Excelsior

15th in the league on 11 points from 11 games played. Squad, fixtures, expected XI and performance record.

Form

Last 6 results, most recent last.

LDLLLL

Next fixtures

Sat 07 Nov, 20:00 UTC · MW12 HOME

Go Ahead Eagles 5 Win35% Draw26% Lose38% Analysis Sat 21 Nov, 17:45 UTC · MW13 AWAY

Feyenoord 4 Win9% Draw16% Lose74% Analysis Sat 28 Nov, 15:30 UTC · MW14 HOME

Telstar 4 Win37% Draw27% Lose36% Analysis Sun 06 Dec, 15:45 UTC · MW15 AWAY

ADO Den Haag 2 Win33% Draw26% Lose41% Analysis Sat 12 Dec, 20:00 UTC · MW16 AWAY

PEC Zwolle 1 Win34% Draw27% Lose39% Analysis

Win/draw/lose are the estimated probabilities for Excelsior, not for the home side. Open a fixture for the full breakdown and the market’s prices.

Previous fixtures

Full match history on file for Excelsior, most recent first.

Date		Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Shots
01 Nov 26	Home	Twente	0–9	L	Eredivisie	0 (0 on target)
25 Oct 26	Away	Fortuna Sittard	0–1	L	Eredivisie	6 (2 on target)
16 Oct 26	Away	Heerenveen	0–4	L	Eredivisie	5 (1 on target)
11 Oct 26	Home	Groningen	1–5	L	Eredivisie	16 (2 on target)
19 Sep 26	Away	Ajax	2–2	D	Eredivisie	4 (2 on target)
13 Sep 26	Home	Utrecht	1–2	L	Eredivisie	10 (4 on target)
08 Sep 26	Away	NEC Nijmegen	2–2	D	Eredivisie	14 (5 on target)
05 Sep 26	Away	Willem II	3–0	W	Eredivisie	13 (6 on target)
29 Aug 26	Home	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	W	Eredivisie	15 (5 on target)
15 Aug 26	Home	PSV Eindhoven	1–2	L	Eredivisie	5 (2 on target)
07 Aug 26	Away	Cambuur	4–0	W	Eredivisie	18 (9 on target)
17 May 26	Away	Sparta Rotterdam	3–2	W	Eredivisie	16 (4 on target)
10 May 26	Home	Volendam	1–1	D	Eredivisie	8 (2 on target)
02 May 26	Away	Groningen	3–2	W	Eredivisie	18 (9 on target)
26 Apr 26	Home	Utrecht	5–0	W	Eredivisie	18 (9 on target)
12 Apr 26	Away	PEC Zwolle	2–2	D	Eredivisie	16 (3 on target)
04 Apr 26	Home	NEC Nijmegen	0–2	L	Eredivisie	8 (4 on target)
20 Mar 26	Away	Heracles Almelo	1–1	D	Eredivisie	15 (4 on target)
15 Mar 26	Away	Feyenoord	1–2	L	Eredivisie	12 (3 on target)
07 Mar 26	Home	Heerenveen	1–2	L	Eredivisie	21 (5 on target)
01 Mar 26	Home	Go Ahead Eagles	0–1	L	Eredivisie	19 (7 on target)
20 Feb 26	Away	Fortuna Sittard	1–2	L	Eredivisie	10 (4 on target)
14 Feb 26	Home	AZ Alkmaar	1–2	L	Eredivisie	11 (2 on target)
06 Feb 26	Away	NAC Breda	2–0	W	Eredivisie	9 (6 on target)
01 Feb 26	Home	Ajax	2–2	D	Eredivisie	11 (5 on target)
24 Jan 26	Away	Twente	0–0	D	Eredivisie	8 (1 on target)
21 Jan 26	Away	AZ Alkmaar	1–1	D	Eredivisie	8 (2 on target)
17 Jan 26	Home	Telstar	2–2	D	Eredivisie	13 (3 on target)
10 Jan 26	Away	PSV Eindhoven	1–5	L	Eredivisie	8 (3 on target)
20 Dec 25	Home	PEC Zwolle	2–1	W	Eredivisie	13 (4 on target)
05 Dec 25	Home	Groningen	0–2	L	Eredivisie	16 (6 on target)
29 Nov 25	Home	NAC Breda	1–0	W	Eredivisie	6 (2 on target)
22 Nov 25	Away	Ajax	2–1	W	Eredivisie	8 (4 on target)
08 Nov 25	Home	Heracles Almelo	1–2	L	Eredivisie	12 (5 on target)
01 Nov 25	Away	Telstar	2–2	D	Eredivisie	21 (8 on target)
26 Oct 25	Away	Go Ahead Eagles	0–2	L	Eredivisie	11 (2 on target)
19 Oct 25	Home	Fortuna Sittard	1–0	W	Eredivisie	11 (5 on target)
04 Oct 25	Away	Heerenveen	1–2	L	Eredivisie	9 (2 on target)
27 Sep 25	Home	PSV Eindhoven	1–2	L	Eredivisie	18 (5 on target)
20 Sep 25	Away	Volendam	2–1	W	Eredivisie	15 (6 on target)
14 Sep 25	Home	Sparta Rotterdam	0–1	L	Eredivisie	17 (4 on target)
30 Aug 25	Home	Twente	1–0	W	Eredivisie	8 (3 on target)
24 Aug 25	Away	Utrecht	1–4	L	Eredivisie	12 (4 on target)
16 Aug 25	Home	Feyenoord	1–2	L	Eredivisie	8 (2 on target)
09 Aug 25	Away	NEC Nijmegen	0–5	L	Eredivisie	9 (6 on target)
19 May 24	Away	Feyenoord	0–4	L	Eredivisie	7 (1 on target)
12 May 24	Home	Heracles Almelo	4–0	W	Eredivisie	19 (9 on target)
06 May 24	Home	NEC Nijmegen	0–3	L	Eredivisie	9 (1 on target)
24 Apr 24	Away	Ajax	2–2	D	Eredivisie	9 (4 on target)
12 Apr 24	Home	Volendam	4–0	W	Eredivisie	35 (15 on target)
06 Apr 24	Away	PEC Zwolle	1–2	L	Eredivisie	8 (4 on target)
02 Apr 24	Home	PSV Eindhoven	0–2	L	Eredivisie	0 (0 on target)
30 Mar 24	Away	Go Ahead Eagles	0–3	L	Eredivisie	10 (0 on target)
16 Mar 24	Home	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	D	Eredivisie	18 (5 on target)
10 Mar 24	Away	AZ Alkmaar	0–4	L	Eredivisie	4 (0 on target)
03 Mar 24	Away	Fortuna Sittard	2–5	L	Eredivisie	5 (2 on target)
25 Feb 24	Home	Vitesse	1–2	L	Eredivisie	12 (7 on target)
17 Feb 24	Away	Sparta Rotterdam	2–4	L	Eredivisie	11 (4 on target)
10 Feb 24	Home	Twente	0–3	L	Eredivisie	12 (3 on target)
02 Feb 24	Away	Almere City	1–2	L	Eredivisie	8 (4 on target)
27 Jan 24	Home	Utrecht	1–1	D	Eredivisie	9 (5 on target)
19 Jan 24	Home	Heerenveen	3–0	W	Eredivisie	14 (7 on target)
13 Jan 24	Away	PSV Eindhoven	1–3	L	Eredivisie	8 (3 on target)
16 Dec 23	Home	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	D	Eredivisie	11 (3 on target)
08 Dec 23	Away	Twente	2–4	L	Eredivisie	5 (4 on target)
02 Dec 23	Away	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	D	Eredivisie	13 (6 on target)
25 Nov 23	Home	Feyenoord	2–4	L	Eredivisie	13 (3 on target)
12 Nov 23	Away	Utrecht	2–2	D	Eredivisie	12 (6 on target)
04 Nov 23	Home	AZ Alkmaar	1–1	D	Eredivisie	15 (5 on target)
29 Oct 23	Away	Volendam	1–3	L	Eredivisie	10 (2 on target)
22 Oct 23	Home	PEC Zwolle	2–4	L	Eredivisie	18 (6 on target)
