Excelsior vs GO Ahead Eagles — Eredivisie
0-1
Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; GO Ahead Eagles had won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 1 time in our records: GO Ahead Eagles 1 win. Excelsior are 10th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; GO Ahead Eagles are 9th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 (L L W D D). 1.2 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Fortuna Sittard · 20 Feb 2026
- L 1-2 vs AZ Alkmaar · 14 Feb 2026
- W 0-2 at NAC Breda · 6 Feb 2026
- D 2-2 vs Ajax · 1 Feb 2026
- D 0-0 at Twente · 24 Jan 2026
- D 1-1 at AZ Alkmaar · 21 Jan 2026
Away form going in: GO Ahead Eagles
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 (W L L D L). 1.3 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 4-0 vs Heracles · 22 Feb 2026
- L 1-0 at Feyenoord · 15 Feb 2026
- L 1-3 vs Heerenveen · 11 Feb 2026
- D 1-1 vs Telstar · 8 Feb 2026
- L 2-1 at Telstar · 5 Feb 2026
- D 1-1 at Volendam · 1 Feb 2026
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs GO Ahead Eagles
- GO Ahead Eagles 2-0 Excelsior · 26 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 54' Normal Goal — S. Tengstedt (GO Ahead Eagles)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | GO Ahead Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 1.86 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 |
| 19 | Total shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 9 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 13 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 520 | Total passes | 378 |
| 426 | Accurate passes | 279 |
| 82 | Pass accuracy | 74 |
| 10 | Key passes | 5 |
| 84 | Duels | 84 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |