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Excelsior

Eredivisie 6th of 18 · 10 pts · P6 W3 D1 L2 · GD +6 LWWDL

Coach: Ruben den Uil · since Jul 2024 · 1.20 ppg over 40

Next: at Ajax · Eredivisie

35 team matches · 53 goals · 2025-09-20 → 2026-09-13 · ranks within the current squad · 19 players who appeared but left not shown

Most influential

#1
Irakli Yegoian 8 · Attacking Midfield
▲ 7.45
Minutes #3G+A #2Rating #1Creation #4
Minutes
2951 (94% of team) · 33 starts + 1 sub
Goals + assists
7 + 6 (25% of team goals) · xG 5.6
Rating
7.11 (84th pct, midfielders in league)
Creation
47.0 key passes · 7.0 big chances · 1.65/90
  • LFC UtrechtH6.3
  • DNEC NijmegenA 1A7.4
  • WWillem IIA1G 1A8.7
  • WSparta RotterdamH7.8
  • LPSVH 1A7.0
#2
Noah Naujoks 10 · Attacking Midfield · captain ×1
▲ 7.44
Minutes #5G+A #1Rating #4Creation #9
Minutes
2151 (68% of team) · 26 starts + 2 sub
Goals + assists
12 + 1 (25% of team goals) · xG 9.9
Rating
6.96 (66th pct, midfielders in league)
Creation
28.0 key passes · 4.0 big chances · 1.34/90
With / without
1.27 ppg starting (26) · 1.33 without (9) -0.06
  • WSC CambuurA2G8.5
  • WSparta RotterdamA1G7.9
  • DFC VolendamH6.5
  • WFC GroningenA6.2
  • WFC UtrechtH1G8.1
#3
Stijn van Gassel 1 · Goalkeeper
● 6.98
Minutes #1G+A #8Rating #2Saves #1
Minutes
3150 (100% of team) · 35 starts
Goals + assists
0 + 2 (4% of team goals) · xG 0.0
Rating
7.05 (91th pct, goalkeepers in league)
Saves
116.0 · 69% save rate · 7 clean sheets
  • LFC UtrechtH6.7
  • DNEC NijmegenA6.6
  • WWillem IIA 1A7.6
  • WSparta RotterdamH6.4
  • LPSVH7.7
#4
Casper Widell 4 · Centre Back · captain ×34
● 7.04
Minutes #2G+A #6Rating #6Defence #1
Minutes
3070 (97% of team) · 34 starts + 1 sub
Goals + assists
2 + 1 (6% of team goals) · xG 2.4
Rating
6.94 (83th pct, defenders in league)
Defence
10.8 actions/90 · duels 63% · aerials 80%
  • LFC UtrechtH6.5
  • DNEC NijmegenA6.5
  • WWillem IIA7.9
  • WSparta RotterdamH6.9
  • LPSVH1G7.3
#5
Rick Meissen 3 · Centre Back
● 6.93
Minutes #4G+A #3Rating #9Creation #12
Minutes
2813 (89% of team) · 32 starts + 2 sub
Goals + assists
1 + 3 (8% of team goals) · xG 1.5
Rating
6.8 (33th pct, midfielders in league)
Creation
10.0 key passes · 3.0 big chances · 0.42/90
  • LFC UtrechtH6.9
  • DNEC NijmegenA6.5
  • WWillem IIA1G8.0
  • WSparta RotterdamH6.7
  • LPSVH6.6

