FC Twente vs Excelsior — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

FC TwenteRank 4

24 JAN

0:0

ExcelsiorRank 13

Goals

No goals in this one.

Man of the match

Casper WidellExcelsior7.7

Expected goals (xG)

FC TwentexGExcelsior

1.620.84

Trends

season

Win %

44%29%

Over 1.5 %

85%82%

Over 2.5 %

50%62%

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Venue

De Grolsch VesteEnschede · 2,000 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeAllard Lindhout
1st AssistantJohan Balder
2nd AssistantKevin Bodde
4th OfficialThomas Hardeman

Pressure index

FC TwenteExcelsior

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Adam Carlén · Out: Chris-Kévin Nadje

PLAYER

Yellow card55'

Mats Rots

OUT

Substitution56'

In: Sam Lammers · Out: Kristian Hlynsson

OUT

Substitution56'

In: Marko Pjaca · Out: Ricky van Wolfswinkel

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Ilias Bronkhorst · Out: Nolan Martens

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Derensili Sanches Fernandes · Out: Miliano Jonathans

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Daouda Weidmann · Out: Thomas van den Belt

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Noah Naujoks · Out: Lennard Hartjes

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Arthur Zagré · Out: Simon Janssen

PLAYER

Yellow card80'

Adam Carlén

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Mathias Kjølø · Out: Ramiz Zerrouki

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Arno Verschueren · Out: Sondre Ørjasæter

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Jerolldino Bergraaf · Out: Mike van Duinen

Ball positions

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Commentary

That's a wrap. The match has concluded with a score of FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.
90+7′The second half has concluded with the score tied at FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.
90+6′Sam Lammers from FC Twente was awarded a free kick in the attacking zone.
90+6′Casper Widell from Excelsior committed a foul.
90+5′Mats Rots from FC Twente has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
90+5′Noah Naujoks committed a foul against Excelsior.
90+4′Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior was awarded a free kick on the right flank.
90+4′Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
90+1′Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
90+1′Arno Verschueren from FC Twente committed a foul.
90+1′The attempt is thwarted. Marko Pjaca from FC Twente heads the ball from the center of the penalty area, but his effort is blocked. The assist came from Sam Lammers.Penalty
90′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 6 minutes of stoppage time.
89′Substitution for Excelsior: Jerolldino Bergraaf comes on to replace Mike van Duinen due to an injury.
89′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
87′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Mike van Duinen from Excelsior.
87′Daan Rots from FC Twente committed a foul.
87′Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
86′Corner awarded to FC Twente after a play that resulted in a deflection off Stan Henderikx.
85′Substitution for FC Twente: Mathias Kjølø comes on to replace Ramiz Zerrouki.
85′Substitution for FC Twente: Arno Verschueren comes on to replace Sondre Ørjasæter.
81′Missed opportunity. Noah Naujoks from Excelsior attempted a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area but sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Derensili Sanches Fernandes after a quick counterattack.Penalty
80′Adam Carlén from Excelsior has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
80′Marko Pjaca of FC Twente was awarded a free kick on the left flank.
80′Adam Carlén from Excelsior committed a foul.
79′Mats Rots from FC Twente has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
79′Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior committed a foul.
79′The attempt on goal is thwarted. Adam Carlén from Excelsior heads the ball from the center of the box, but it’s blocked. The cross was delivered by Gyan de Regt.
79′Corner awarded to Excelsior after Mats Rots allowed the ball to go out.
77′Substitution for Excelsior: Noah Naujoks replaces Lennard Hartjes.
76′Substitution for Excelsior: Arthur Zagré comes on to replace Simon Janssen.
75′Adam Carlén from Excelsior committed a foul.
75′Daan Rots from FC Twente earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
74′Substitution for FC Twente: Daouda Weidmann replaces Thomas van den Belt.
71′Missed opportunity! Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior had a header from just a few meters out but couldn't convert.
69′Simon Janssen from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
69′Sondre Ørjasæter from FC Twente committed a foul.
69′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
68′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Thomas van den Belt from FC Twente.
68′Corner awarded to FC Twente after Simon Janssen allowed the ball to go out.
65′Substitution for Excelsior: Ilias Bronkhorst comes on to replace Nolan Martens.
65′Substitution for Excelsior: Derensili Sanches Fernandes is coming off, and Miliano Jonathans is entering the match.
63′The attempt is thwarted. Adam Carlén from Excelsior heads the ball from the center of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.Penalty
62′Corner awarded to Excelsior after a play that resulted in a deflection off Thomas van den Belt.
62′The attempt is thwarted. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior fires a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.Penalty
62′Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after Max Bruns allowed it to go out.
61′Sam Lammers from FC Twente committed a handball.
60′Corner awarded to Excelsior after a play by Stav Lemkin results in a defensive error.
59′The attempt is thwarted. Thomas van den Belt from FC Twente fires a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.Penalty
59′Corner awarded to FC Twente after Casper Widell allowed the ball to go out.
58′Corner awarded to FC Twente after a play that resulted in Casper Widell giving up possession.
56′Substitution for FC Twente: Marko Pjaca comes on to replace Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
56′Substitution for FC Twente: Sam Lammers comes on to replace Kristian Hlynsson.
55′Mats Rots from FC Twente has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
