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EredivisieMatchday 5
Willem II
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    Excelsior
    • Garden8'
    • Meissen34'
    • Yegoian85'

    Willem II vs Excelsior

    Koning Willem II Stadion, TilburgRobin Hensgens, Netherlands

    Summary

    Match report

    Excelsior beat Willem II 3-0 in the Eredivisie (Matchday 5). Excelsior led 2-0 at half-time.

    Excelsior’s goals came from D. Garden in the 8th minute, R. Meissen in the 34th minute and I. Yegoian in the 85th minute. I. Yegoian was the highest-rated player on the pitch (9.7).

    Player of the match

    8I. YegoianExcelsior90'11Rating 9.7

    Key stats

    All stats
    59%Possession41%
    • 0.86Expected goals (xG)1.60
    • 16Total shots14
    • 2Shots on target6
    • 7Corners6
    • 2Yellow cards1

    Live commentary

    1. Full-time: Excelsior beat Willem II 3-0. In numbers: possession Willem II 59%, Excelsior 41%; shots 16 (2 on target) to 14 (6 on target)

    2. 87'

      Yellow card: Nesto Groen (Excelsior) for a foul

    3. 85'

      Goal! I. Yegoian adds another for Excelsior (3-0), set up by S. van Gassel

    4. 82'

      Substitution, Willem II: J. Slory comes on for C. Obi

    5. 82'

      Substitution, Excelsior: D. Garden replaces G. Cairo

    6. 81'

      Booking: Jaden Slory (Willem II) for a foul

    7. 70'

      Substitution, Excelsior: N. Groen makes way for A. Thorsteinsson

    8. 65'

      Substitution, Excelsior: D. van Vianen makes way for E. da Silva Moreira

    9. 64'

      Substitution, Excelsior: A. Sliti replaces I. Silva Timas

    10. 63'

      Substitution, Willem II: T. Verheydt makes way for K. Boogaard

    11. 51'

      Yellow card: Kasper Boogaard (Willem II) for a foul

    12. 46'

      Double substitution, Willem II: M. Dekker makes way for M. Lemmens, E. Gurbuz on for T. Vilhena

    13. We're back under way for the second half

    14. Half-time: Excelsior lead 2-0

    15. 34'

      Goal! R. Meissen doubles Excelsior's lead (2-0), assisted by S. Janssen

    16. 8'

      Goal! D. Garden opens the scoring for Excelsior (1-0) after a pass from I. Yegoian

    17. Kick-off! Willem II vs Excelsior is under way. Willem II line up in a 4-2-3-1, Excelsior in a 5-4-1

    Lineups

    Willem IICoach: John StegemanAverage rating 6.64-2-3-1

    Willem II – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

    1. 26M. DelangheGoalkeeper – Rating 6.7
    2. 5H. ter AvestDefender – Captain, Rating 6.6
    3. 3F. StamDefender – Rating 6.3
    4. 83M. LemmensDefender – Rating 6.5, On 46'
    5. 24N. Tjoe a OnDefender – Rating 7.2
    6. 8K. BoogaardMidfielder – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 51', On 63'
    7. 6C. TwigtMidfielder – Rating 7.3
    8. 50E. GurbuzMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 46'
    9. 19U. van AalstMidfielder – Rating 6.5
    10. 7J. SloryMidfielder – Rating 7.2, Yellow card 81', On 82'
    11. 9D. HaenForward – Rating 5.9

    Willem IISubstitutes

    CoachJohn Stegeman

    ExcelsiorCoach: Ruben den UilAverage rating 7.35-4-1

    Excelsior – Starting XI (5-4-1)

    1. 1S. van GasselGoalkeeper – Rating 8.3, Assist
    2. 2E. da Silva MoreiraDefender – Rating 6.3, On 65'
    3. 3R. MeissenDefender – Rating 8.6, Goal 34'
    4. 4C. WidellDefender – Captain, Rating 8.7
    5. 14J. PlugDefender – Rating 7.6
    6. 15S. JanssenDefender – Rating 7.2, Assist
    7. 7A. SlitiMidfielder – Rating 6.2, On 64'
    8. 8I. YegoianMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 9.7, Goal 85', Assist
    9. 20L. HartjesMidfielder – Rating 7.0
    10. 30A. ThorsteinssonMidfielder – Rating 5.9, On 70'
    11. 19D. GardenForward – Rating 7.0, Goal 8', On 82'

    ExcelsiorSubstitutes

    CoachRuben den Uil

    Stats

    Willem IIExcelsior
    • 59%Possession41%
    • 0.86Expected goals (xG)1.60
    • 16Total shots14
    • 2Shots on target6
    • 7Shots off target4
    • 7Blocked shots4
    • 11Shots inside the box10
    • 5Shots outside the box4
    • 7Corners6
    • 1Offsides0
    • 10Fouls14
    • 2Yellow cards1
    • 0Red cards0
    • 3Goalkeeper saves2
    • 506Total passes364
    • 418Accurate passes282
    • 12Free Kicks10

    Standings

    Standings Eredivisie

    Full table
    Standings Eredivisie
    #TeamPGDPts
    14PEC Zwolle11-1111
    15Excelsior11-1211
    16Telstar11-79
    17ADO Den Haag11-116
    18Willem II11-292

    Info

    Match info

    Competition
    Eredivisie
    Round
    Matchday 5
    Kick-off
    Venue
    Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
    Referee
    Robin Hensgens, Netherlands

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