GO Ahead Eagles vs Excelsior
Ref: Jannick van der Laan, NetherlandsDe Adelaarshorst, Deventer · 10,400 cap
Match recap
GO Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Suray and Suray scored for GO Ahead Eagles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.81 for GO Ahead Eagles versus 0.54 for Excelsior. GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
First Half
13'
Meissen
Yellow Card
Twigt
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Mitrović
52'
Bronkhorst
Yellow Card
⚽
Suray
⇄
James
⇄
Twigt
⇄
Margaret
⚽
Suray
Assist: Kramer
73'
⇄
Tielemans
73'
⇄
Bronkhorst
73'
⇄
Włodarczyk
⇄
Smit
83'
⇄
Meissen
⇄
Goudmijn
| # | 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
GO Ahead EaglesExcelsior
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.81VS0.54
Attack4 · 2 won
12
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
6
5
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
10
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
52%
Possession
48%
462
Total passes
430
372
Accurate passes
365
81%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
6
-0.28
Goals prevented
-0.28
GO Ahead Eagles
4-3-3
Excelsior
4-3-3
GO Ahead Eagles
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Mats DeijlD
- 4Joris KramerD
- 5Dean Ruben JamesD
- 6Calvin TwigtM
- 9Milan SmitF
- 17Mathis SurayF
- 18Richonell MargaretF
- 21Melle MeulensteenD
- 22Jari De BusserG
- 24Kenzo GoudmijnM
- 34Yassir Salah RahmouniM
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 14Oscar Hans PetterssonF
- 15Robbin WeijenbergM
- 20Xander BlommeM
- 23Thibo Roger BaetenF
- 25Giovanni van ZwamD
- 26Julius DirksenD
- 27Finn StokkersF
- 29Aske Emil Berg AdelgaardD
- 33Nando VerdoniG
Excelsior
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 8Mathijs TielemansM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 11Gyan de RegtF
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 23Irakli YegoianM
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesF
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis Suray | F | 90 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Twigt | M | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Melle Meulensteen | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dean James | D | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Milan Smit | F | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Pettersson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Blomme | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thibo Baeten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovanni van Zwam | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Verdoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbin Weijenberg | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Carlén | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mitrović | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mathijs Tielemans | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 73 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 83 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Middendorp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Martens | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noa el Hamdaoui | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |