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Eredivisie 2026/27

Excelsior line-up

5th in the Eredivisie 9 points Most-used formation: 4-3-3 WLWW

Confirmed line-up for Excelsior

Next match: NEC - Excelsior, Tuesday 8 September

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Excelsior 4-3-3
1 van Gassel
15 Janssen
14 Plug
4 Widell
2 Moreira
8 Yegoian
3 Meissen
20 Hartjes
30 Þorsteinsson
19 Garden
21 Timas

Line-up for Excelsior: van Gassel, Janssen, Plug, Widell, Moreira, Yegoian, Meissen, Hartjes, Þorsteinsson, Garden, Timas

Excelsior injuries and suspensions

  • Noah Naujoks Not registered Doubtful
Played 4 3W 0D 1L
Goals for 10 2.5 per match on average
Goals against 3 0.8 per match on average
Goal difference +7 9 points
Clean sheets 2 failed to score in 0
xG 5.96 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.50 3.00 2.25
Goals for 1.50 3.50 2.50
Goals against 1.50 0.00 0.75
xG for 1.24 1.74 1.49
xG against 1.66 1.26 1.46
Corners 3.5 7.0 5.3
Cards 1.5 0.5 1.0
Clean sheets 0% 100% 50%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Noah Naujoks 2
  2. 2 David Garden 2
  3. 3 Irakli Yegoian 2
  4. 4 Casper Widell 1
  5. 5 Rick Meissen 1

Assists

  1. 1 Simon Janssen 3
  2. 2 Irakli Yegoian 3
  3. 3 Stijn van Gassel 1
  4. 4 Gyan de Regt 1
  5. 5 Ilano Silva Timas 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Irakli Yegoian 11
  2. 2 Simon Janssen 7
  3. 3 Casper Widell 2
  4. 4 Lennard Hartjes 2
  5. 5 Noah Naujoks 2

Duels won

  1. 1 Casper Widell 22
  2. 2 Irakli Yegoian 22
  3. 3 David Garden 17
  4. 4 Daniël van Vianen 15
  5. 5 Simon Janssen 14

Shots on target

  1. 1 Irakli Yegoian 6
  2. 2 David Garden 3
  3. 3 Aymen Sliti 3
  4. 4 Lennard Hartjes 2
  5. 5 Noah Naujoks 2

Rating

  1. 1 Noah Naujoks 8.50
  2. 2 Irakli Yegoian 8.48
  3. 3 Stijn van Gassel 7.25
  4. 4 Rick Meissen 7.25
  5. 5 David Garden 7.22

Excelsior squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Stijn van Gassel Age 29 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 4 360 0 1 195 64.6% 7.3
16 Celton Biai Age 26 · Portugal Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
40 Tijmen Holla Age 20 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Rick Meissen Age 24 · Netherlands Defender 4 360 1 0 174 85.6% 7.3
14 Jan Plug Age 21 · Netherlands Defender 4 360 0 0 235 89.4% 7.0
15 Simon Janssen Age 25 · Netherlands Defender 4 336 0 3 128 84.4% 7.1
4 Casper Widell Age 23 · Sweden Defender 4 286 1 0 160 78.8% 7.1
17 Nolan Martens Age 22 · Belgium Defender 2 119 0 0 49 77.6% 6.2
22 Osman Turay Age 17 · Germany Defender 2 54 0 0 12 75% 6.5
5 Stan Henderikx Age 23 · Netherlands Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
20 Lennard Hartjes Age 23 · Netherlands Midfielder 4 344 0 0 149 89.9% 6.9
6 Daniël van Vianen Age 23 · Netherlands Midfielder 4 254 0 0 73 83.6% 6.8
10 Noah Naujoks Age 24 · Netherlands Midfielder 1 90 2 0 26 53.8% 8.5
23 Yacqub Finey Age 22 · Sweden Midfielder 1 10 0 0 6 33.3% 6.3
24 Guilliano Cairo Age 20 · Netherlands Midfielder 1 8 0 0 1 100% 6.5
18 Valentin Sulzbacher Age 21 · Austria Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Quinten Kraaijvanger Age 19 Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Fedde Raats Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
8 Irakli Yegoian Age 22 · Georgia Forward 4 345 2 3 149 81.2% 8.5
19 David Garden Age 22 · Netherlands Forward 4 291 2 0 49 67.3% 7.2
7 Aymen Sliti Age 20 · Netherlands Forward 4 183 1 0 54 75.9% 6.9
30 Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson Age 21 · Iceland Forward 2 138 0 0 41 80.5% 6.3
21 Ilano Silva Timas Age 23 · Netherlands Forward 4 103 0 1 22 81.8% 6.6
2 Eric da Silva Moreira Age 20 · Germany Forward 2 96 0 0 34 67.6% 6.7
11 Gyan de Regt Age 23 · Netherlands Forward 1 85 0 1 16 87.5% 6.9
28 Nesto Groen Age 22 · Netherlands Forward 4 80 1 0 13 76.9% 6.4
11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh Age 33 · Iran Forward 2 47 0 0 17 82.4% 6.6
9 Mario Domínguez Age 22 · Spain Forward 1 10 0 0 1 - 6.3
12 Kasey Bos Age 22 · Australia Forward 1 8 0 0 2 100% 6.6

Frequently asked questions

When do Excelsior play next?

Excelsior play away against NEC on Tuesday 8 September at 18:45.

When will the line-up for Excelsior be announced?

Excelsior have confirmed their line-up to face NEC; the starting XI is shown above.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Excelsior?

Stijn van Gassel has started in goal in 4 of the last 4 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Excelsior?

Noah Naujoks and Irakli Yegoian share top spot, having scored 2 goals each for Excelsior this season.

Which Excelsior players are injured or suspended?

Excelsior are without Noah Naujoks (not registered).