07 Oct 23	Away	Vitesse	0–0	D	Eredivisie	11 (5 on target)
01 Oct 23	Home	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	W	Eredivisie	15 (7 on target)
23 Sep 23	Away	Heerenveen	3–0	W	Eredivisie	7 (4 on target)
17 Sep 23	Home	Almere City	0–0	D	Eredivisie	14 (2 on target)
02 Sep 23	Away	Heracles Almelo	1–3	L	Eredivisie	9 (3 on target)
26 Aug 23	Home	Fortuna Sittard	2–2	D	Eredivisie	9 (6 on target)
19 Aug 23	Home	Ajax	2–2	D	Eredivisie	13 (2 on target)
13 Aug 23	Away	NEC Nijmegen	4–3	W	Eredivisie	6 (6 on target)
28 May 23	Away	Volendam	2–3	L	Eredivisie	19 (8 on target)
21 May 23	Home	Fortuna Sittard	3–0	W	Eredivisie	14 (6 on target)
13 May 23	Away	Heerenveen	0–0	D	Eredivisie	15 (4 on target)
07 May 23	Home	Feyenoord	0–2	L	Eredivisie	9 (4 on target)
22 Apr 23	Away	Vitesse	0–0	D	Eredivisie	6 (0 on target)
14 Apr 23	Home	Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	W	Eredivisie	14 (3 on target)
08 Apr 23	Away	PSV Eindhoven	0–4	L	Eredivisie	5 (2 on target)
01 Apr 23	Home	Twente	0–0	D	Eredivisie	6 (1 on target)
19 Mar 23	Home	Cambuur	4–1	W	Eredivisie	6 (3 on target)
11 Mar 23	Away	Emmen	0–2	L	Eredivisie	11 (4 on target)
05 Mar 23	Home	Sparta Rotterdam	1–4	L	Eredivisie	17 (5 on target)
25 Feb 23	Away	Groningen	0–3	L	Eredivisie	4 (0 on target)
19 Feb 23	Home	NEC Nijmegen	0–3	L	Eredivisie	10 (4 on target)
10 Feb 23	Away	AZ Alkmaar	0–5	L	Eredivisie	3 (1 on target)
04 Feb 23	Home	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	D	Eredivisie	15 (3 on target)
29 Jan 23	Home	Ajax	1–4	L	Eredivisie	12 (4 on target)
25 Jan 23	Away	Utrecht	0–1	L	Eredivisie	2 (0 on target)
20 Jan 23	Home	Volendam	2–0	W	Eredivisie	17 (4 on target)
14 Jan 23	Away	Sparta Rotterdam	0–1	L	Eredivisie	11 (4 on target)
08 Jan 23	Home	Groningen	1–0	W	Eredivisie	14 (3 on target)
13 Nov 22	Away	Feyenoord	1–5	L	Eredivisie	5 (3 on target)
05 Nov 22	Home	Heerenveen	0–1	L	Eredivisie	11 (1 on target)
29 Oct 22	Away	Go Ahead Eagles	1–3	L	Eredivisie	9 (4 on target)
23 Oct 22	Home	AZ Alkmaar	2–1	W	Eredivisie	8 (2 on target)
16 Oct 22	Away	Ajax	1–7	L	Eredivisie	7 (2 on target)
08 Oct 22	Away	NEC Nijmegen	1–1	D	Eredivisie	9 (4 on target)
02 Oct 22	Home	Utrecht	0–1	L	Eredivisie	14 (3 on target)
17 Sep 22	Away	Fortuna Sittard	0–1	L	Eredivisie	14 (2 on target)
10 Sep 22	Home	Emmen	2–1	W	Eredivisie	13 (4 on target)
04 Sep 22	Away	RKC Waalwijk	2–5	L	Eredivisie	10 (4 on target)
31 Aug 22	Away	Twente	0–4	L	Eredivisie	9 (2 on target)
28 Aug 22	Home	PSV Eindhoven	1–6	L	Eredivisie	9 (4 on target)
12 Aug 22	Home	Vitesse	3–1	W	Eredivisie	11 (6 on target)
06 Aug 22	Away	Cambuur	2–0	W	Eredivisie	7 (4 on target)

