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 6, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 2 times in our records: GO Ahead Eagles 2 wins. Excelsior are 4th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; GO Ahead Eagles are 7th on 8.
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 6, lost 3 (W L L D D). 1.3 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% 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
- D 1-1 at Volendam · 1 Feb 2026
- D 0-0 vs SC Braga · 29 Jan 2026
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs GO Ahead Eagles
- GO Ahead Eagles 2-0 Excelsior · 26 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie
- GO Ahead Eagles 3-0 Excelsior · 30 Mar 2024 · 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 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |