
    2 PSV Eindhoven 6 +9 13
    3 Ajax Amsterdam 6 +6 12
    4 FC Groningen 6 +3 12
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EXC Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    5 Stan Hendrikx Red Card
    4 Casper Widell
    12 Arthur Zagre
    2 Ilias Bronkhorst
    23 Irakli Yegoian
    6 Adam Carlén
    3 Rick Meijssen
    9 Szymon Wlodarczyk
    11 Gyan De Regt
    30 Sanches Fernandes
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Mike van Duinen, Stjin Middendorp, Nolan Martens, Calvin Raatsie, Guilliano Cairo, Zach Booth, Jerolldino Armantrading, Yoon Do-Yong.

    TWE FC Twente (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
    3 Robin Pröpper Yellow Card
    38 Max Bruns
    39 Mats Rots
    28 Bart van Rooij Yellow Card
    14 Kristian Hlynsson
    6 Ramiz Zerrouki
    20 Thomas van den Belt
    9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
    8 Taylor Booth
    11 Daan Rots
    FC Twente Substitutes:
    Guilherme Peixoto, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Stav Lemkin, Sam Karssies, Arno Verschueren, Przemyslaw Tyton, Lucas Vennegoor Of Hesselink, Bas Kuipers, Sondre Ørjasaeter, Naci Ünüvar.

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