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Eredivisie 2026/27

Excelsior lineup

10th in the Eredivisie 11 points Most-used formation: 4-3-3 DLDLL

Predicted lineup for Excelsior

Next match: Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior,

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

Predicted lineup for Excelsior: van Gassel, Janssen, Plug, Widell, Moreira, Hartjes, Meissen, Yegoian, Þorsteinsson, Garden, Sliti

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Played 9 3W 2D 4L
Goals for 16 1.8 per match on average
Goals against 18 2.0 per match on average
Goal difference -2 11 points
Clean sheets 2 failed to score in 1
xG 11.32 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 0.75 1.60 1.22
Goals for 1.25 2.20 1.78
Goals against 2.50 1.60 2.00
xG for 1.32 1.21 1.26
xG against 1.62 1.74 1.69
Corners 3.8 3.8 3.8
Cards 1.3 1.4 1.3
Clean sheets 0% 40% 22%

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 David Garden 3
  2. 2 Irakli Yegoian 3
  3. 3 Aymen Sliti 3
  4. 4 Noah Naujoks 2
  5. 5 Casper Widell 1

Assists

  1. 1 Irakli Yegoian 5
  2. 2 Simon Janssen 3
  3. 3 Stijn van Gassel 1
  4. 4 Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson 1
  5. 5 Gyan de Regt 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Irakli Yegoian 17
  2. 2 Simon Janssen 9
  3. 3 Casper Widell 6
  4. 4 Aymen Sliti 6
  5. 5 Lennard Hartjes 4

Duels won

  1. 1 Irakli Yegoian 55
  2. 2 Casper Widell 48
  3. 3 Rick Meissen 34
  4. 4 Jan Plug 34
  5. 5 David Garden 29

Shots on target

  1. 1 Irakli Yegoian 9
  2. 2 Aymen Sliti 6
  3. 3 David Garden 4
  4. 4 Lennard Hartjes 3
  5. 5 Rick Meissen 2

Rating

  1. 1 Irakli Yegoian 7.44
  2. 2 Noah Naujoks 7.14
  3. 3 Aymen Sliti 7.01
  4. 4 David Garden 6.83
  5. 5 Stijn van Gassel 6.80

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for11.32
  • Actual goals scored16
  • Difference +4.68
  • xG against15.19
  • Passes per match394
  • Possession42.6%

Excelsior squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Stijn van Gassel Age 30 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 9 810 0 1 441 60.8% 6.8
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 9 810 1 0 396 82.1% 6.6
14 Jan Plug Age 21 · Netherlands Defender 9 810 0 0 484 90.3% 6.8
4 Casper Widell Age 23 · Sweden Defender 9 736 1 0 424 80.7% 6.7
15 Simon Janssen Age 26 · Netherlands Defender 9 623 0 3 207 84.1% 6.5
22 Osman Turay Age 17 · Germany Defender 3 78 0 0 26 80.8% 6.2
20 Lennard Hartjes Age 23 · Netherlands Midfielder 9 789 1 0 315 87.3% 6.6
2 Eric da Silva Moreira Age 20 · Germany Midfielder 7 444 0 0 173 75.1% 6.2
6 Daniël van Vianen Age 23 · Netherlands Midfielder 5 279 0 0 86 84.9% 6.6
10 Noah Naujoks Age 24 · Netherlands Midfielder 2 103 2 0 33 63.6% 7.1
18 Valentin Sulzbacher Age 21 · Austria Midfielder 4 88 1 0 50 74.0% 6.2
24 Guilliano Cairo Age 20 · Netherlands Midfielder 2 13 0 0 8 87.5% 6.3
23 Yacqub Finey Age 23 · Sweden Midfielder 1 10 0 0 6 33.3% 6.3
- 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 9 795 3 5 335 82.4% 7.4
19 David Garden Age 22 · Netherlands Forward 9 623 3 0 84 61.9% 6.8
7 Aymen Sliti Age 20 · Netherlands Forward 9 514 3 1 127 72.4% 7.0
30 Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson Age 21 · Iceland Forward 7 487 0 1 117 82.1% 6.4
21 Ilano Silva Timas Age 24 · Netherlands Forward 7 227 0 1 49 79.6% 6.5
12 Kasey Bos Age 22 · Australia Forward 5 172 0 0 56 85.7% 6.6
9 Mario Domínguez Age 22 · Spain Forward 5 105 0 0 13 69.2% 6.4
28 Nesto Groen Age 22 · Netherlands Forward 5 103 1 0 16 81.3% 6.5
11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh Age 33 · Iran Forward 6 94 0 0 32 81.3% 6.5
11 Gyan de Regt Age 23 · Netherlands Forward 1 85 0 1 16 87.5% 6.9

Frequently asked questions

When do Excelsior play next?

Excelsior play away against Fortuna Sittard on .

When will the lineup for Excelsior be announced?

The predicted lineup for Excelsior against Fortuna Sittard is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Excelsior?

Stijn van Gassel has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Excelsior?

David Garden, Irakli Yegoian and Aymen Sliti share top spot, having scored 3 goals each for Excelsior this season.