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Willem II v Excelsior 0-3 · Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Willem II
FT

0-3

  • David Garden8'
  • Rick Meissen34'
  • Irakli Yegoian85'
Excelsior
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Koning Willem II Stadion · Tilburg · Matchday 5

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Excelsior beat Willem II 3-0 in matchday 5 of the Eredivisie at Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg.

David Garden 8', Rick Meissen 34' and Irakli Yegoian 85' for Excelsior.

Willem II had 59% of the ball to Excelsior's 41%; the sides had 16 and 13 shots (2 and 6 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

59%41%

Shots

1613

Shots on Target

26

Corners

76

Fouls

1014

Match timeline

  1. 87’Yellow cardNesto groen
  2. 85’Irakli YegoianExcelsior · assist Stijn van Gassel0–3
  3. 82’SubstitutionDavid Garden · On: Giulliano Cairo
  4. 82’SubstitutionJaden Slory · On: Chido Obi
  5. 81’Yellow cardJaden Slory
  6. 71’SubstitutionÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson · On: Nesto groen
  7. 65’SubstitutionEric da Silva Moreira · On: Daniel van Vianen
  8. 64’SubstitutionAymen sliti · On: Ilano Silva Timas
  9. 63’Substitutionkasper boogaard · On: Thomas Verheydt
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Team stats comparison

Willem IIExcelsior
  • 59Possession41
  • 16Shots13
  • 2Shots on Target6
  • 7Corners6
  • 1Offsides0
  • 3Saves2
  • 505Passes362
  • 10Fouls14
  • 2Yellow Cards1

Match info

Competition
Eredivisie
Round
Matchday 5
Venue
Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Referee
Robin Hensgens
Willem II coach
J. Stegeman
Excelsior coach
R. den Uil

Match record

Competition
Eredivisie
Round
Matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Referee
Robin Hensgens
Match ID
cornerflick:match:willem-ii-vs-excelsior-eredivisie-2026-09-05

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Willem II4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 26M. DelangheGK
  • 5H. ter AvestDF
  • 3F. StamDF
  • 83M. LemmensDF
  • 24N. Tjoe-A-OnDF
  • 8K. BoogaardMF
  • 6C. TwigtMF
  • 50E. GürbüzMF
  • 19Uriel van AalstMF
  • 7J. SloryMF
  • 9D. HaenFW

Bench

  • 2A. Ciranni
  • 23M. Dekker
  • 31K. de Leeuw
  • 15A. Et-Taïbi
  • 14Jens Mathijsen
  • 17O. Martin
  • 21W. van der Steen
  • 22Per van Loon
  • 28T. Verheydt
  • 52T. Vilhena

Coach · J. Stegeman

26. M. Delanghe (GK)26Delanghe5. H. ter Avest (DF)5Avest3. F. Stam (DF)3Stam83. M. Lemmens (DF)83Lemmens24. N. Tjoe-A-On (DF)24Tjoe-A-On8. K. Boogaard (MF)8Boogaard6. C. Twigt (MF)6Twigt50. E. Gürbüz (MF)50Gürbüz19. Uriel van Aalst (MF)19Aalst7. J. Slory (MF)7Slory9. D. Haen (FW)9Haen1. S. van Gassel (GK)1Gassel3. R. Meissen (DF)3Meissen4. C. Widell (DF)4Widell14. J. Plug (DF)14Plug15. S. Janssen (DF)15Janssen20. L. Hartjes (MF)20Hartjes8. I. Yegoian (MF)8Yegoian2. Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira (MF)2Moreira7. A. Sliti (FW)7Sliti19. D. Garden (FW)19Garden30. Á. Þorsteinsson (FW)30Þorsteinsson
  • Willem II
  • Excelsior

Excelsior4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1S. van GasselGK
  • 3R. MeissenDF
  • 4C. WidellDF
  • 14J. PlugDF
  • 15S. JanssenDF
  • 20L. HartjesMF
  • 8I. YegoianMF
  • 2Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraMF
  • 7A. SlitiFW
  • 19D. GardenFW
  • 30Á. ÞorsteinssonFW

Bench

  • 6D. van Vianen
  • 22O. Turay
  • 18V. Sulzbacher
  • 21I. Silva Timas
  • 40Tijmen Holla
  • 28N. Groen
  • 23Y. Finey
  • 9Mario Domínguez
  • 24Giulliano Cairo
  • 12K. Bos

Coach · R. den Uil

Eredivisie table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1PSV Eindhoven6510+1516
2AZ Alkmaar6510+1116
3Feyenoord6420+1314
4Twente6411+713
5Ajax5311+810
6Excelsior6312+610
17Willem II5023-92
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Full timeline

14 events

  1. 8’David GardenExcelsior · assist Irakli Yegoian0–1
  2. 34’Rick MeissenExcelsior · assist Simon Janssen0–2
  3. 45’SubstitutionEser Gürbüz · On: Tonny Vilhena
  4. 45’SubstitutionMats Lemmens · On: Maxim Dekker
  5. 51’Yellow cardkasper boogaard
  6. 63’Substitutionkasper boogaard · On: Thomas Verheydt
  7. 64’SubstitutionAymen sliti · On: Ilano Silva Timas
  8. 65’SubstitutionEric da Silva Moreira · On: Daniel van Vianen
  9. 71’SubstitutionÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson · On: Nesto groen
  10. 81’Yellow cardJaden Slory
  11. 82’SubstitutionDavid Garden · On: Giulliano Cairo
  12. 82’SubstitutionJaden Slory · On: Chido Obi
  13. 85’Irakli YegoianExcelsior · assist Stijn van Gassel0–3
  14. 87’Yellow cardNesto groen

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