Full squad by position · click a column to sort

PlayerRankAppsMinGAxGRatingFormMin#G+A#Rat#
Goalkeepers
Stijn van Gassel 1 #3 35 3150 0 2 0.0 7.05 ● 6.98 1 8 2
Celton Biai 16 New signing · 17 Jul – 0 0 0 0 – – ● None – – –
Tijmen Holla 40 – 0 0 0 0 – – 5.97 – – –
Defenders
Casper Widell 4 #4 35 3070 2 1 2.4 6.94 ● 7.04 2 6 6
Simon Janssen 15 #8 18 898 0 4 0.9 6.69 ● 6.65 7 4 13
Jan Plug 14 On loan · from Feyenoord #10 6 540 0 0 0.2 6.94 ● 6.98 8 14 7
Eric da Silva Moreira 2 On loan · from Nottingham Forest #13 4 237 0 0 0.1 6.74 ● 6.65 13 15 11
Kasey Bos 12 On loan · from FSV Mainz 05 #16 3 119 0 0 0.0 6.62 6.62 15 16 15
Osman Turay 22 – 2 53 0 0 0.0 6.24 6.24 – – –
Marlon van de Wetering New signing · 1 Jul – 0 0 0 0 – – ● None – – –
Midfielders
Irakli Yegoian 8 #1 34 2951 7 6 5.6 7.11 ▲ 7.45 3 2 1
Noah Naujoks 10 #2 28 2151 12 1 9.9 6.96 ▲ 7.44 5 1 4
Rick Meissen 3 #5 34 2813 1 3 1.5 6.8 ● 6.93 4 3 9
Aymen Sliti 7 On loan · from Feyenoord #7 6 297 2 1 0.9 7.01 ● 7.04 10 7 3
Lennard Hartjes 20 #9 27 2087 1 0 1.9 6.75 ● 6.48 6 9 10
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson 30 New signing · 24 Aug #11 4 285 0 1 0.6 6.87 ● 6.79 11 11 8
Daniel van Vianen 6 New signing · 1 Jul #12 4 254 0 0 0.3 6.73 6.73 12 13 12
Valentin Sulzbacher 18 New signing · 27 Jul – 2 39 1 0 0.2 6.68 6.68 – – –
Guilliano Cairo 24 – 3 18 0 0 0.0 6.45 6.45 – – –
Yacqub Finey 23 New signing · 1 Jul – 1 10 0 0 0.0 6.4 6.4 – – –
Attackers
David Garden 19 #6 6 428 3 0 2.7 6.95 ● 6.81 9 5 5
Nesto Groen 28 #14 5 103 1 0 1.0 6.65 ● 6.65 16 10 14
Ilano Silva Timas 21 New signing · 15 Jul #15 5 181 0 1 0.0 6.61 ● 6.61 14 12 16
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 11 New signing · 10 Aug – 4 66 0 0 0.1 6.66 6.66 – – –
Mario Domínguez 9 – 2 30 0 0 0.0 6.45 6.45 – – –

Ranks need 90+ minutes in the window (rating also 2+ rated matches). Form = average rating over the player's last 5 appearances anywhere, arrow vs their own last-365 average (±0.3). With/without shown only with 5+ matches each side and is a record, not an effect.

This week · last 7 days

1match played · last one 5 days ago
0 kmtravelled · round trips from Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, as the crow flies
1 duntil the next match
Last win from behind · 139 days ago 2 May 2026 · at FC Groningen 3-2 · Eredivisie From 1 down at 3′ · level Derensili Sanches Fernandes 65′ · winner Gyan de Regt 90′
  • 13 Sepv FC Utrecht · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · home · NLD E

Market · 2026/2027 · Eredivisie · 6 priced matches

10 ptsthe market expected 7.5 ± 3.1 · gap +2.5 (+0.8 sd)
0%went in as favourite · even 67% · underdog 33%

Pinnacle closing 1X2, margin removed; expected points = 3 × P(win) + P(draw) per match, summed. ± is one standard deviation of the season total, so about a third of team-seasons finish outside it and the gap is a description of this season, not a rating of the team or the market.

35 matches · 2025-09-20 → 2026-09-13

MetricAll 35Home 17Away 18
Results
Matches351718
Points per game1.291.061.50
W / D / L12 / 9 / 145 / 3 / 97 / 6 / 5
Goals for / match1.511.291.72
Goals against / match1.461.411.50
Clean sheets20%18%22%
Failed to score14%18%11%
Both teams scored69%65%72%
Over 2.569%65%72%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.511.431.58
xG against / match1.561.411.70
xG difference-0.050.02-0.13
Finishing vs xG0.01-0.140.14
xPts / match1.331.381.29
Points vs xPts-0.05-0.320.21
Game state
Scored first46%47%44%
PPG when scoring first2.061.882.25
PPG when conceding first0.610.330.89
Came back from behind39%25%54%
Won from behind101
Came back for a point or win936
Leads held67%62%70%
Minutes leading29%26%32%
Minutes level43%45%41%
Minutes trailing28%30%27%
First goal (min)363934
First goal conceded (min)394037
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half49%54%45%
Goals conceded in 2nd half61%67%56%
Late goals for (76'+)0.370.350.39
Late goals against0.260.290.22
Style
Possession48%50%46%
Shots12.712.612.7
On target4.54.44.5
Shot conversion12%10%14%
Shots inside box67%69%66%
Big chances created2.83.02.5
Corners4.34.14.4
xG from set plays28%29%28%
Goals from headers28%30%26%
Pressure index8.910.47.5
Dominant minutes41.645.937.6
Pass accuracy78%79%77%
Fouls11.910.813.1
Cards1.291.291.28

