Willem II 0-3 Excelsior: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

Willem II

0 : 3

Excelsior

8'D. Garden
34'R. Meissen
85'I. Yegoian

Koning Willem II StadionRobin HensgensCapacity 14,700Sat, 5 Sept 202621:00

Willem II4-2-3-1

Line ups

5-4-1Excelsior Excelsior crest

Substitutions

46'
836.5
M. Lemmens
236.5
M. Dekker
46'
506.9
E. Gurbuz
527.0
T. Vilhena
63'
86.6
K. Boogaard
286.2
T. Verheydt
82'
77.2
J. Slory
176.3
C. Obi

Unused

Substitutions

64'
76.2
A. Sliti
216.3
I. Silva Timas
65'
26.3
E. da Silva Moreira
66.9
D. van Vianen
70'
305.9
A. Thorsteinsson
286.5
N. Groen
82'
197.0
D. Garden
246.7
G. Cairo

Unused

Home

L. Abildgaard
Inactive
Out
A. Culum
Foot Injury
Out
T. Didillon Hodl
Hamstring Injury
Out
A. Lachkar
Groin Injury
Out
J. Schuurman
Knock
Out
A. Zarrouk
Surgery
Out

Away

N. Naujoks
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Irakli Yegoian

Attacker · Excelsior

9.7

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots4

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy75%

Build-up

Passes33

Key passes1

Pass accuracy88%

Defending

Tackles1

Blocks1

Interceptions1

Duels won3 · 38%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Stijn van GasselG	2	0	0,79	+0,79	20/39	11/30
Maxime DelangheG	3	3	2,50	-0,50	22/34	4/16

Live stats

Possession & Passing

59%Possession41%

508Total passes367

83%Pass accuracy77%

7Corners6

Attack

16Shots13

2On target6

7Off target3

7Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

11Shots in box10

5Shots out box3

0.7xG1.6

0.8Goals prevented0.8

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves2

1Offsides0

10Fouls14

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,04xG1,44

2Shots8

0On target4

0Big chances2

5Touches in box17

49%Possession51%

2Corners6

Second half

0,70xG0,15

14Shots5

2On target2

0Big chances0

18Touches in box5

69%Possession31%

5Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Willem II

0.7416959%

82% open play18% set piece

Excelsior

1.60131041%

78% open play22% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

29 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Willem II0,74 xG · 0 scored

Excelsior1,60 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Willem II29

Open play 22Set piece 4Rebound 3

Excelsior23

Open play 19Set piece 2Dribble 2

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Willem II55% pressure

Excelsior45% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-3

0%Draw 0%100%

0.74xG1.60

16Shots13

9On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Nathan Tjoe-A-On 0.03 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

16 v 13

Willem II shoot right, Excelsior left. Bigger dot = better chance.

WILWillem IIEXCExcelsiorgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Willem IIExcelsiorgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Willem IIDefensive line 28%

ExcelsiorDefensive line 27%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Willem IIUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Lemmens and Stam, 15 passes between them.

ExcelsiorUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Plug and Janssen, 25 passes between them.

Tactical battle

60control40

Devin Haen

6 touches in box

In possession

58,0%Field tilt42,0%

12Passes into box6

30Progressive passes30

16Carries into final third10

10Chances created7

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

14,68Press intensity (PPDA)14,39

6High turnovers6

10Regains within 5s6

20,8sBall recovery time21,1s

13Interceptions9

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

165Carries79

1917mCarry distance1027m

19Progressive carries11

1083mProgressive carry distance557m

5Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

10Take-ons won3

18Take-ons attempted13

613mProgressive pass distance611m

0Through balls0

5Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,40Expected threat (xT)0,89

0,58Action value (VAEP)3,68

29Shot-creating actions23

0Goal-creating actions5

0,48Expected assisted goals1,32

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,9Passes per attack3,0

11,5sAttack duration10,8s

2,57 m/sAttack directness3,01 m/s

3Build-up attacks1

9Direct attacks11

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

23Touches in box22

58Final third entries77

0Big chances2

0,79xG on target2,50

37Dangerous attacks33

Passing

9/42 (21%)Crosses4/13 (31%)

22/57 (39%)Long balls46/80 (57%)

20Throw-ins19

14Free kicks10

5Goal kicks6

Duels

55Total45

34/55 (62%)Ground21/55 (38%)

20/44 (45%)Aerial24/44 (55%)

10/15 (67%)Dribbles3/13 (23%)

3Dispossessed2

Defending

42Recoveries49

9Interceptions5

12Tackles8

58%Tackles won88%

36Clearances59

0Big chances scored2

2Big saves0

1Fouled in final third2

6,78Average rating7,87

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Willem IIThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 61-75

ExcelsiorThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal100%

13%2+ goals63%

They concede

100%1+ goal75%

75%2+ goals63%

63%3+ goals13%

38%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

worst 1-5 (A)

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (H)

Match summary

Excelsior beat Willem II 3-0 at Koning Willem II Stadion in the Eredivisie. Excelsior led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: D. Garden (8'), R. Meissen (34'), I. Yegoian (85') for Excelsior. In their last 15 meetings, Willem II have won 4, Excelsior 5, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.