Excelsior vs Telstar — Eredivisie
2-2
Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Telstar had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Excelsior 2 wins, 1 drawn. Excelsior are 10th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; Telstar are 16th on 6.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L W L W W). 1.0 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 5-1 at PSV Eindhoven · 10 Jan 2026
- W 2-1 vs Zwolle · 20 Dec 2025
- L 0-2 vs Groningen · 5 Dec 2025
- W 1-0 vs NAC Breda · 29 Nov 2025
- W 1-2 at Ajax · 22 Nov 2025
- L 1-2 vs Heracles · 8 Nov 2025
Away form going in: Telstar
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (W L W W D). 1.7 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at Almere City FC · 14 Jan 2026
- L 2-3 vs Ajax · 11 Jan 2026
- W 0-1 at NAC Breda · 20 Dec 2025
- W 1-4 at Hoek · 16 Dec 2025
- D 2-2 vs Nijmegen · 13 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 at Heracles · 6 Dec 2025
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Telstar
- Telstar 2-2 Excelsior · 1 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- Telstar 1-3 Excelsior · 21 Feb 2025 · Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior 3-2 Telstar · 13 Sept 2024 · Eerste Divisie
How it unfolded
- 52' Normal Goal — J. Ritmeester van de Kamp (Telstar)
- 57' Normal Goal — N. Rossen (Telstar)
- 75' Normal Goal — I. Yegoian (Excelsior)
- 81' Normal Goal — N. Naujoks (Excelsior)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Telstar |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 2 |
| 62 | Ball possession | 38 |
| 1.48 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.44 |
| 13 | Total shots | 16 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 10 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 9 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 499 | Total passes | 316 |
| 408 | Accurate passes | 221 |
| 82 | Pass accuracy | 70 |
| 11 | Key passes | 12 |
| 90 | Duels | 90 |
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 |