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
- 2M. DeijlD
- 4J. KramerD
- 5D. JamesD
- 6C. TwigtM
- 9M. SmitF
- 17M. SurayF
- 18R. MargaretF
- 21M. MeulensteenD
- 22J. De BusserG
- 24K. GoudmijnM
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 14O. PetterssonF
- 15R. WeijenbergM
- 20X. BlommeM
- 23T. BaetenF
- 25G. van ZwamD
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 29A. AdelgaardD
- 33N. VerdoniG
Excelsior
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 3R. MeissenD
- 4C. WidellD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 8M. TielemansM
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 11G. de RegtF
- 12A. ZagréD
- 22S. MitrovićF
- 23I. YegoianM
Substitutes
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 14L. SchoutenD
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 17N. MartensD
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 30D. 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |