Twente vs Excelsior

Eredivisie 8 Dec 2023, 19:00
Twente
Twente
4–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Excelsior
Excelsior
🏟 De Grolsch Veste (Enschede) 👤 I. Oostrom Round 15

Match report

Twente beat Excelsior 4-2 in the Eredivisie on 8 December 2023. It was 1-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Twente dominated possession with 81% of the ball and had 31 shots to Excelsior's 5.

A. Zagre was sent off in the 25th minute.

The match was played at De Grolsch Veste (Enschede), with I. Oostrom in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 81% - 19% Shots 31 - 5 On target 9 - 4 Corners 10 - 2 Fouls 5 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Manfred Ugalde
Twente · 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Younes Taha 1 goal
8 Ricky van Wolfswinkel 2 goals
8 Sem Steijn captained the side
8 Michal Sadílek 108 passes (91% accurate)
First half vs second half
Twente stepped it up after the break, with 19 shots in the second half compared to 12 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–4 19–1
Shots On Goal 5–3 4–1
Ball Possession 81–19 —
Corners 6–1 4–1
Attacks 91–32 81–34
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
172 Attacks 66
109 Dangerous Attacks 15
7 On Target 2
20 Off Target 0
31 Shots Total 5
9 Shots On Goal 4
11 Shots Off Goal 1
11 Shots Blocked 0
15 Shots Inside Box 4
16 Shots Outside Box 1
5 Fouls 9
10 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
81% Ball Possession 19%
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 4
693 Passes Total 165
600 Passes Accurate 75
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Twente · 4-3-3
1 L. Unnerstall
12 A. Sampsted 3 R. Pröpper 17 A. Hoorenbeeck 5 G. Smal
14 S. Steijn 4 M. Kjølø 23 M. Sadílek
11 D. Rots 27 M. Ugalde 8 Y. Regeer
Excelsior · 5-4-1
1 S. Gassel
2 S. Horemans 16 S. Nieuwpoort 5 C. Widell 4 R. Yaakoubi 12 A. Zagre
7 L. Lamprou 15 N. Naujoks 33 J. Baas 14 C. Driouech
9 T. Parrott
Twente
Coach
J. Oosting
Substitutes
  • 20 Joshua Brenet
  • 19 Younes Taha
  • 18 Michel Vlap
  • 9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
  • 10 Naci Ünüvar
  • 22 Przemyslaw Tyton
  • 16 Issam El Maach
  • 24 Julien Mesbahi
  • 38 Max Bruns
  • 6 Carel Eiting
  • 41 Gijs Besselink
  • 7 Mitchell Van Bergen
Excelsior
Coach
M. Dijkhuizen
Substitutes
  • 28 Ian Smeulers
  • 22 Mimeirhel Benita
  • 11 Oscar Uddenäs
  • 30 Derensili Sanches Fernandes
  • 19 Nikolas Agrafiotis
  • 18 Norbert Alblas
  • 17 Richie Omorowa
Substitutions
  • 29' ↑ Y. Taha ↓ M. Kjølø Twente
  • 29' ↑ J. Brenet ↓ A. Sampsted Twente
  • 35' ↑ I. Smeulers ↓ L. Lamprou Excelsior
  • 46' ↑ M. Vlap ↓ A. Van Hoorenbeeck Twente
  • 46' ↑ R. van Wolfswinkel ↓ D. Rots Twente
  • 61' ↑ M. Benita ↓ T. Parrott Excelsior
  • 71' ↑ N. Ünüvar ↓ G. Smal Twente
  • 87' ↑ D. Sanches Fernandes ↓ N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 88' ↑ N. Agrafiotis ↓ J. Baas Excelsior
  • 88' ↑ O. Uddenäs ↓ C. Driouech Excelsior
Cards
  • 25' A. Zagre Excelsior
  • 24' N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 26' C. Driouech Excelsior
  • 58' S. Horemans Excelsior
  • 59' S. Nieuwpoort Excelsior
  • 67' G. Smal Twente
  • 77' R. Propper Twente
Head-to-head
Twente 3 1 draws 1 Excelsior
2026-01-24 Twente vs Excelsior 0 - 0
2025-08-30 Excelsior vs Twente 1 - 0
2024-02-10 Excelsior vs Twente 0 - 3
2023-12-08 Twente vs Excelsior 4 - 2
2022-08-31 Twente vs Excelsior 4 - 0
Recent form
Twente D W D D W
Excelsior D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Twente vs Excelsior?
Twente won 4-2 against Excelsior on 8 December 2023.
Who won Twente vs Excelsior?
Twente won the match 4-2.
Where was Twente vs Excelsior played?
The match was played at De Grolsch Veste (Enschede).
Who had more possession in Twente vs Excelsior?
Twente had 81% of possession, compared to 19% for the other side.