Eredivisie · Matchday 5
Willem II v Excelsior
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Willem II 28%Draw 21%Excelsior 52%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Willem IIExcelsior
59Possession41
17Shots14
2Shots on target6
8Shots off target4
7Blocked shots4
11Shots inside box10
5Shots outside box3
7Corners6
0Offsides0
11Fouls14
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Saves2
508Passes364
420Accurate passes282
Match events
- 8′David Garden (assist Irakli Yegoian)
- 34′Rick Meissen (assist Simon Janssen)
- 45′Eser Gürbüz → Tonny Vilhena
- 45′Mats Lemmens → Maxim Dekker
- 51′Kasper Boogaard
- 63′Kasper Boogaard → Thomas Verheydt
- 64′Aymen Sliti ← Ilano Silva Timas
- 65′Eric da Silva Moreira ← Daniël van Vianen
- 81′Jaden Slory
- 82′David Garden
- 82′Jaden Slory → Chido Obi-Martin
- 85′Irakli Yegoian (assist Stijn van Gassel)
- 87′Nesto Groen
Willem II · Excelsior
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Willem II56.3Avest
265.9Delanghe
246.3Tjoe-A-On
66.3Twigt
836.3↓45'Lemmens
36.3Stam
76.0↓82'Slory
96.3Haen
86.0↓63'Boogaard
506.3↓45'Gürbüz
196.3Aalst
Excelsior18.1Gassel
38.2Meissen
47.2Widell
147.2Plug
26.8↓65'Moreira
88.6Yegoian
157.5Janssen
206.8Hartjes
76.8↓64'Sliti
197.8↓82'Garden
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Willem II
- 5Hidde ter Avest6.3
- 26Maxime Delanghe5.9
- 24Nathan Tjoe-A-On6.3
- 6Calvin Twigt6.3
- 83Mats Lemmens6.3
- 3Finn Stam6.3
- 7Jaden Slory6.0
- 9Devin Haen6.3
- 8Kasper Boogaard6.0
- 50Eser Gürbüz6.3
- 19Uriel Van Aalst6.3
Excelsior
- 15Simon Janssen7.5
- 1Stijn van Gassel8.1
- 4Casper Widell7.2
- 20Lennard Hartjes6.8
- 3Rick Meissen8.2
- 14Jan Plug7.2
- 2Eric da Silva Moreira6.8
- 8Irakli Yegoian8.6
- 19David Garden7.8
- 7Aymen Sliti6.8
Willem IITale of the tapeExcelsior
4-3-3Formation—
2 ptsTable11 pts
-17Goal difference-2
DLLDWFormWLWWD
28%Win chance52%
Head to head
First meeting
Willem II and Excelsior have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Willem II
DLLDW- vsHeerenveen2-2
- vsNEC Nijmegen1-4
- @Go Ahead Eagles1-4
- vsRKC Waalwijk1-1
- @RKC Waalwijk1-0
Excelsior
WLWWD- vsSparta Rotterdam2-1
- vsPSV Eindhoven1-2
- @Cambuur4-0
- @Sparta Rotterdam3-2
- vsFC Volendam1-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
