Highlights

78'

I. Yegoian (assist S. Włodarczyk)

76'

A. Zagré (Foul)

63'

R. Thomas (Foul)

48'

R. Thomas (assist S. Floranus)

HT 1 - 0

20'

N. Naujoks (assist D. Sanches Fernandes)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

87'

M. van Duinen (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

82'

G. Reiziger (S. Graves - tactical)

72'

L. Schouten (L. Hartjes - tactical)

70'

N. Fichtinger (T. Oosting - tactical)

64'

S. Włodarczyk (J. Bergraaf - injury)

46'

D. Mbayo (K. de Rooij - tactical)

35'

J. Faberski (T. Gooijer - injury)

Player of the match

Top assists

Derensili Sanches Fernandes # 30 - Attacking midfielder

Duel won 1/5 (20%)
Accurate passes 37/40 (92.5%)
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	12	Zwolle	23	20	6	5	9
	13	Excelsior	22	20	6	4	10

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
7	K. Kostons	8
17	N. Naujoks	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

R. Thomas

D. Sanches Fernandes 1
I. Yegoian 1

Shots off target

N. Naujoks

G. Reiziger 2
T. Oosting 1

Big chance created

D. Sanches Fernandes

G. de Regt 2
R. Thomas 1

Successful contests

S. Shoretire

K. de Rooij 2
T. Gooijer 2

Fouls suffered

K. de Rooij

J. Faberski 3
R. Thomas 2

Dispossessed

K. de Rooij

S. Włodarczyk 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 1

Touches

S. Graves

A. MacNulty 85
R. Meissen 74

Duel won

I. Bronkhorst

K. de Rooij 7
R. Thomas 6

Duel lost

N. Naujoks

J. Bergraaf 6
S. Floranus 6

Interceptions

S. Floranus

R. Meissen 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Challenge lost

G. de Regt

S. Shoretire 3
I. Yegoian 2

Tackles

A. Zagré

I. Bronkhorst 3
C. Widell 3

Aerial duels won

N. Naujoks

R. Thomas 4
J. Bergraaf 3

Aerial duels lost

S. Floranus

J. Bergraaf 3
Z. Buurmeester 3

Fouls

M. van Duinen

N. Naujoks 2
A. Zagré 2

Saves

S. van Gassel

T. de Graaff 2

Passes

S. Graves

A. MacNulty 79
R. Meissen 65

Accurate passes

A. MacNulty

S. Graves 69
R. Meissen 57

Accurate crosses

G. de Regt

D. Sanches Fernandes 2
A. Zagré 1

Current form

Stats

L W W L D

W L W D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

06/04/24

22/10/23

17/03/19

06/10/18

14/07/18

Referees

Sander van der Eijk main referee

3.5

0.4

Average card count per match for 10 matches arbitrated
Rens Bluemink assistant referee
Robin Hensgens VAR assistant referee
Wouter Wiersma fourth referee
Roy de Nas assistant referee
Hessel Steegstra VAR referee

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Players injured / suspended

Excelsior

Nolan Martens Illness

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Mathijs Tielemans Illness

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Chris-Kévin Nadje Thigh Injury

Stefan Mitrović Illness

PEC Zwolle

Jasper Schendelaar Thigh Injury

Olivier Aertssen Unknown

Samir Lagsir Unknown

Braydon Marvin Manu Unknown

Braydon Marvin Manu Hamstring

Match venue

Stadion Woudestein - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1902
Surface: artificial
Capacity: 4600
Average attendance: 3309
Maximum attendance: 4600
% sold: 73

Match result Excelsior Zwolle

Date 20 December 2025 17:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 17
Match attendance 4600
Code EXC-ZWO
Area Netherlands
Home team Excelsior
Away team PEC Zwolle

FAQ

What is the result between Excelsior Zwolle?

Excelsior won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Excelsior Zwolle?

Excelsior : Coached by R. den Uil, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, R. Meissen, C. Widell (C), I. Bronkhorst, L. Hartjes, I. Yegoian, G. de Regt, N. Naujoks, D. Sanches Fernandes, J. Bergraaf

PEC Zwolle : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by H. van der Vegt, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : T. de Graaff, S. Floranus, A. MacNulty, S. Graves, T. Gooijer, Z. Buurmeester, R. Thomas (C), K. de Rooij, T. Oosting, S. Shoretire, K. Kostons

Who is the referee of the match Excelsior Zwolle ?

