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Excelsior vs Zwolle — Eredivisie
2-1
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 0.9 goals a game; Zwolle had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.8.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (L W W L D). 0.9 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- 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
- D 2-2 at Telstar · 1 Nov 2025
- D 0-0 at Excelsior Maassluis · 29 Oct 2025
Away form going in: Zwolle
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W L L W D). 1.8 scored per game, 2.5 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Fortuna Sittard · 13 Dec 2025
- L 6-1 at Feyenoord · 6 Dec 2025
- L 1-3 vs AZ Alkmaar · 3 Dec 2025
- W 2-1 vs Heerenveen · 28 Nov 2025
- D 2-2 at Groningen · 23 Nov 2025
- W 1-0 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 8 Nov 2025
How it unfolded
- 20' Normal Goal — N. Naujoks (Excelsior)
- 48' Normal Goal — R. Thomas (PEC Zwolle)
- 78' Normal Goal — I. Yegoian (Excelsior)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Zwolle |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.71 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.18 |
| 13 | Total shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 0 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 451 | Total passes | 488 |
| 358 | Accurate passes | 398 |
| 79 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 9 | Key passes | 6 |
| 97 | Duels | 97 |
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 |