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Season Statistics

Games Played: 11

PPG ?

1.00PPG

Win · 3 (27%)
Draw · 2 (18%)
Loss · 6 (55%)

Clean Sheets ?

Yes · 2 (18%)
No · 9 (82%)

BTTS ?

BTTS

Yes · 6 (55%)
No · 5 (45%)

O/U 2.5 Goals ?

2.5Goals

Over · 10 (91%)
Under · 1 (9%)

O/U 9.5 Corners ?

9.5Corners

Over · 4 (36%)
Under · 7 (64%)

Scored / game 1.45 League avg: 1.90

Conceded / game 2.55 League avg: 1.90

Goals avg 4.00 League avg: 3.80

Yellow cards avg 1.27 League avg: 1.44

Corners avg 3.45 League avg: 5.15

xG for / game 1.14 League avg: 1.65

xG against / game 1.98 League avg: 1.65

Home advantage ? -0.26 League avg: +0.37

Squad size 26 (1 out) League avg: 29

Lineup & availability

Excelsior 4-3-3 Predicted XI

Gassel

Janssen

Plug

Widell

Moreira

Meissen

Yegoian

Hartjes

Timas

Garden

Sliti

Out / doubtful

N. Groen Suspended · Red_card_suspension (back 2026-11-21)

How they play

Each line runs across the 18 clubs of the league, from up to the last 19 league games of each. A marker at either end means the most or least of that measure.

Excelsior

Set piece heavy
Cedes possession

Possession

Cedes the ballKeeps the ball

46% 14th of 18
Shot selection

Shoots on sightWaits for the chance

0.11 xG a shot 11th of 18
Set pieces

Open playSet pieces

26% of xG 3rd of 18
Route to goal

On the groundCrosses and headers

17% of shots 8th of 18

Excelsior rank 3rd of 18 for set piece reliance and 14th of 18 for possession.

All-time record

Recent form (Last 6)

15th in the league · 11 pts

	Results	PPG
Overall	LDLLLL	0.17
Home	DLWLLL	0.67
Away	WWDDLL	1.33

Career Overall

	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	25%	32%	18%
Goals/game (both sides)	3.27	2.98	3.54
Scored/game	1.25	1.30	1.19
Conceded/game	2.02	1.68	2.35
Both teams scored	57%	55%	58%
Clean sheets	19%	23%	16%
Failed to score	30%	27%	33%
xG/game	1.29	1.50	1.09
xG against/game	1.67	1.51	1.81
npxG/game	1.24	1.46	1.03
Led at half-time	27%	30%	23%
Comebacks (trailed at HT, won)	5%	7%	4%

Historic Bets

Excelsior’s 5 most frequent betting markets, based on its entire match history on file.

1 Over 1.5 Goals in the Match 83.2% Based on 113 matches on file · Eredivisie average 82% +1 pts
2 Over 7.5 Corners in the Match 73.5% Based on 113 matches on file · Eredivisie average 78.8% -5 pts
3 1st Half Over 0.5 Goals 71.7% Based on 113 matches on file · Eredivisie average 75.4% -4 pts
4 To Score 69.9% Based on 113 matches on file · Eredivisie average 76.2% -6 pts
5 Over 2.5 Goals in the Match 68.1% Based on 113 matches on file · Eredivisie average 59.8% +8 pts

Excelsior betting trends at a glance In line with average

Over 113 matches on file, Excelsior's most frequent betting market is Over 1.5 Goals in the Match, which has landed 83.2% of the time. Over 7.5 Corners in the Match (73.5%) and 1st Half Over 0.5 Goals (71.7%) follow, with To Score and Over 2.5 Goals in the Match completing the top 5.

