Willem II 0-3 Excelsior: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 5 September 2026

Result

Willem II 0-3 Excelsior

Eredivisie · Saturday 5 September 2026, 19:00 UTC · Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg · half-time 0-2

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Willem II 0-3 Excelsior: match report

Willem II lost to Excelsior 0-3 in Eredivisie on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Koning Willem II Stadion. The half-time score was 0-2.

David Garden opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Willem II did not score. Excelsior scored through David Garden (8'), Rick Meissen (34') and Irakli Yegoian (85').

Discipline: Willem II received 2 yellow cards; Excelsior received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Willem II were 15th on 1 point from 3 and Excelsior 7th on 6 points from 3. In the current table Willem II are 18th on 2 points and Excelsior are 15th on 11 points.

Willem II lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Excelsior in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Irakli Yegoian of Excelsior (8.7), ahead of Casper Widell (8.2).

Going into the match Willem II's last five read D-L-L and Excelsior's W-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · David GardenExcelsior · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · Rick MeissenExcelsior · 0-2
  • 51'Yellow card · Kasper BoogaardWillem II
  • 81'Yellow card · Jaden SloryWillem II
  • 85'Goal · Irakli YegoianExcelsior · 0-3
  • 87'Yellow card · Nesto GroenExcelsior

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
15Excelsior113261628-1211DLLLL
18Willem II110291039-292LLLLL

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Team news

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Willem II line-up (4-2-3-1)

Maxime Delanghe, Hidde ter Avest, Finn Stam, Mats Lemmens, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Kasper Boogaard, Calvin Twigt, Eser Gürbüz, Uriël van Aalst, Jaden Slory, Devin Haen

Excelsior line-up (5-4-1)

Stijn van Gassel, Eric da Silva Moreira, Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Simon Janssen, Aymen Sliti, Irakli Yegoian, Lennard Hartjes, Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson, David Garden

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