Excelsior 1–0 FC Twente
- Henderikx 21'
- van Duinen 83'
30 August 2025
The match in data
A 1–0 win for Excelsior against FC Twente on 30 August 2025, on matchday 4 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior), rated 76, thanks above all to 2.68 goals prevented (8 shots on target worth 2.84; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. van Gassel produced 5.7 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For FC Twente, the highest-rated player was Max Bruns, with 71.
Stan Henderikx was sent off at 21'.
Stijn van Gassel
Excelsior · 90'
Produced 5.74× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 2.68 goals prevented (8 shots on target worth 2.84; conceded 0) 8.0×
- 2 crosses claimed 1.7×
- 6 recoveries 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 76 |
| Mike van Duinen | Forward | 44 | 61 |
| Stan Henderikx | Defender | 21 | 56 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Adam Carlén | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Arthur Zagré | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | Defender | 78 | 42 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | Forward | 90 | 34 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | Forward | 25 | 31 |
| Gyan de Regt | Forward | 65 | 29 |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | Forward | 46 | 25 |
| Nolan Martens | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Stijn Middendorp | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bruns | Defender | 90 | 71 |
| Taylor Booth | Forward | 59 | 65 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Thomas van den Belt | Midfielder | 40 | 56 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | Midfielder | 90 | 53 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | Forward | 31 | 52 |
| Bart van Rooij | Defender | 74 | 48 |
| Robin Pröpper | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Bas Kuipers | Defender | 30 | 46 |
| Naci Ünüvar | Forward | 50 | 43 |
| Lars Unnerstall | Goalkeeper | 90 | 39 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | Forward | 90 | 36 |
| Daan Rots | Forward | 75 | 33 |
| Mats Rots | Defender | 60 | 31 |
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | Forward | 16 | no rating |
| Arno Verschueren | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
A 2025-26 Eredivisie match. With these numbers, how did it end?
Excelsior 1–0 FC Twente. The side that created more danger did not win.
FC Twente poured forward with 27 attempts and 3.12 xG, yet failed to score. Excelsior grabbed the victory despite generating only 0.47 xG from nine total shots.
Which Excelsior player played the most passes into the final third?
Ilias Bronkhorst, with 17 final-third passes. Next: Adam Carlén 5, Rick Meissen 4.
Ilias Bronkhorst drove Excelsior forward with 17 passes into the final third. The gap was substantial over Adam Carlén (5) and Rick Meissen (4).
Which FC Twente player won the most aerial duels?
Robin Pröpper, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Ramiz Zerrouki 2, Taylor Booth 1.
Robin Pröpper took charge in the air for FC Twente, winning 6 aerial duels. Ramiz Zerrouki won 2, while Taylor Booth registered 1.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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