None of these markets differs from the average Eredivisie side by more than chance could explain at this sample size, so none of them sets Excelsior apart.

Overall, Excelsior's top markets land about as often as they do for the typical Eredivisie club. These are common Eredivisie outcomes rather than something particular to Excelsior, and gaps like these are within normal variation at this sample size.

These are past frequencies, not predictions. A market that lands often is usually already priced short by bookmakers, so a high strike rate does not make it a profitable bet. Use the figures to see what is normal for Excelsior, then compare them with the odds on offer.

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Squad

Goalkeepers 3

#	Player	Saves	CS	Mins	Starts
1	S. van Gassel Stijn van Gassel	38	2	1006	11
16	C. Biai Celton Biai	-	-	-	-
40	T. Holla Tijmen Holla	-	-	-	-

CS clean sheets · Mins minutes played

Defenders 9

#	Player	Tkl	Int	Duels	CS	Fls	Yel	Mins	Starts
2	E. d. S. Moreira Eric da Silva Moreira	11	11	24	2	6	0	489	6
3	R. Meissen Rick Meissen	17	25	43	2	9	1	1006	11
4	C. Widell Casper Widell	8	17	53	2	10	0	932	10
12	K. Bos Kasey Bos	11	7	26	3	5	0	351	3
14	J. Plug Jan Plug	23	16	36	2	6	2	1006	11
15	S. Janssen Simon Janssen	12	3	24	2	11	1	663	8
22	O. Turay Osman Turay	2	0	3	1	1	0	82	-
24	G. Cairo Giuliano Cairo	1	0	1	1	0	0	20	-
27	M. v. d. Wetering Marlon van de Wetering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tkl tackles · Int interceptions · Duels duels won · CS clean sheets · Fls fouls committed · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Midfielders 10

#	Player	Ast	xA	KP	Goals	Tkl	Yel	Mins	Starts
6	D. v. Vianen Daniel van Vianen	0	-	2	0	4	0	425	5
8	I. Yegoian Irakli Yegoian	5	-	19	3	17	2	960	11
9	M. Domínguez Mario Domínguez	0	-	0	0	3	1	162	-
10	N. Naujoks Noah Naujoks	0	-	3	2	6	0	235	3
18	V. Sulzbacher Valentin Sulzbacher	0	-	2	1	2	2	109	-
20	L. Hartjes Lennard Hartjes	0	-	4	1	13	2	985	11
21	I. S. Timas Ilano Silva Timas	1	-	4	0	6	0	227	2
23	Y. Finey Yaqub Finey	0	-	0	0	0	0	10	-
30	Á. O. Thorsteinsson Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson	1	-	3	0	5	2	532	7
34	Q. Kraaivanger Quinten Kraaivanger	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ast assists · xA expected assists · KP key passes · Tkl tackles · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Forwards 4

#	Player	Goals	xG	Shots	SoT	Ast	Mins	Starts
7	A. Sliti Aymen Sliti	3	-	19	7	1	644	9
11	A. Jahanbakhsh Alireza Jahanbakhsh	0	-	3	1	0	120	-
19	D. Garden David Garden	3	-	13	4	0	657	9
28	N. Groen Suspended	1	-	5	3	0	173	2

xG expected goals · SoT shots on target · Ast assists · Mins minutes played

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Squad data (name, position, shirt number, photo) is from Bzzoiro Sports Data. Season stat columns that source does not carry show as ‘-’ rather than a misleading zero.

Season Player Statistics

Goals

Last 3 Total Apps
I. Yegoian 0 0 0 3 11
A. Sliti 0 0 0 3 9
D. Garden 0 0 – 3 9

Shots on target

Last 3 Total Apps
I. Yegoian 1 0 0 9 11
A. Sliti 0 1 0 7 9
D. Garden 0 0 – 4 9

Total shots

Last 3 Total Apps
I. Yegoian 1 1 0 20 11
A. Sliti 0 2 0 19 9
D. Garden 1 0 – 13 9

Most carded

Last 3 Total Apps
N. Groen – 0 1 1Y 1R 2
J. Plug 0 0 0 2Y 11
I. Yegoian 0 1 0 2Y 11

Most fouls committed

Last 3 Total Apps
L. Hartjes 0 1 1 13 11
D. Garden 0 2 – 12 9
S. Janssen 0 1 0 11 8

Most tackles

Last 3 Total Apps
J. Plug 2 1 2 23 11
R. Meissen 2 2 0 17 11
I. Yegoian 4 0 1 17 11

Most interceptions

Last 3 Total Apps
R. Meissen 5 3 3 25 11
C. Widell 1 0 1 17 10
J. Plug 0 0 1 16 11

Most duels won

Last 3 Total Apps
I. Yegoian 8 1 3 59 11
C. Widell 6 5 0 53 10
R. Meissen 2 6 3 43 11

Most blocked shots

Last 3 Total Apps
C. Widell 0 1 1 12 10
R. Meissen 0 0 1 10 11
J. Plug 1 0 0 8 11

Most key passes

Last 3 Total Apps
I. Yegoian 0 2 0 19 11
A. Sliti 1 2 0 8 9
S. Janssen 1 0 0 8 8

Head to head

Excelsior’s record against every other Eredivisie club, in table order, across all league meetings on file.

Opponent	P	W	D	L	Last meeting	Next meeting
Feyenoord	6	0	0	6	Feyenoord 2-1 Excelsior 15 Mar 26	21 Nov 26
Ajax	7	1	4	2	Ajax 2-2 Excelsior 19 Sep 26	13 Feb 27
PSV Eindhoven	7	0	0	7	Excelsior 1-2 PSV Eindhoven 15 Aug 26	08 May 27
Twente	7	1	2	4	Excelsior 0-9 Twente 01 Nov 26	20 Feb 27
AZ Alkmaar	6	1	2	3	Excelsior 1-2 AZ Alkmaar 14 Feb 26	19 Dec 26
Fortuna Sittard	7	2	1	4	Fortuna Sittard 1-0 Excelsior 25 Oct 26	22 Jan 27
Heerenveen	7	2	1	4	Heerenveen 4-0 Excelsior 16 Oct 26	27 Feb 27
Groningen	5	2	0	3	Excelsior 1-5 Groningen 11 Oct 26	10 Apr 27
Cambuur	3	3	0	0	Cambuur 0-4 Excelsior 07 Aug 26	01 May 27
Go Ahead Eagles	6	1	1	4	Excelsior 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles 01 Mar 26	07 Nov 26
Sparta Rotterdam	7	3	0	4	Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam 29 Aug 26	09 Jan 27
PEC Zwolle	4	1	1	2	PEC Zwolle 2-2 Excelsior 12 Apr 26	12 Dec 26
Utrecht	7	1	2	4	Excelsior 1-2 Utrecht 13 Sep 26	29 Jan 27
NEC Nijmegen	7	1	2	4	NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Excelsior 08 Sep 26	13 Mar 27
Telstar	2	0	2	0	Excelsior 2-2 Telstar 17 Jan 26	28 Nov 26
ADO Den Haag	No meetings on file yet					06 Dec 26
Willem II	1	1	0	0	Willem II 0-3 Excelsior 05 Sep 26	24 Apr 27

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Season by season

Where Excelsior finished in each completed Eredivisie season on file.

Season	Position	P	GD	Pts
2025/26	13th of 18	34	-13	38
2023/24	16th of 18 Relegated	34	-23	29
2022/23	15th of 18	34	-39	32

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