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
- 1S. van GasselG
- 2I. BronkhorstM
- 3R. MeissenD
- 4C. WidellD
- 10N. NaujoksF
- 11G. de RegtF
- 12A. ZagréM
- 14L. SchoutenD
- 20L. HartjesM
- 23I. YegoianM
- 30D. Sanches FernandesF
Substitutes
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 8M. TielemansM
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 15S. JanssenD
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 26M. JonathansF
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. SampstedD
- 4J. KramerD
- 7J. BreumM
- 10S. TengstedtM
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 17M. SurayM
- 18R. MargaretM
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
- 26J. DirksenD
- 29A. AdelgaardD
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 5D. JamesD
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 9S. SigurðarsonF
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 19J. SloryF
- 20E. WaayersD
- 25G. van ZwamD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 30S. JansenG
- 34Y. 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 |