7th November EXCELSIOR - GO AHEAD EAGLES
- Sat 20:00
Excelsior Vs Go Ahead Eagles
- Game for: 12th round of Eredivisie
- Take Place: Stadion Woudestein ( 3.531 )
- Last Game: Excelsior - Go Ahead Eagles: 0-1
- History of Games: 1-1-4
- Predicted Score: Excelsior 1 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 15 | Excelsior | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | LLLLDL |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | WLDDDL |
15th (IN EREDIVISIE )
- League : This is the 6th home game this season.
- Home Record : 1W - 0D - 4L
- Last Game : Excelsior - Twente: 0-9
- Next Game : 21 Nov Feyenoord - Excelsior
10th (IN EREDIVISIE )
- League : This is the 5th away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 2D - 2L
- Last Game : Go Ahead Eagles - Telstar: 3-2
- Next Game : 22 Nov Go Ahead Eagles - Fortuna Sittard
KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES
O 3.50 UOOOUOExcelsior 20:00 Go Ahead Eagles OUUOOO
KEY STATS BASED ON ALL GAMES
Team | GAMES | Record | Next Game |
| O 2.50Excelsior | 12 | 11 O - 1 U | 20:00 Excelsior - Go Ahead Eagles O2.5(1.53) |
| GGExcelsior | 14 | 12 Y - 2 N | 20:00 Excelsior - Go Ahead Eagles GG(1.39) |
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Excelsior
Go Ahead Eagles ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Gassel
- Bos
- Plug
- Widell
- Meissen
- Hartjes
- Vianen
- Yegoian
- Naujoks
- Sliti
- Domínguez
- Cillessen
- James
- Kramer
- Dirksen
- Sampsted
- Linthorst
- Meulensteen
- Suray
- Tengstedt
- Sivertsen
- Edvardsen
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
ExcelsiorVsGo Ahead Eagles
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Nesto Groen | 6.11 | Out - suspended |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Pim Saathof | - | Out - injured |
| Nick Marsman | - | Out - injured |
| Eus Waayers | 5.98 | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Ruben den Uil will be without Nesto Groen, who remains suspended after receiving a straight red card against Twente. Excelsior have conceded 28 goals in 11 league games, including nine last weekend, while their attack has managed just four goals across their previous five fixtures.
Stijn van Gassel is expected to keep his position in goal behind Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Jan Plug and Kasey Bos. Excelsior have been penalised four times this season, more than any other Eredivisie team, underlining their defensive lapses.
Excelsior’s midfield is likely to feature Daniel van Vianen and Lennard Hartjes, with Aymen Sliti, Noah Naujoks and Irakli Yegoian providing the forward thrust. Yegoian tops the club’s assist chart with five league deliveries and shares the scoring lead with Sliti and David Garden, each with three goals.
Mario Domínguez is set to lead the line in Groen’s absence. The suspended attacker averages 1.6 shots on target per game, Excelsior’s highest rate, leaving them without one of their main attacking outlets as they aim to address their poor home form.
Joseph Oosting’s side will be missing three players through injury, with Eus Waayers, Nick Marsman and Pim Saathof unavailable. Go Ahead have scored 23 goals in 11 league matches but conceded 27, reflecting their attacking output and defensive fragility.
Jasper Cillessen is likely to start in goal, with Alfons Sampsted, Julius Dirksen, Joris Kramer and Dean James forming the defensive line. Go Ahead have conceded at least four goals in two of their last five league games, and their inability to secure an away win remains a notable issue.
Melle Meulensteen and Evert Linthorst are expected to provide midfield cover, with Oskar Sivertsen, Søren Tengstedt and Mathis Suray operating higher up the pitch. Tengstedt leads the Eredivisie scoring charts with eight goals, while Suray has contributed three assists this season.
Victor Edvardsen will lead the attack after creating eight big chances, the second-most in the competition. His creativity, combined with Tengstedt’s scoring form, gives Go Ahead notable attacking potential despite their recent struggles.
Odds
Excelsior Win: 2.8
DRAW: 3.6
Go Ahead Eagles Win: 2.35
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
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Game Analysis
A narrow edge, nothing more. Go Ahead Eagles is the shortest price on a book of 2.8 / 3.6 / 2.35 (1 / X / 2), an implied 40.1%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 33.7% / 26.2% / 40.1% on an overround of 6.0%.
In the league table Excelsior sit 15th on 11 points (3W 2D 6L) with Go Ahead Eagles 10th on 14 points (3W 5D 3L).
Excelsior read L-L-L-L-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (0W 1D 5L) — a badly out of sorts side.
Go Ahead Eagles read W-L-D-D-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 3D 2L) — patchy.
Head to head the record reads 1-1-4 — Excelsior wins, draws, then Go Ahead Eagles wins. Their last meeting finished Excelsior - Go Ahead Eagles: 0-1.
Our last-six model flags 1 qualifying strike here. Reading Excelsior first, then Go Ahead Eagles, out of their last six: O 3.50 4 and 4.
Excelsior team news: Ruben den Uil will be without Nesto Groen, who remains suspended after receiving a straight red card against Twente. Excelsior have conceded 28 goals in 11 league games, including nine last weekend, while their attack has managed just four goals across their previous five fixtures.
Excelsior team news: Stijn van Gassel is expected to keep his position in goal behind Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Jan Plug and Kasey Bos. Excelsior have been penalised four times this season, more than any other Eredivisie team, underlining their defensive lapses.
Go Ahead Eagles team news: Joseph Oosting’s side will be missing three players through injury, with Eus Waayers, Nick Marsman and Pim Saathof unavailable. Go Ahead have scored 23 goals in 11 league matches but conceded 27, reflecting their attacking output and defensive fragility.
Go Ahead Eagles team news: Jasper Cillessen is likely to start in goal, with Alfons Sampsted, Julius Dirksen, Joris Kramer and Dean James forming the defensive line. Go Ahead have conceded at least four goals in two of their last five league games, and their inability to secure an away win remains a notable issue.
Excelsior are without 1 — Nesto Groen (Out - suspended).
Go Ahead Eagles are without 3 — Pim Saathof (Out - injured), Nick Marsman (Out - injured), Eus Waayers (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Excelsior set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Excelsior lean hardest on Lennard Hartjes (7.6), Rick Meissen (7.6), Casper Widell (7.6) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Nesto Groen is out for Excelsior — index 6.3, against 8.8 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Go Ahead Eagles lean hardest on Joris Kramer (7.9), Alfons Sampsted (7.9), Evert Linthorst (7.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
The projected score for this one is Excelsior 1 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles, an away win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: With barely anything between them on price, this is one to leave alone in the 1X2 market and attack in the goals or handicap markets instead.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 18:00 on 6th November 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.