ROTTERDAM. FC Twente was in the end too much to handle for Excelsior with the goal of Daan Rots (2′), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (5′) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (13′).

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 4,400 spectators.​ The referee was Rob Dieperink with the support of Roy de Nas and Sjoerd Nanninga. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.38 degrees Celsius or 50.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Excelsior

0 - 3

FC Twente

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 104 Attack 86
  • 46 Dangerous attack 39
  • 85 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. FC Twente that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Excelsior had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Twente succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Excelsior shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, FC Twente shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Excelsior received 1 yellow card (Cisse Sandra). On the other side, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Joshua Brenet).

Match Timeline

2'
D. Rots(goal)Michel Vlap
5'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)Michal Sadilek
13'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)
Lance Duijvestijn- sub ->Redouan El Yaakoubi
46'
Derensili Sanches Fernandes- sub ->Oscar Uddenäs
46'
C. Sandra- Yellow
54'
59'
Sem Steijn(VAR)
67'
Mathias Kjølø- sub ->Carel Eiting
67'
Naci Ünüvar- sub ->Michel Vlap
Noah Naujoks- sub ->Cisse Sandra
71'
Serano Seymor - sub ->Kik Pierie
72'
75'
Myron Boadu- sub ->Ricky van Wolfswinkel
Mimeirhel Benita- sub ->Couhaib Driouech
80'
80'
Y. Regeer- sub ->Sem Steijn
80'
Y. Taha- sub ->Daan Rots
90'
Joshua Brenet- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this match, Excelsior stays with 21 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, FC Twente will has 44 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 18th of February with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Excelsior (3 draws).

FC Twente will host FC Utrecht on the 18th of February with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (10 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel 1.Netherlands
5.7
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
6.4
D
Kik Pierie 3.Netherlands
7.0
72'
D
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
6.4
46'
D
Casper Widell 5.Sweden
7.0
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
7.8
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 10.Netherlands
7.0
M
Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden
6.3
46'
M
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
6.4
80'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
M
C. Sandra 8.Belgium
6.4
71' 54'
F
Troy Parrott 9.Republic of Ireland
7.1
Substitutes
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
G
Pascal Kuiper 38.Netherlands
D
Mimeirhel Benita 22.Netherlands
6.6
80'
D
Serano Seymor 34.Netherlands
6.3
72'
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
6.8
71'
M
Lance Duijvestijn 23.Netherlands
7.0
46'
F
Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden
F
Jacky Donkor 21.Belgium
F
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 30.Netherlands
6.8
46'

Excelsior started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Julian Baas, Stijn van Gassel (5.7), Siebe Horemans (6.4), Redouan El Yaakoubi (6.4), Casper Widell (7.0), Kik Pierie  (7.0), Arthur Zagré (7.8), Oscar Uddenäs (6.3), Cisse Sandra (6.4), Kenzo Goudmijn (7.0), Couhaib Driouech (6.4) and Troy Parrott (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Noah Naujoks (6.8), Richie Omorowa, Norbert Alblas, Jacky Donkor , Mimeirhel Benita (6.6), Lance Duijvestijn (7.0), Derensili Sanches Fernandes (6.8), Serano Seymor (6.3) and Pascal Kuiper.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: Redouan El Yaakoubi for Lance Duijvestijn (46′), Oscar Uddenäs for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (46′), Cisse Sandra for Noah Naujoks (71′), Kik Pierie  for Serano Seymor (72′) and Couhaib Driouech for Mimeirhel Benita (80′).

Player of the match: Arthur Zagré​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Arthur Zagré.

His rating is 7.8 with 33 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 16.

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
7.3
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
7.3
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
7.5
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
7.5
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
7.3
90'
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
7.3
80' 2'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
6.4
80'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.9
67'
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.7
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
7.7
67'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
8.7
75' 5', 13'
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 34.Netherlands
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
7.1
67'
M
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
6.7
80'
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
F
Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands
6.8
67'
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
6.8
80'
F
Myron Boadu 21.Netherlands
6.4
75'

FC Twente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Joseph Oosting played with: Lars Unnerstall (7.3), Joshua Brenet (7.3), Mees Hilgers (7.3), Robin Pröpper  (7.5), Gijs Smal (7.5), Carel Eiting (7.7), Michal Sadilek (7.7), Daan Rots (7.3), Sem Steijn (6.4), Michel Vlap (7.9), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (8.7).

These were the players on the bench: Mathias Kjølø (7.1), Mitchell van Bergen, Youri Regeer (6.7), Naci Ünüvar (6.8), Alfons Sampsted, Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Younes Taha (6.8), Myron Boadu (6.4), Przemyslaw Tyton, Anass Salah-Eddine and Max Bruns.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Ricky van Wolfswinkel for Myron Boadu (75′), Carel Eiting for Mathias Kjølø (67′), Michel Vlap for Naci Ünüvar (67′), Sem Steijn for Youri Regeer (80′) and Daan Rots for Younes Taha (80′).

Player of the match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel​

The most impressive player for FC Twente was Ricky van Wolfswinkel.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​