Sander van der Eijk is the referee for this match

Where is the match Excelsior Zwolle?

The venue Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Excelsior Zwolle?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 20 December 2025. Kick-off at 17:45

Who is the man of the match Excelsior - Zwolle ?

Derensili Sanches Fernandes is the outstanding player of the match Excelsior - Zwolle. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

1/5 Duel won (20%)
37/40 Accurate passes (92.5%)
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

Excelsior 4-2-3-1

- 6.2 1 S. van Gassel
- 5.6 12 A. Zagré
- 6.3 3 R. Meissen
- 6.4 4 (C) C. Widell
- 6.5 2 I. Bronkhorst
- 6.0 20 L. Hartjes
- 7.1 23 I. Yegoian
- 5.6 11 G. de Regt
- 6.3 10 N. Naujoks
- 7.3 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
- 5.1 33 J. Bergraaf
- 5.4 16 T. de Graaff
- 6.1 2 S. Floranus
- 5.9 4 A. MacNulty
- 4.4 28 S. Graves
- 5.3 6 T. Gooijer
- 4.8 8 Z. Buurmeester
- 5.6 30 (C) R. Thomas
- 5.3 22 K. de Rooij
- 4.7 25 T. Oosting
- 5.4 7 S. Shoretire
- 4.4 10 K. Kostons

PEC Zwolle 4-2-3-1

- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- N .El Hamdaoui #34 - Midfielder
- 64'
  
  S. Włodarczyk #9 - Striker
- S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- 72'
  
  L. Schouten #14 - Defender
- Yoon Do-Young #7 - Striker
- 87'
  
  M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper
- H. van der Vegt Coach
Substitutes
- G. Rahajaän #38 - Midfielder
- D. van der Haar #33 - Defender
- 35'
  
  J. Faberski #19 - Striker
- L. Bakker #48 - Goalkeeper
- D. Verduin #41 - Goalkeeper
- 82'
  
  G. Reiziger #20 - Midfielder
- J. Pereira da Gama #26 - Midfielder
- D. Ruward #42 - Defender
- 70'
  
  N. Fichtinger #34 - Midfielder
- T. Buitink #29 - Striker
- 46'
  
  D. Mbayo #11 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

48%

52%

Duel won

55%

45%

Accurate passes

79%

82%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

453

Passes

488

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

D. Sanches Fernandes

G. de Regt 2
R. Thomas 1
K. de Rooij 1
I. Bronkhorst 1

Shots (%)

N. Fichtinger

50% 1/2

I. Yegoian 50% (1/2)
G. de Regt 50% (1/2)
D. Sanches Fernandes 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

S. Shoretire

K. de Rooij 2
T. Gooijer 2
I. Bronkhorst 2
A. Zagré 2

Fouls suffered

K. de Rooij

J. Faberski 3
R. Thomas 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

G. Reiziger

0% 0/2

J. Faberski 0% (0/2)
N. Naujoks 20% (1/5)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

C. Widell

100% 6/6

R. Meissen 100% (4/4)
I. Bronkhorst 82% (9/11)
A. MacNulty 80% (4/5)
I. Yegoian 67% (6/9)

Interceptions

S. Floranus

R. Meissen 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2
L. Hartjes 2

Aerial duels won (%)

C. Widell

100% 3/3

A. MacNulty 100% (3/3)
I. Yegoian 100% (2/2)
R. Meissen 100% (2/2)
L. Schouten 100% (2/2)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

T. Oosting

0% 0/4

S. Włodarczyk 0% (0/4)
K. Kostons 0% (0/4)
S. Graves 0% (0/4)
M. van Duinen 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

G. de Regt

S. Shoretire 3

Aerial duels won (%)

K. Kostons

0% 0/3

J. Faberski 0% (0/2)
T. Gooijer 0% (0/2)
N. Fichtinger 0% (0/2)
S. Włodarczyk 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

