GO Ahead Eagles vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
3-0
De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
Going into the match, GO Ahead Eagles had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Excelsior had won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 2 times in our records: GO Ahead Eagles 2 wins. GO Ahead Eagles are 9th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; Excelsior are 10th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: GO Ahead Eagles
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L L W L W). 1.1 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Heracles · 15 Mar 2024
- L 0-1 vs PSV Eindhoven · 8 Mar 2024
- W 1-0 vs Waalwijk · 2 Mar 2024
- L 3-0 at Twente · 25 Feb 2024
- W 0-2 at Heerenveen · 17 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 vs Zwolle · 11 Feb 2024
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 (D L L L L). 1.1 scored per game, 2.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Waalwijk · 16 Mar 2024
- L 4-0 at AZ Alkmaar · 10 Mar 2024
- L 5-2 at Fortuna Sittard · 3 Mar 2024
- L 1-2 vs Vitesse · 25 Feb 2024
- L 4-2 at Sparta Rotterdam · 17 Feb 2024
- L 0-3 vs Twente · 10 Feb 2024
Head-to-head: GO Ahead Eagles vs Excelsior
- Excelsior --- GO Ahead Eagles · 7 Nov 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 0-1 GO Ahead Eagles · 1 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- GO Ahead Eagles 2-0 Excelsior · 26 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 41' Normal Goal — W. Willumsson (GO Ahead Eagles)
- 70' Normal Goal — G. Nauber (GO Ahead Eagles)
- 81' Normal Goal — E. Linthorst (GO Ahead Eagles)
Match statistics
| GO Ahead Eagles | Metric | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 45 | Ball possession | 55 |
| 1.28 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.33 |
| 18 | Total shots | 10 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 400 | Total passes | 476 |
| 310 | Accurate passes | 386 |
| 78 | Pass accuracy | 81 |
| 11 | Key passes | 9 |
| 99 | Duels | 99 |
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 |