Excelsior vs Feyenoord

Eredivisie 16 Aug 2025, 16:45
Excelsior
Excelsior
1–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Feyenoord
Feyenoord
🏟 Stadion Woudestein (Rotterdam) 👤 Dennis Johan Higler Round 2

Match report

Feyenoord edged past Excelsior 2-1 in the Eredivisie on 16 August 2025.

Feyenoord had 16 shots to Excelsior's 8.

The match was played at Stadion Woudestein (Rotterdam), with Dennis Johan Higler in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 8 - 16 On target 2 - 8 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 17 - 8 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Derensili Sanches Fernandes
Excelsior · 1 goal
8 Sem Steijn 1 goal
8 Calvin Raatsie 5 saves
8 Nolan Martens captained the side
7 Ayase Ueda 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 4–9
Shots On Goal 2–5 0–3
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 1–1 4–5
Attacks 58–61 48–33
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
5 Substitution 5
106 Attacks 94
2 Attacks 0
37 Dangerous Attacks 45
2 On Target 6
7 Off Target 9
8 Shots Total 16
2 Shots On Goal 8
5 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 4
4 Shots Inside Box 12
4 Shots Outside Box 4
17 Fouls 8
5 Corners 6
1 Offsides 0
46% Ball Possession 54%
0 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 1
391 Passes Total 466
302 Passes Accurate 379
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Excelsior · 4-2-3-1
16 C. Raatsie
17 N. Martens 4 C. Widell 5 S. Henderikx 12 A. Zagre
6 A. Carlén 10 N. Naujoks
30 D. Fernandes 21 Z. Booth 11 G. Regt
29 M. Duinen
Feyenoord · 4-2-3-1
22 T. Wellenreuther
30 J. Lotomba 21 A. Ahmedhodžić 4 T. Watanabe 15 J. Bos
6 I. Hwang 8 Q. Timber
23 A. Moussa 14 S. Steijn 16 L. Sauer
9 A. Ueda
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 3 Rick Meissen
  • 7 Yoon Do-young
  • 25 Stijn Middendorp
  • 2 Ilias Bronkhorst
  • 28 Nesto Groen
  • 40 Tijmen Holla
  • 24 Giulliano Cairo
Feyenoord
Coach
Robin van Persie
Substitutes
  • 28 Oussama Targhalline
  • 2 Bart Nieuwkoop
  • 5 Gijs Smal
  • 36 Jaden Slory
  • 40 Luciano Valente
  • 1 Justin Bijlow
  • 39 Liam Bossin
  • 47 Thijs Kraaijeveld
  • 27 Gaoussou Diarra
  • 10 Calvin Stengs
  • 17 Casper Tengstedt
  • 11 Gonçalo Borges
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ O. Targhalline ↓ Hwang In-Beom Feyenoord
  • 57' ↑ B. Nieuwkoop ↓ J. Lotomba Feyenoord
  • 57' ↑ G. Smal ↓ J. Bos Feyenoord
  • 67' ↑ Yoon Do-Young ↓ D. Sanches Fernandes Excelsior
  • 67' ↑ R. Meissen ↓ N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 67' ↑ S. Middendorp ↓ Z. Booth Excelsior
  • 67' ↑ J. Slory ↓ L. Sauer Feyenoord
  • 72' ↑ N. Groen ↓ M. van Duinen Excelsior
  • 72' ↑ I. Bronkhorst ↓ N. Martens Excelsior
  • 88' ↑ L. Valente ↓ A. Hadj Moussa Feyenoord
Cards
  • 5' Q. Timber Feyenoord
  • 80' T. Wellenreuther Feyenoord
Head-to-head
Excelsior 0 0 draws 4 Feyenoord
2026-03-15 Feyenoord vs Excelsior 2 - 1
2025-08-16 Excelsior vs Feyenoord 1 - 2
2024-05-19 Feyenoord vs Excelsior 4 - 0
2023-11-25 Excelsior vs Feyenoord 2 - 4
Recent form
Excelsior D D L L L
Feyenoord L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Excelsior vs Feyenoord?
Excelsior lost 1-2 against Feyenoord on 16 August 2025.
Who won Excelsior vs Feyenoord?
Feyenoord won the match 2-1.
Where was Excelsior vs Feyenoord played?
The match was played at Stadion Woudestein (Rotterdam).
Who had more possession in Excelsior vs Feyenoord?
Feyenoord had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.