Twente vs Excelsior

8 December 2023 · Eredivisie · 2023/24

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

Manfred Ugalde 45’
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 59’ (pen), 80’
Younes Taha 85’

Troy Parrott 9’
Sven Nieuwpoort 13’

Match summary

Twente came back from 2 goals down to win 4-2 at home to Excelsior. Excelsior led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Troy Parrott put Excelsior ahead in the 9th minute, Sven Nieuwpoort made it 0-2 with a header in the 13th minute, and Manfred Ugalde pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 45th minute. In the second half, Ricky van Wolfswinkel equalised from the penalty spot in the 59th minute, van Wolfswinkel put Twente in front with a header in the 80th minute, and Younes Taha made it 4-2 in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Twente created 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 31 shots to Excelsior's 0.42 from 5. Excelsior had a player sent off.

Match stats

31 Shots 5

9 Shots on Target 4

10 Corners 2

2 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 1

3.54 xG 0.42

2.75 Non-penalty xG 0.42

Key events

Twente Excelsior

Kick-off

9’

Troy Parrott

0-1

13’

Sven Nieuwpoort

0-2

Manfred Ugalde

1-2

45’

Half-time1-2

Ricky van Wolfswinkel
Penalty

2-2

59’

Ricky van Wolfswinkel

3-2

80’

Younes Taha

4-2

85’

Full-time4-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Twente

Robin Pröpper
Gijs Smal

Excelsior

Arthur Zagré
Sven Nieuwpoort
Casper Widell
Noah Naujoks
Couhaib Driouech

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Twente 3.54 xGExcelsior 0.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Excelsior attacking Twente attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players


Lars Unnerstall	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alfons Sampsted Taken off	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Robin Pröpper	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Taken off	46′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gijs Smal Taken off	71′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–
Sem Steijn	90′	–	–	6	0.41	–	–	–
Mathias Kjølø Taken off	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Michal Sadílek	90′	–	–	4	0.14	–	–	–
Daan Rots Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Manfred Ugalde	90′	1	–	4	0.93	–	–	–
Youri Regeer	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Joshua Brenet Came on as a substitute	61′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Younes Taha Came on as a substitute	61′	1	–	5	0.13	–	–	–
Michel Vlap Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	2	0.19	–	–	–
Ricky van Wolfswinkel Came on as a substitute	44′	2	–	5	1.61	–	–	–
Naci Ünüvar Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–


Stijn van Gassel	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Siebe Horemans	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sven Nieuwpoort	90′	1	–	1	0.14	–	–
Casper Widell	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Redouan El Yaakoubi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Arthur Zagré Sent off	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lazaros Lamprou Taken off	35′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Noah Naujoks Taken off	87′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Julian Baas Taken off	88′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Couhaib Driouech Taken off	88′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Troy Parrott Taken off	61′	1	–	2	0.24	–	–	–
Ian Smeulers Came on as a substitute	55′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mimeirhel Benita Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Derensili Sanches Fernandes Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oscar Uddenäs Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nikolas Agrafiotis Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Twente win 77% Avg odds 1.24

Draw 15% Avg odds 6.38

Excelsior win 8% Avg odds 11.12

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Twente W D D L W

Excelsior L D D L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Excelsior 0-0 Twente, 01 Apr 23 Next meeting: Excelsior 0-3 Twente, 10 Feb 24 All Twente vs Excelsior meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.