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Willem II vs Excelsior 0-3
- David Garden8'
- Rick Meissen34'
- Irakli Yegoian85'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 5 Sept 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
- Referee
- Robin Hensgens
Match timeline
- 87’Yellow card
ExcelsiorNesto groen - 85’Goal!ExcelsiorIrakli YegoianAssist: Stijn van Gassel0 – 3
- 82’SubstitutionExcelsiorGiulliano Cairo ONDavid Garden OFF
- 82’Substitution
Willem IIChido Obi ONJaden Slory OFF - 81’Yellow cardWillem IIJaden Slory
- 71’SubstitutionExcelsiorNesto groen ONÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson OFF
- 65’SubstitutionExcelsiorDaniel van Vianen ONEric da Silva Moreira OFF
- 64’SubstitutionExcelsiorIlano Silva Timas ONAymen sliti OFF
Show 6 earlier events
- 63’SubstitutionWillem IIThomas Verheydt ONkasper boogaard OFF
- 51’Yellow cardWillem IIkasper boogaard
- 45’SubstitutionWillem IITonny Vilhena ONEser Gürbüz OFF
- 45’SubstitutionWillem IIMaxim Dekker ONMats Lemmens OFF
- 34’Goal!ExcelsiorRick MeissenAssist: Simon Janssen0 – 2
- 8’Goal!ExcelsiorDavid GardenAssist: Irakli Yegoian0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Willem IIExcelsior- 59%Possession41%
- 16Shots13
- 2Shots on Target6
- 7Corners6
- 10Fouls14
- 1Offsides0
- 3Saves2
- 505Passes362
- 2Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Willem II4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 26Delanghe
- 5Avest
- 3Stam
- 83Lemmens
- 24Tjoe-A-On
- 8Boogaard
- 6Twigt
- 50Gürbüz
- 19Aalst
- 7Slory
- 9Haen
Substitutions
- 45’↑52 T. Vilhena↓50 E. Gürbüz
- 45’↑23 M. Dekker↓83 M. Lemmens
- 63’↑28 T. Verheydt↓8 K. Boogaard
- 82’↑ Chido Obi↓7 J. Slory
Unused substitutes 2 A. Ciranni, 31 K. de Leeuw, 15 A. Et-Taïbi, 14 Jens Mathijsen, 17 O. Martin, 21 W. van der Steen, 22 Per van Loon
Coach J. Stegeman
Excelsior4 - 3 - 3
- 1Gassel
- 3Meissen
- 4Widell
- 14Plug
- 15Janssen
- 20Hartjes
- 8Yegoian
- 2Moreira
- 7Sliti
- 19Garden
- 30Þorsteinsson
Substitutions
- 64’↑21 I. Silva Timas↓7 A. Sliti
- 65’↑6 D. van Vianen↓2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
- 71’↑28 N. Groen↓ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson
- 82’↑24 Giulliano Cairo↓19 D. Garden
Unused substitutes 22 O. Turay, 18 V. Sulzbacher, 40 Tijmen Holla, 23 Y. Finey, 9 Mario Domínguez, 12 K. Bos
Coach R. den Uil
Match facts
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Date
- Sat, 5 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
- Referee
- Robin Hensgens
- Willem II coach
- J. Stegeman
- Excelsior coach
- R. den Uil
League table
Eredivisie - Netherlands
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +21 | 25 |
| 2 |  Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +17 | 24 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 23 |
| 4 |  Twente | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +18 | 23 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 20 |
| 15 |  Excelsior | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 |  Willem II | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -29 | 3 |
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Willem II- W-D-L
- 0-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.3
- Conceded / match
- 3.3
Excelsior- W-D-L
- 2-0-1
- Scored / match
- 2.3
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
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- ExcelsiorResult0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Excelsior beat Willem II 3-0 in matchday 5 of the Eredivisie - Netherlands 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.
Match record
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
- Referee
- Robin Hensgens
- Match ID
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14 events
- 8’Goal!ExcelsiorDavid GardenAssist: Irakli Yegoian0 – 1
- 34’Goal!ExcelsiorRick MeissenAssist: Simon Janssen0 – 2
- 45’SubstitutionWillem IITonny Vilhena ONEser Gürbüz OFF
- 45’SubstitutionWillem IIMaxim Dekker ONMats Lemmens OFF
- 51’Yellow cardWillem IIkasper boogaard
- 63’SubstitutionWillem IIThomas Verheydt ONkasper boogaard OFF
- 64’SubstitutionExcelsiorIlano Silva Timas ONAymen sliti OFF
- 65’SubstitutionExcelsiorDaniel van Vianen ONEric da Silva Moreira OFF
- 71’SubstitutionExcelsiorNesto groen ONÁgúst Orri Thorsteinsson OFF
- 81’Yellow cardWillem IIJaden Slory
- 82’SubstitutionExcelsiorGiulliano Cairo ONDavid Garden OFF
- 82’SubstitutionWillem IIChido Obi ONJaden Slory OFF
- 85’Goal!ExcelsiorIrakli YegoianAssist: Stijn van Gassel0 – 3
- 87’Yellow cardExcelsiorNesto groen