EredivisieMatchday 11

09Full timeHalf-time 05

Twente

Weghorst12'32'33'62'(P)
Belt39'
Rots45+1'82'
Bawuah49'
Zerrouki71'(P)

Excelsior vs Twente

Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 16:30Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, RotterdamErwin Blank

Summary

Match report

Excelsior vs Twente in the Eredivisie (Matchday 11) ended in a 9-0 win for Twente. Twente led 5-0 at half-time.

Twente’s goals came from Wout Weghorst in the 12th, 32nd, 33rd and 62nd minutes (one a penalty), Thomas Van den Belt in the 39th minute, Daan Rots in the 45+1st and 82nd minutes, Jordy Bawuah in the 49th minute and Ramiz Zerrouki in the 71st minute (penalty). Nesto groen (Excelsior) was sent off (5′). W. Weghorst was the highest-rated player on the pitch (9.8).

After this result, Excelsior have 11 points and are 15th, while Twente have 23 points and are 4th.

Player of the match

W. Weghorst

Twente63'4Rating 9.8

Key stats

All stats

20%Possession80%

0Expected goals (xG)6.29
0Total shots28
0Shots on target15
0Corners8
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0

Live commentary

It's all over: Twente win against Excelsior 9-0. In numbers: possession Excelsior 20%, Twente 80%; shots 0 (0 on target) to 28 (15 on target)
83'
Substitution, Excelsior: Valentin Sulzbacher makes way for Noah Naujoks
82'
Goal! Daan Rots extends Twente's lead (9-0), set up by Thomas Van den Belt – his second of the match
72'
Substitution, Twente: Robin Propper replaces Kristian Nokkvi Hlynsson
71'
Penalty goal! Ramiz Zerrouki scores from the spot and extends Twente's lead (8-0)
63'
Substitution, Excelsior: Simon Janssen makes way for Irakli Yegoian
63'
Double substitution, Twente: Wout Weghorst comes on for Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink, Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter on for Marko Pjaca
62'
Penalty goal! Wout Weghorst scores from the spot and extends Twente's lead (7-0) – his fourth of the game
59'
VAR: the referee awards a penalty after the review
49'
Goal! Jordy Bawuah adds another for Twente (6-0), assisted by Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter
The second half is under way
The referee blows for half-time: Twente lead 5-0
45+1'
Goal! Daan Rots adds another for Twente (5-0) after a pass from Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter
45'
Double substitution, Excelsior: Aymen sliti comes on for Mario Domínguez Franco, Daniel van Vianen on for Eric da Silva Moreira
45'
Double substitution, Twente: Michal Rosiak makes way for Bart van Rooij, Ruud Nijstad on for Jordy Bawuah
43'
Booking: Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) for a foul
39'
Goal! Thomas Van den Belt extends Twente's lead (4-0)
33'
Goal! Wout Weghorst extends Twente's lead (3-0), set up by Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter – a hat-trick!
32'
Goal! Wout Weghorst makes it two for Twente (2-0), set up by Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter, his second of the game
27'
VAR: Thomas Van den Belt's goal for Twente is ruled out
17'
Yellow card: Wout Weghorst (Twente) for a foul
12'
Goal! Wout Weghorst opens the scoring for Twente (1-0) after a pass from Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter
5'
Red card! Nesto groen (Excelsior) is shown a straight red, and Excelsior are down to ten men
Kick-off! We're under way between Excelsior and Twente. Excelsior line up in a 4-3-3, Twente in a 4-3-3

Lineups

ExcelsiorCoach: R. den UilAverage rating 5.94-3-3

Excelsior – Starting XI (4-3-3)

1S. van GasselGoalkeeper – Rating 6.9
3R. MeissenDefender – Rating 5.0
4C. WidellDefender – Rating 5.1
14J. PlugDefender – Rating 5.8
12K. BosDefender – Rating 5.6
6D. van VianenMidfielder – Rating 5.9, On 45'
10N. NaujoksMidfielder – Rating 6.0, On 83'
20L. HartjesMidfielder – Rating 5.7, Yellow card 43'
7A. SlitiForward – Rating 6.5, On 45'
28N. GroenForward – Rating 5.5, Red card 5'
8I. YegoianForward – Rating 6.2, On 63'

ExcelsiorSubstitutes

1616Celton BiaiGoalkeeper
1111A. JahanbakhshForward
2323Y. FineyMidfielder
99Mario DomínguezForward45'Rating 6.3
2424Giulliano CairoMidfielder
1515S. JanssenDefender63'Rating 5.5
22Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraForward45'Rating 6.4
2121I. Silva TimasForward
1818V. SulzbacherMidfielder83'Rating 5.8
3030Á. ÞorsteinssonMidfielder
1919D. GardenForward

CoachR. den Uil

TwenteCoach: J. van den BromAverage rating 7.64-3-3

Twente – Starting XI (4-3-3)

16J. DrommelGoalkeeper – Rating 6.7
28B. van RooijDefender – Rating 6.9, On 45'
3R. PröpperDefender – Rating 7.0, On 72'
4R. NijstadDefender – Rating 6.7, On 45'
29A. AdelgaardDefender – Rating 7.6
6R. ZerroukiMidfielder – Rating 7.8, Penalty goal 71'
10Y. TahaMidfielder – Rating 7.1
20T. van den BeltMidfielder – Rating 9.0, Goal 39', Assist
11D. RotsForward – Rating 9.3, Goal 45+1' 82'
9W. WeghorstForward – Player of the match, Rating 9.8, Goal 12' 32' 33', Penalty goal 62', Yellow card 17', On 63'
27S. ØrjasæterForward – Rating 9.3, Assist ×5, On 63'