Go Ahead Eagles vs Excelsior

26 October 2025 · Eredivisie · 2025/26 · Referee Jannick van der Laan

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

M. Suray 58’, 66’

Match summary

Go Ahead Eagles won 2-0 at home to Excelsior. It was goalless at half-time.

M. Suray put Go Ahead Eagles ahead in the 58th minute and Suray made it 2-0 with a header in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Go Ahead Eagles created 1.88 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Excelsior's 0.57 from 11.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

12 Shots 11

4 Shots on target 2

4 Corners 10

462 Passes 430

80.5% Pass accuracy 84.9%

10 Tackles 9

7 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Go Ahead Eagles Excelsior

Kick-off

13’

R. Meissen

C. Twigt

43’

44’

S. WłodarczykShot on target

Half-time0-0

46’

D. S. FernandesS. Mitrović

Second half underway

49’

D. S. FernandesShot on target

52’

I. Bronkhorst

M. SurayRight foot shot

1-0

58’

M. SurayShot on target

58’

E. LinthorstC. Twigt

63’

A. AdelgaardD. James

63’

O. S. SivertsenR. Margaret

64’

M. SurayHeader

2-0

66’

73’

M. v. DuinenS. Włodarczyk

73’

N. e. HamdaouiM. Tielemans

73’

N. MartensI. Bronkhorst

F. StokkersM. Smit

83’

L. SchoutenR. Meissen

R. WeijenbergK. Goudmijn

89’

A. AdelgaardShot on target

90’

Full-time2-0

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.

Go Ahead Eagles 1.88 xGExcelsior 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Excelsior attacking Go Ahead Eagles attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Go Ahead Eagles 4-3-3 Starting XI

Excelsior 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


J. D. Busser	90′	2	0	31	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


M. Deijl	90′	1	–	–	3	1	44	1	–	–	–
M. Meulensteen	90′	–	1	–	2	2	64	–	–	–	–
J. Kramer	90′	–	1	–	–	–	68	–	–	1	–
D. James Taken off	63′	2	2	–	4	1	25	2	–	–	–
A. Adelgaard Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	1	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


K. Goudmijn Taken off	89′	–	–	46	4	–	2	–	3	–	–	–
C. Twigt Taken off	63′	–	–	49	2	–	–	2	1	1	1	–
Y. Rahmouni	90′	–	–	30	–	–	1	1	5	–	3	–
E. Linthorst Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
R. Weijenberg Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


R. Margaret Taken off	64′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	–	4	1	22	–
M. Smit Taken off	83′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	–	1	1	12	–
M. Suray	90′	2	–	4	3	1.59	–	1	3	1	28	–
O. S. Sivertsen Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	12	–
F. Stokkers Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


S. van Gassel	90′	2	2	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


I. Bronkhorst Taken off	73′	–	–	–	–	–	33	2	–	–	–
C. Widell	90′	–	1	–	2	1	62	1	–	–	–
R. Meissen Taken off	83′	1	1	–	1	–	45	1	–	–	–
A. Zagre	90′	4	1	–	6	1	35	1	–	–	–
N. Martens Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–
L. Schouten Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


M. Tielemans Taken off	73′	–	–	45	–	–	–	2	1	1	1	–
I. Yegoian	90′	–	–	31	3	–	–	–	2	2	1	–
A. Carlén	90′	–	–	52	1	–	3	–	5	–	–	–
N. e. Hamdaoui Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards4 players


S. Mitrović Taken off	45′	–	–	2	–	0.14	–	1	2	–	15	–
S. Włodarczyk	73′	–	–	1	1	0.18	–	1	3	1	16	–
G. d. Regt	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	6	1	27	–
D. S. Fernandes Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	2	1	0.05	–	–	1	1	14	–

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

Go Ahead Eagles win 46% Avg odds 2.06

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.71

Excelsior win 29% Avg odds 3.21

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

Form going into the game

Go Ahead Eagles W W L D L

Excelsior L W L L W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Go Ahead Eagles 3-0 Excelsior, 30 Mar 24 Next meeting: Excelsior 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles, 01 Mar 26 All Go Ahead Eagles 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.