Highlights: Excelsior 0-9 Twente | Eredivisie 2026-27: 9 goals
Twente won 9-0 away at Excelsior in the Eredivisie, with four goals from Wout Weghorst and two from Daan Rots after Nesto Groen was sent off in the 5th minute.
Twente beat Excelsior 9-0 in the Eredivisie 2026-27 season. The match kicked off on 1 November 2026 13:30, with Excelsior as the home team. Twente led 0-5 at half-time.
How the match unfolded
Excelsior's Nesto Groen was sent off in the 5th minute, with the score at 0-0.
Wout Weghorst opened the scoring in the 12th minute from an assist by Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter. Weghorst added two more in the 32nd and 33rd minutes, again set up by Orjasaeter on both occasions. Thomas Van Den Belt made it 0-4 in the 39th minute, and Daan Rots scored in the 45+1st minute from another Orjasaeter assist.
4 of the 9 goals came after half-time. Jordy Bawuah scored in the 49th minute, with Orjasaeter providing the assist. Weghorst converted a penalty in the 62nd minute, and Ramiz Zerrouki scored from the penalty spot in the 71st minute. Rots completed the scoring in the 82nd minute, assisted by Van Den Belt.
Weghorst finished with four goals, in the 12th, 32nd, 33rd and 62nd minutes. Rots scored twice, in the 45+1st and 82nd minutes.
Cards
The only red card of the match was shown to Groen. Each side also received one yellow card.
Match statistics
Twente had 80% of possession to Excelsior's 20%. Twente took 28 shots, 15 of them on target, while Excelsior did not register a shot. Twente won 8 corners and Excelsior none. Dangerous attacks finished 108 to 8 in Twente's favour.
Next matches
Twente face Pafos on 6 November 2026. Excelsior play Go Ahead Eagles on 8 November 2026.
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