Excelsior: Next Match & Form
Netherlands Eredivisie · 7th · 11 pts · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4,500) · Founded 1902
· Van Donge & De Roo Stadion · Referee Richard Martens
- D@
Ajax2–2 - Lvs
Utrecht1–2 - D@
NEC Nijmegen2–2 - W@
Willem II0–3 - Wvs
Sparta Rotterdam2–1
Fixtures & results
- Excelsiorvs
GroningenTip: 2:2 
HeerenveenvsExcelsior
Fortuna SittardvsExcelsior- Excelsiorvs
Twente - Excelsiorvs
GO Ahead Eagles 
FeyenoordvsExcelsior
All remaining fixtures (27)
- Excelsiorvs
Telstar 
ADO Den HaagvsExcelsior
PEC ZwollevsExcelsior- Excelsiorvs
AZ Alkmaar - Sparta RotterdamvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsFeyenoord
- ExcelsiorvsFortuna Sittard
- UtrechtvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsAjax
- TwentevsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsHeerenveen
- GO Ahead EaglesvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsNEC Nijmegen
- AZ AlkmaarvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsPEC Zwolle
- GroningenvsExcelsior
- ExcelsiorvsWillem II
- Excelsiorvs
Cambuur 
PSV EindhovenvsExcelsior- ExcelsiorvsADO Den Haag
- TelstarvsExcelsior
- D 19 SepAjax2 – 2ExcelsiorHT 1–1
- L 13 SepExcelsior1 – 2UtrechtHT 0–1
- D 8 SepNEC Nijmegen2 – 2ExcelsiorHT 1–1
- W 5 SepWillem II0 – 3ExcelsiorHT 0–2
- W 29 AugExcelsior2 – 1Sparta RotterdamHT 1–0
- L 15 AugExcelsior1 – 2PSV EindhovenHT 0–1
- W 7 AugCambuur0 – 4ExcelsiorHT 0–3
Excelsior in numbers
Eredivisie 2026/273-2-2won-drawn-lost
2.14goals scored per game
1.29goals conceded per game
71%both teams scored
100%over 2.5 goals
2clean sheets
1.6yellow cards per game
4.3corners per game
Goal timing
0-15'1 / 2
16-30'2 / 0
31-45'5 / 2
46-60'1 / 2
61-75'3 / 1
76-90'3 / 2
scoredconceded
- Longest winning run
- 2 games
- Biggest home win
- 2-1
- Biggest away win
- 0-4
- Favourite formation
- 4-3-3 (4)
Excelsior squad
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | S. van Gassel | 29 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| 16 | Celton Biai | 26 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | Tijmen Holla | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | R. Meissen | 23 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| 4 | C. Widell | 22 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| 15 | S. Janssen | 25 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| 24 | Giulliano Cairo | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| 27 | M. van de Wetering | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 14 | J. Plug | 20 | 7 | – | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| 8 | I. Yegoian | 21 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 20 | L. Hartjes | 22 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| 21 | I. Silva Timas | 23 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| 2 | Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| 6 | D. van Vianen | 22 | 4 | – | – | – | 6.8 |
| 18 | V. Sulzbacher | 20 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| 10 | N. Naujoks | 23 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 8.5 |
| 23 | Y. Finey | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| J. Fortes Rocha | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Q. Kraaijvanger | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Fedde Raats | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 19 | D. Garden | 21 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 7.0 |
| 7 | A. Sliti | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.1 |
| 30 | Á. Þorsteinsson | 20 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 28 | N. Groen | 21 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| 11 | A. Jahanbakhsh | 33 | 5 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| 12 | K. Bos | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | 6.8 |
| 9 | Mario Domínguez | 21 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| 22 | O. Turay | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Niels Kuppen | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
Home and away record
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At home | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
Team news
N. NaujoksOut Injury
Main men
Top scorerD. Garden3
Most assistsI. Yegoian5
Most yellow cardsJ. Plug2
Eredivisie table
Full table ›| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Twente | 8 | +8 | 17 |
| 5 | Ajax | 8 | +12 | 15 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 7 | +6 | 11 |
| 8 | Groningen | 7 | +2 | 11 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 8 | +2 | 11 |
| 10 | Heerenveen | 8 | 0 | 9 |
Head to head results
- Excelsior vs Groningen15 matches
- Heerenveen vs Excelsior14 matches
Excelsior fixtures and form
Excelsior play Groningen at home on 11 October. Their last match finished 2-2 against Ajax, and their recent run reads D-L-D-W-W. They are 7th in the Netherlands Eredivisie with 11 points.