L. Hartjes

96% 44/46

D. Sanches Fernandes 93% (37/40)
S. Floranus 91% (42/46)
A. MacNulty 89% (70/79)
R. Meissen 88% (57/65)

Accurate crosses

G. de Regt

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	53	20	17	2	1	61	25	36
2	Feyenoord	39	20	12	3	5	51	29	22
3	Ajax	37	20	10	7	3	39	26	13
4	NEC	35	19	10	5	4	49	33	16
5	AZ	32	20	9	5	6	35	32	3
6	Sparta	32	20	10	2	8	25	34	-9
7	Groningen	31	20	9	4	7	28	24	4
8	Twente	30	20	7	9	4	29	22	7
9	Fortuna	25	20	7	4	9	30	34	-4
10	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	31	30	1
11	Utrecht	23	19	6	5	8	29	26	3
12	Zwolle	23	20	6	5	9	26	42	-16
13	Excelsior	22	20	6	4	10	20	35	-15
14	Go Ahead	21	19	4	9	6	30	33	-3
15	Volendam	17	20	4	5	11	21	35	-14
16	Telstar	16	20	3	7	10	24	33	-9
17	NAC	15	20	3	6	11	21	32	-11
18	Heracles	14	20	4	2	14	28	52	-24

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	23	10	7	2	1	33	16	17
2	Ajax	23	11	7	2	2	19	9	10
3	Feyenoord	22	11	7	1	3	29	18	11
4	NEC	20	9	6	2	1	25	13	12
5	Utrecht	17	10	5	2	3	18	10	8
6	Fortuna	17	10	5	2	3	17	15	2
7	AZ	16	9	4	4	1	20	16	4
8	Zwolle	16	9	5	1	3	10	12	-2
9	Twente	16	10	4	4	2	13	11	2
10	Groningen	15	10	4	3	3	15	9	6
11	Volendam	15	10	4	3	3	16	13	3
12	Go Ahead	14	9	3	5	1	15	12	3
13	Sparta	14	10	4	2	4	11	18	-7
14	Heerenveen	13	10	3	4	3	17	18	-1
15	Excelsior	13	10	4	1	5	10	12	-2
16	NAC	11	10	3	2	5	12	14	-2
17	Heracles	10	9	3	1	5	18	23	-5
18	Telstar	7	11	1	4	6	17	23	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	30	10	10	0	0	28	9	19
2	Sparta	18	10	6	0	4	14	16	-2
3	Feyenoord	17	9	5	2	2	22	11	11
4	Groningen	16	10	5	1	4	13	15	-2
5	AZ	16	11	5	1	5	15	16	-1
6	NEC	15	10	4	3	3	24	20	4
7	Ajax	14	9	3	5	1	20	17	3
8	Twente	14	10	3	5	2	16	11	5
9	Heerenveen	11	9	3	2	4	14	12	2
10	Telstar	9	9	2	3	4	7	10	-3
11	Excelsior	9	10	2	3	5	10	23	-13
12	Fortuna	8	10	2	2	6	13	19	-6
13	Go Ahead	7	10	1	4	5	15	21	-6
14	Zwolle	7	11	1	4	6	16	30	-14
15	Utrecht	6	9	1	3	5	11	16	-5
16	NAC	4	10	0	4	6	9	18	-9
17	Heracles	4	11	1	1	9	10	29	-19
18	Volendam	2	10	0	2	8	5	22	-17

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	20	13	4	3	33	12	21
2	Feyenoord	39	20	12	3	5	24	10	14
3	Ajax	35	20	10	5	5	21	13	8
4	Sparta	32	20	9	5	6	11	11	0
5	AZ	30	20	7	9	4	20	16	4
6	Twente	28	20	6	10	4	9	6	3
7	Excelsior	27	20	6	9	5	11	13	-2
8	Utrecht	26	19	7	5	7	11	11	0
9	NEC	25	19	6	7	6	17	17	0
10	Groningen	25	20	5	10	5	12	11	1
11	Zwolle	24	20	6	6	8	15	24	-9
12	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	13	14	-1
13	Fortuna	22	20	5	7	8	14	19	-5
14	NAC	21	20	5	6	9	10	14	-4
15	Volendam	20	20	5	5	10	9	19	-10
16	Telstar	20	20	4	8	8	10	15	-5
17	Go Ahead	19	19	4	7	8	14	18	-4
18	Heracles	16	20	4	4	12	12	23	-11