Dutch Eredivisie

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

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Twente
FT
0 - 0
Excelsior

About

FC Twente are hosting Excelsior at De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, 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.
  • 2': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Thomas van den Belt.
  • 7': Foul by Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente).
  • 7': Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Mats Rots (FC Twente) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Sondre Ørjasæter following a fast break.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Daan Rots.
  • 11': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Max Bruns (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stav Lemkin.
  • 14': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
  • 15': Simon Janssen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Thomas van den Belt (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 Sondre Ørjasæter.
  • 16': Offside, FC Twente. Kristian Hlynsson is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Rots.
  • 21': Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
  • 23': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  • 23': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Chris-Kévin Nadje.
  • 23': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Stan Henderikx.
  • 27': Foul by Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
  • 27': Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Offside, FC Twente. Daan Rots is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Ramiz Zerrouki.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas van den Belt.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Foul by Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente).
  • 38': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 42': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 43': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Miliano Jonathans.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Chris-Kévin Nadje (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Przemyslaw Tyton (FC Twente). Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Chris-Kévin Nadje.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Nolan Martens (Excelsior) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miliano Jonathans.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  • 49': Foul by Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior).
  • 49': Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Adam Carlén.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 55': Foul by Mats Rots (FC Twente).
  • 55': Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Mats Rots (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, FC Twente. Marko Pjaca replaces Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 56': Substitution, FC Twente. Sam Lammers replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  • 58': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 59': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Bruns following a corner.
  • 60': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Stav Lemkin.
  • 61': Handball by Sam Lammers (FC Twente).
  • 62': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Max Bruns.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell.
  • 62': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Thomas van den Belt.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Adam Carlén (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Excelsior. Derensili Sanches Fernandes replaces Miliano Jonathans.
  • 65': Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Nolan Martens.
  • 68': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Simon Janssen.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Foul by Sondre Ørjasæter (FC Twente).
  • 69': Simon Janssen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 74': Substitution, FC Twente. Daouda Weidmann replaces Thomas van den Belt.
  • 75': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
  • 76': Substitution, Excelsior. Arthur Zagré replaces Simon Janssen.
  • 76': Substitution, Excelsior. Noah Naujoks replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  • 79': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mats Rots.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Adam Carlén (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyan de Regt with a cross.
  • 79': Foul by Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior).
  • 79': Ruud Nijstad (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
  • 80': Marko Pjaca (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Adam Carlén (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes following a fast break.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Twente. Arno Verschueren replaces Sondre Ørjasæter.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Twente. Mathias Kjølø replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
  • 86': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Stan Henderikx.
  • 87': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Daan Rots (FC Twente).
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Mike van Duinen (Excelsior).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Mike van Duinen because of an injury.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Marko Pjaca (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Lammers.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Arno Verschueren (FC Twente).
  • 90'+1': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Marko Pjaca (FC Twente).
  • 90'+4': Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 90'+5': Mats Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 90'+6': Sam Lammers (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 11
3 Saves 1
35 Possession 65
8 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
231 Accurate Passes 504
321 Passes 604
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 20
0.5 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 57
28 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 4
36 Effective Clearances 23
36 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: De Grolsch Veste
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Attendance: 29,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 23 +39 59
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 23 +21 45
3 NEC Nijmegen 23 +19 42
4 Ajax Amsterdam 23 +16 42
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
22 Przemyslaw Tyton (GK)
43 Ruud Nijstad
23 Stav Lemkin
39 Mats Rots Yellow Card
38 Max Bruns
14 Kristian Hlynsson
20 Thomas van den Belt
6 Ramiz Zerrouki
9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
27 Sondre Ørjasaeter
11 Daan Rots
FC Twente Substitutes:
Mathias Kjølø, Sam Karssies, Yannick Gerritsen, Daouda Weidmann, Sam Lammers, Naci Ünüvar, Marko Pjaca, Bjorn Titulaer, Guilherme Peixoto, Arno Verschueren.

EXC Excelsior (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
5 Stan Hendrikx
4 Casper Widell
15 Simon Janssen
17 Nolan Martens
23 Irakli Yegoian
18 Chris-Kevin Nadje
20 Lennard Hartjes
29 Mike van Duinen
11 Gyan De Regt
26 Miliano Jonathans
Excelsior Substitutes:
Emil Hansson, Calvin Raatsie, Rick Meissen, Noah Naujoks, Jerolldino Armantrading, Sanches Fernandes, Lewis Schouten, Adam Carlén, Arthur Zagre, Ilias Bronkhorst, Stjin Middendorp, Szymon Wlodarczyk.

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