55′Miliano Jonathans from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
55′Mats Rots from FC Twente committed a foul.
52′Opportunity wasted. Sondre Ørjasæter from FC Twente took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it narrowly went wide to the left.
51′Corner awarded to FC Twente after Adam Carlén allowed the ball to go out.
49′Thomas van den Belt from FC Twente was awarded a free kick on the left flank.
49′Miliano Jonathans from Excelsior committed a foul.
48′The attempt is thwarted. Gyan de Regt from Excelsior fires a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Irakli Yegoian.Penalty
46′Opportunity wasted. Nolan Martens from Excelsior attempted a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right side.
45′Substitution for Excelsior: Adam Carlén is coming on to replace Chris-Kévin Nadje.
45′The second half is underway with the score still tied at FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.
45+2′The first half has concluded with the score tied at FC Twente 0, Excelsior 0.
45+2′A fresh offensive play unfolds. Mike van Duinen from Excelsior heads the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but Przemyslaw Tyton of FC Twente makes a great save, stopping it in the upper center of the goal. The assist came from Gyan de Regt, who delivered a precise cross.Penalty
45+1′Ramiz Zerrouki from FC Twente committed a foul.
45+1′Chris-Kévin Nadje from Excelsior earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
45′The fourth official has indicated that there will be one minute of stoppage time.
43′Corner kick awarded to FC Twente after Miliano Jonathans allowed the ball to go out of play.
42′Corner kick awarded to FC Twente after Casper Widell allowed the ball to go out of play.
42′Corner awarded to FC Twente after a play that resulted in Casper Widell conceding.
38′Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
38′Thomas van den Belt from FC Twente committed a foul.
38′The attempt is thwarted. Kristian Hlynsson from FC Twente fires a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Thomas van den Belt.Penalty
38′Stan Henderikx from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
31′Another offensive push unfolds as Sondre Ørjasæter from FC Twente takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area. However, Stijn van Gassel, the goalkeeper for Excelsior, makes a crucial save right in the center of the goal. The assist for this attempt came from Ramiz Zerrouki.Penalty
28′Offside call against FC Twente. Daan Rots has been caught offside.
27′Sondre Ørjasæter from FC Twente has been awarded a free kick in the attacking zone.
27′Mike van Duinen from Excelsior committed a foul.
23′Corner awarded to FC Twente after a play that resulted in a deflection off Stan Henderikx.
23′Corner kick awarded to FC Twente after Chris-Kévin Nadje allowed the ball to go out.
23′Ricky van Wolfswinkel from FC Twente earned a free kick in the defensive area.
23′Lennard Hartjes committed a foul against Excelsior.
21′Sondre Ørjasæter from FC Twente strikes the right post with a right-footed shot taken from a challenging angle on the right side.
21′The attempt on goal was thwarted. Kristian Hlynsson from FC Twente had his right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area blocked. The assist came from Mats Rots.Penalty
16′Offside decision against FC Twente. Sondre Ørjasæter has been caught in an offside position.
16′Offside call against FC Twente. Sondre Ørjasæter has been caught in an offside position.
15′Simon Janssen from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
15′Ramiz Zerrouki from FC Twente committed a foul.
14′Missed opportunity! Kristian Hlynsson from FC Twente attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area following a corner kick.Penalty
14′Corner kick awarded to FC Twente after Casper Widell allowed the ball to go out.
12′Opportunity squandered! Max Bruns of FC Twente attempted a header from the center of the box, but it narrowly went wide to the left. The assist came from Stav Lemkin.
11′Corner awarded to FC Twente after a play that resulted in Stijn van Gassel conceding.
11′Another offensive push is underway. Ricky van Wolfswinkel from FC Twente takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area, but Stijn van Gassel from Excelsior makes a great save, denying him at the top center of the goal. The assist came from Daan Rots.Penalty
9′Mats Rots from FC Twente strikes the crossbar with a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area after a quick counterattack.Penalty
7′Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior has earned a free kick in the defensive area.
7′Thomas van den Belt from FC Twente committed a foul.
2′Corner awarded to Excelsior after a deflection off Thomas van den Belt.
The opening half is underway...

