Excelsior vs GO Ahead Eagles
Ref: J. van der LaanVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
GO Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Tengstedt scored for GO Ahead Eagles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.86 for Excelsior versus 0.43 for GO Ahead Eagles. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while GO Ahead Eagles are 12th.
First Half
28'
Dirksen
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Kramer
54'
⚽
Tengstedt
Assist: Margaret
58'
⇄
Tengstedt
⇄
Hartjes
⇄
de Regt
76'
⇄
Margaret
Zagré
Yellow Card
⇄
Zagré
85'
⇄
Dirksen
86'
⇄
Edvardsen
⇄
Meissen
⇄
Yegoian
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorGO Ahead Eagles
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.86VS0.43
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
7
7
Shots on target
1
13
Shots in the box
6
6
Shots outside box
1
9
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
520
Total passes
378
426
Accurate passes
279
82%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline0 · 2 won
11
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
7
3
Blocked shots
3
1.93
Goals prevented
1.93
Excelsior
3-4-2-1
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstM
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 10Noah NaujoksF
- 11Gyan de RegtF
- 12Arthur ZagréM
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesF
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 8Mathijs TielemansM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 26Miliano JonathansF
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Alfons SampstedD
- 4Joris KramerD
- 7Jakob Breum MartinsenM
- 10Søren Østergaard TengstedtM
- 16Victor Kaj EdvardsenF
- 17Mathis SurayM
- 18Richonell MargaretM
- 21Melle MeulensteenM
- 22Jari De BusserG
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 29Aske Emil Berg AdelgaardD
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 5Dean Ruben JamesD
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 9Stefán Ingi SigurðarsonF
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 19Jaden Fernando SloryF
- 20Eus WaayersD
- 25Giovanni van ZwamD
- 27Finn StokkersF
- 30Sven JansenG
- 34Yassir Salah RahmouniM
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 89 | 7.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Noah Naujoks | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 68 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Zagre | M | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mathijs Tielemans | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijmen Holla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 8 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | 85 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Søren Tengstedt | M | 58 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jakob Breum | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joris Kramer(C) | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathis Suray | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 86 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Jansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eus Waayers | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean James | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Giovanni van Zwam | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Slory | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson | F | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |