Excelsior 2-1 PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie, 20 Dec 2025
Excelsior beat PEC Zwolle 2-1 in Eredivisie on 20 December 2025 at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam. Noah Naujoks and Irakli Yegoian scored for Excelsior; Ryan Thomas for PEC Zwolle. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Excelsior have won 0 and PEC Zwolle 4, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-020'
- 35'out: J. Faberski
- Half-time1-0
- 46'Kaj de Rooijout: Dylan Mbayo
- 1-148'assist: Sherel Floranus
- 63'Foul
- 64'J. Bergraafout: Szymon Włodarczyk
- 70'
- 72'
- 76'Arthur ZagréFoul
- 2-178'assist: Szymon Włodarczyk
- 82'
- 87'out: M. van Duinen
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Excelsior
- 8.2Irakli YegoianM
- 7.9Derensili Sanches FernandesM
- 7.3Stijn van GasselG
- 7.2Casper WidellD
- 7.0Gyan de RegtM
- 7.0Noah NaujoksM
- 6.9Ilias BronkhorstD
- 6.9Rick MeissenD
- 6.7Arthur ZagréD
- 6.7Szymon WłodarczykF
- 6.6Lennard HartjesM
- 6.6Lewis SchoutenD
- 6.5Jerolldino BergraafF
PEC Zwolle
- 8.0Ryan ThomasM
- 6.9Kaj de RooijM
- 6.9Shola ShoretireM
- 6.9Jan FaberskiF
- 6.7Anselmo MacNultyD
- 6.6Dylan MbayoF
- 6.5Tristan GooijerD
- 6.5Gabriël ReizigerM
- 6.3Sherel FloranusD
- 6.2Zico BuurmeesterM
- 6.2Koen KostonsF
- 6.2Thijs OostingM
- 6.2Simon GravesD
- 6.2Tom de GraaffG
- 6.2Nick FichtingerM
Line-ups
PEC Zwolle4-2-3-1
Excelsior4-2-3-1
Substitutes
ExcelsiorRuben den Uil
Substitutes
- 29M. van Duinen87'F
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 6Adam CarlénM
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 9Szymon Włodarczyk64'F6.7
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 14Lewis Schouten72'D6.6
- 7D. YoonF
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
PEC ZwolleHenry Van Der Vegt
Substitutes
- 11Dylan Mbayo46'F6.6
- 29T. BuitinkF
- 41Duke VerduinG
- 33Damian van der HaarD
- 19J. Faberski35'F6.9
- 34Nick Fichtinger70'M6.2
- 42D. RuwardD
- 20Gabriël Reiziger82'M6.5
- 38Givaro RahajaänM
- 26J. Pereira da GamaM
- 48L. BakkerG
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
1.71Expected goals (xG)1.18
13Total shots9
4Shots on target3
7Shots off target4
2Blocked shots2
3Corners1
2Offsides2
13Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves2
-0.70Goals prevented-0.70
451Total passes488
358Accurate passes398
79%Pass accuracy82%
Excelsior
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irakli Yegoian | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | 87 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Stijn van Gassel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Casper Widell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Gyan de Regt | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Noah Naujoks | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Rick Meissen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Arthur Zagré | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | 26 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lennard Hartjes | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Lewis Schouten | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
PEC Zwolle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Thomas | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Kaj de Rooij | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Shola Shoretire | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6.9 |
| Jan Faberski | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Anselmo MacNulty | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Dylan Mbayo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.6 |
| Tristan Gooijer | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Gabriël Reiziger | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Sherel Floranus | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Zico Buurmeester | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Koen Kostons | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Thijs Oosting | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Simon Graves | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tom de Graaff | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Nick Fichtinger | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 06 Apr 24PEC Zwolle2-1Excelsior
- 22 Oct 23Excelsior2-4PEC Zwolle
- 17 Mar 19Excelsior0-2PEC Zwolle
- 06 Oct 18PEC Zwolle2-0Excelsior
- 14 Apr 18PEC Zwolle1-1Excelsior
- 09 Dec 17Excelsior1-2PEC Zwolle
Most recent meetings
Final table, Eredivisie 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 | GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 34 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 | Telstar | 34 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | -27 | 37 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 34 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 34 | -23 | 29 |
Before and after
Excelsior
- Previous: Excelsior 0-2 Groningen, 5 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
- Next: PSV Eindhoven 5-1 Excelsior, 10 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
PEC Zwolle
- Previous: PEC Zwolle 1-0 Fortuna Sittard, 13 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
- Next: Twente 1-1 PEC Zwolle, 10 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
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