Match statistics

TWEEXC

Possession and passing

65%Possession35%

83%Pass accuracy72%

604Passes321

504Successful Passes231

84Ball Safe94

10Key Passes7

5 more

57Long Passes60

54%Long-pass accuracy47%

5Substitutions6

31Successful Long Passes28

29Throw-ins12

Attack

14Shots Total8

3Shots On Target1

11Corners5

74Dangerous Attacks23

4Accurate Crosses7

146Attacks106

11 more

17Dribble Attempts14

41Duels Won58

9Goal Attempts4

2Offsides0

5Shots Blocked4

12Shots inside the box7

6Shots Off Target3

2Shots outside the box1

35%Successful dribbles71%

6Successful Dribbles10

20Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

1Saves3

12Tackles19

4Interceptions15

10Fouls8

1Yellow cards1

8Free Kicks10

1 more

3Goal Kicks11

Other

2Hit Woodwork0

14Successful Headers19

0Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

A. LindhoutPer-match averages this season · 21 matches · career: 257

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.86	1.52	1.33	2.91
Red cards	0.14	0.10	0.05	0.12
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03
Penalties	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.23

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

FC TwentexGExcelsior

1.620.84

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.750.08

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.620.84

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.540.59

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.070.24

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.070.18

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.920.83

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.841.62

Form

FC TwenteWDDWD

18 JANaway

Heracles Almelo

FC Twente

EredivisieRound 19

10 JANhome

FC Twente

PEC Zwolle

EredivisieRound 18

21 DECaway

Feyenoord

FC Twente

EredivisieRound 17

14 DEChome

FC Twente

Go Ahead Eagles

EredivisieRound 16

7 DECaway

FC Utrecht

FC Twente

EredivisieRound 15

30 NOVhome

FC Twente

AZ Alkmaar

EredivisieRound 14

22 NOVaway

FC Volendam

FC Twente

EredivisieRound 13

7 NOVhome

FC Twente

Telstar

EredivisieRound 12

2 NOVaway

FC Groningen

FC Twente

EredivisieRound 11

26 OCThome

FC Twente

Ajax

EredivisieRound 10

18 OCTaway

NEC Nijmegen

FC Twente

EredivisieRound 9

5 OCThome

FC Twente

Heracles Almelo

EredivisieRound 8

26 SEPThome

FC Twente

Fortuna Sittard

EredivisieRound 7

19 SEPTaway

Sparta Rotterdam

FC Twente

EredivisieRound 6

13 SEPThome

FC Twente

NAC Breda

EredivisieRound 5

ExcelsiorDDLWL

21 JANaway

AZ Alkmaar

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 16

17 JANhome

Excelsior

Telstar

EredivisieRound 19

10 JANaway

PSV

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 18

20 DEChome

Excelsior

PEC Zwolle

EredivisieRound 17

5 DEChome

Excelsior

FC Groningen

EredivisieRound 15

29 NOVhome

Excelsior

NAC Breda

EredivisieRound 14

22 NOVaway

Ajax

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 13

8 NOVhome

Excelsior

Heracles Almelo

EredivisieRound 12

1 NOVaway

Telstar

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 11

26 OCTaway

Go Ahead Eagles

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 10

19 OCThome

Excelsior

Fortuna Sittard

EredivisieRound 9

4 OCTaway

SC Heerenveen

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 8

27 SEPThome

Excelsior

PSV

EredivisieRound 7

20 SEPTaway

FC Volendam

Excelsior

EredivisieRound 6

14 SEPThome

Excelsior

Sparta Rotterdam

EredivisieRound 5

Head-to-head

11Wins

6Draws

5Wins

The two sides have met 22 times.

24 JAN2026

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

30 AUG2025

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

10 FEB2024

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

8 DEC2023

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

1 APR2023

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

31 AUG2022

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

23 DEC2017

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

27 OCT2017

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

12 FEB2017

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

6 AUG2016

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

20 APR2016

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

5 DEC2015

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

7 FEB2015

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

26 OCT2014

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

21 APR2012

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

2 OCT2011

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

20 MAR2011

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

6 NOV2010

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

5 APR2008

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

18 AUG2007

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

3 FEB2007

Excelsior

FC Twente

Eredivisie

21 OCT2006

FC Twente

Excelsior

Eredivisie

Trends

Win %

44%29%

Over 1.5 %

85%82%

Over 2.5 %

50%62%

Over 3.5 %

32%29%

BTTS %

65%65%

Failed to score %

18%21%

Clean sheets %

24%18%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

1.741.26

Conceded / match

1.181.65

Possession %

54.1547.65

Corners / match

5.354.09

Yellow cards / match

1.351.26

Team rating

6.96.76

Starting XI

ExcelsiorFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €3.8M6/11

Ruben den Uil

FC TwenteFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €28M8/11

John van den Brom

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

FC Twente€28Mstarting XI · 8/11€34Mwith bench · 14/21

Excelsior€3.8Mstarting XI · 6/11€20Mwith bench · 10/23

FC Twente's starting XI cost €24M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Player statistics

FC Twente starters then subs, by rating

Max Bruns#38 · Defender · 90′7.6

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.07

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 64/70
Pass accuracy: 92%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 11
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/2
Long balls (won/total): 5/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 100
Duels (won/total): 3/9
Aerials won: 2
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/1
Possession lost: 13
Ball recoveries: 7

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 2
Blocked shots: 2
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
FC Twente	1.2580%	1.2778.74%
Draw	6.0016.67%	5.6017.86%
Excelsior	11.009.09%	10.0010%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
FC Twente or Draw	1.0595.24%	1.0595.24%
FC Twente or Excelsior	1.1487.57%	1.1190.09%
Draw or Excelsior	3.5028.57%	3.3030.3%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1487.72%
0–1 goals	–	4.9020.41%
3+ goals	1.6062.5%	1.4867.57%
0–2 goals	2.3043.48%	2.4341.15%
4+ goals	–	2.2045.45%
0–3 goals	–	1.5863.29%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
FC Twente	1.7257.9%	1.6759.88%
Draw	2.6238.1%	2.8035.71%
Excelsior	8.5011.76%	7.5013.33%

Outcome	bet365
TWE → TWE	1.8055.56%
TWE → X	19.005.26%
TWE → EXC	51.001.96%
X → TWE	4.0025%
X → X	8.0012.5%
X → EXC	21.004.76%
EXC → TWE	19.005.26%
EXC → X	21.004.76%
EXC → EXC	19.005.26%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.3323.08%
6 - 8	3.2031.25%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	10.0010%
Over 14	10.0010%

Outcome	Unibet
2+ cards	1.1586.96%
0–1 cards	4.5022.22%
3+ cards	1.4568.97%
0–2 cards	2.5040%
4+ cards	2.0050%
0–3 cards	1.7058.82%
5+ cards	2.9533.9%
0–4 cards	1.3474.63%
6+ cards	4.5022.22%
0–5 cards	1.1586.96%
7+ cards	6.1016.39%
0–6 cards	1.0892.59%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.9551.28%	1.8554.05%
No	1.8055.56%	1.8354.64%

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