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Eredivisie 26/27 · 5 Sep 2026

Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Excelsior

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.4
Actual xG
0.7 – 1.6
Goals
0 – 3

Footybot made Willem II Tilburg favourites at 49%.

Excelsior won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Casper Widell, 69.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Rick Meissen +17.5, Casper Widell +16.2, Hidde ter Avest +10.5.

Well below it: Simon Janssen −16.1, Aymen Sliti −15.8, Maxim Dekker −10.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Willem II Tilburg

30 Aug 2026D 2–2v SC Heerenveen Eredivisie
15 Aug 2026L 1–4v NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
8 Aug 2026L 1–4at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
23 May 2026W 2–1at FC Volendam Eredivisie
20 May 2026L 1–2v FC Volendam Eredivisie

Excelsior

29 Aug 2026W 2–1v Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
15 Aug 2026L 1–2v PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie
7 Aug 2026W 4–0at SC Cambuur Eredivisie
17 May 2026W 3–2at Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
10 May 2026D 1–1v FC Volendam Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Willem II Tilburg

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tonny Vilhena Forward45000.0752.1–
Mats Lemmens Defender4500–51.3–
Hidde ter Avest Defender9000–45.5+10.5
Maxime Delanghe Goalkeeper9000–44.8+2.2
Nathan Tjoe-A-On Defender90000.0844.7+7.5
Eser Gürbüz Midfielder4500–43.8+7.9
Kasper Boogaard Midfielder63000.0443.6+3.0
Finn Stam Defender9000–41.8−3.0
Calvin Twigt Midfielder90000.0439.6−5.6
Thomas Verheydt Forward27000.1638.4–
Maxim Dekker Defender4500–38.2−10.7
Devin Haen Forward90000.1336.5−4.1
Uriel van Aalst Midfielder90000.1036.4−0.4
Chido Obi-Martin Forward800–31.2–
Jaden Slory Midfielder82000.1330.4−8.2

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Casper Widell Defender9000–69.6+16.2
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper9001–61.6+9.7
Rick Meissen Defender90100.2556.6+17.5
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder90110.1954.5+9.1
David Garden Forward82100.8846.7+0.9
Giuliano Cairo Defender800–43.5–
Jan Plug Defender90000.0438.7−5.8
Lennard Hartjes Midfielder90000.1538.6−4.9
Daniel van Vianen Midfielder2500–34.8–
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Midfielder7100–34.7−5.2
Nesto Groen Forward1900–34.6–
Aymen Sliti Forward64000.0232.6−15.8
Ilano Silva Timas Midfielder2600–29.7–
Simon Janssen Defender9001–27.6−16.1
Eric da Silva Moreira Defender65000.0516.5–