Feyenoord vs Excelsior 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
Introduction
Feyenoord Rotterdam are hosting Excelsior
at De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Goal! Feyenoord 0, Excelsior 1. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stijn van Gassel following a fast break.
- 33': Jakub Moder (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Substitution, Feyenoord. Bart Nieuwkoop replaces Hwang In-Beom because of an injury.
- 56': Thijs Kraaijeveld (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Feyenoord 1, Excelsior 1. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Bos with a cross.
- 59': Goal! Feyenoord 2, Excelsior 1. Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball following a fast break.
- 60': Substitution, Excelsior. Rick Meissen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Feyenoord. Jordan Lotomba replaces Bart Nieuwkoop.
- 73': Mats Deijl (Feyenoord) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
- 79': Substitution, Excelsior. Emil Hansson replaces Lennard Hartjes.
- 79': Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Gyan de Regt.
- 81': Substitution, Feyenoord. Gonçalo Borges replaces Ayase Ueda.
- 81': Substitution, Feyenoord. Casper Tengstedt replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 81': Substitution, Feyenoord. Tobias van den Elshout replaces Thijs Kraaijeveld.
- 90': Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lewis Schouten.
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: De Kuip
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue: De Kuip
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +43 | PSV Eindhoven | 27 | 68 | 3 |
| +21 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 27 | 52 | 7 |
| +22 | NEC Nijmegen | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +18 | Ajax Amsterdam | 27 | 47 | 4 |
Statistics
 EXC |
FEY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.7 | Possession | 49.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 282 | Accurate Passes | 282 |
| 379 | Passes | 356 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 27 | Clearances | 33 |
Feyenoord Rotterdam (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Timon Wellenreuther (GK) |
| 24 | Thijs Kraaijeveld  |
| 7 | Jakub Moder |
| 15 | Jordan Bos |
| 20 | Mats Deijl |
| 28 | Oussama Targhaline |
| 10 | Luciano Valente |
| 23 | Anis Hadj Moussa |
| 9 | Ayase Ueda |
| 19 | Raheem Sterling |
| 6 | Hwang In-Beom |
Excelsior (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stijn van Gassel (GK) |
| 14 | Lewis Schouten |
| 4 | Casper Widell |
| 12 | Arthur Zagre |
| 2 | Ilias Bronkhorst |
| 20 | Lennard Hartjes |
| 23 | Irakli Yegoian |
| 10 | Noah Naujoks |
| 33 | Jerolldino Armantrading |
| 11 | Gyan De Regt |
| 30 | Sanches Fernandes |
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