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

0–15'87
16–30'76
31–45'127
46–60'515
61–75'87
76–90'139

Current: winless 2 · scoring 11 · conceding 2

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-113 37%1.771.461.231.421.75
4-3-311 31%1.271.821.641.831.45
4-1-4-14 11%0.51.251.751.051.52
5-4-13 9%1.332.01.331.551.77
3-4-2-12 6%0.00.01.51.260.87

Windows with fewer than 5 matches show no figures. Won from behind counts matches the team trailed in at any point and won on goals; a shootout win after coming back to level counts as a comeback, not a win from behind. Distances are straight-line round trips from the ground the team hosts most, never road or air miles.

6 matches with pressure data · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units · raw 10.48 for, 12.78 against

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.04) · stands out: 10 min after scoring +0.36

Typical match · pressure by minute, smoothed · overall home away

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.046
Early press (0-15, level)+0.056
Late push (76+, level)+0.203
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.692

Game state

When ahead+0.114
When level+0.026
When behind-0.243
10 min after conceding-0.134
10 min after scoring+0.366

Situations

At home-0.153
Away+0.103
4+ days rest-0.025

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.072
v bottom-tier opponents+0.143
Evenly matched+0.094
As underdog-0.262

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.066
Conceded when ahead+0.194
Conceded late (76+)+0.285

Congested vs rested -0.11 · Ahead vs level +0.09 · Behind vs level -0.26

Bars are SD units against the league baseline for the same venue, game state, men on the pitch and minute; the last column is the number of matches behind each figure. Fewer than 3 matches shows greyed.

6 played in the 2026/27 season · W3 D1 L2 · tap a result for the summary, events, stats, lineups, player stats and closing odds.

Eredivisie· 2026/2027W3 D1 L2

28 fixtures in the feed · kick-off times in your local time.

Sat 19 SepEredivisie · Matchweek 7 Ajax v Excelsior 1/1 Sun 11 OctEredivisie · Matchweek 8 Excelsior v FC Groningen 1/1 Fri 16 OctEredivisie · Matchweek 9 SC Heerenveen v Excelsior 1/1 Sun 25 OctEredivisie · Matchweek 10 Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior 1/1 Sun 1 NovEredivisie · Matchweek 11 Excelsior v FC Twente 1/1 Sat 7 NovEredivisie · Matchweek 12 Excelsior v Go Ahead Eagles 1/1 Sat 21 NovEredivisie · Matchweek 13 Feyenoord v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 28 NovEredivisie · Matchweek 14 Excelsior v Telstar 1/1 Sun 6 DecEredivisie · Matchweek 15 ADO Den Haag v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 12 DecEredivisie · Matchweek 16 PEC Zwolle v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 19 DecEredivisie · Matchweek 17 Excelsior v AZ Alkmaar 1/1 Sat 9 JanEredivisie · Matchweek 18 Sparta Rotterdam v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 16 JanEredivisie · Matchweek 19 Excelsior v Feyenoord 1/1 Fri 22 JanEredivisie · Matchweek 20 Excelsior v Fortuna Sittard 1/1 Fri 29 JanEredivisie · Matchweek 21 FC Utrecht v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 13 FebEredivisie · Matchweek 22 Excelsior v Ajax 1/1 Sat 20 FebEredivisie · Matchweek 23 FC Twente v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 27 FebEredivisie · Matchweek 24 Excelsior v SC Heerenveen 1/1 Sat 6 MarEredivisie · Matchweek 25 Go Ahead Eagles v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 13 MarEredivisie · Matchweek 26 Excelsior v NEC Nijmegen 1/1 Sat 20 MarEredivisie · Matchweek 27 AZ Alkmaar v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 3 AprEredivisie · Matchweek 28 Excelsior v PEC Zwolle 1/1 Sat 10 AprEredivisie · Matchweek 29 FC Groningen v Excelsior 1/1 Sat 24 AprEredivisie · Matchweek 30 Excelsior v Willem II 1/1 Sat 1 MayEredivisie · Matchweek 31 Excelsior v SC Cambuur 1/1 Sat 8 MayEredivisie · Matchweek 32 PSV v Excelsior 1/1 Sun 16 MayEredivisie · Matchweek 33 Excelsior v ADO Den Haag 1/1 Sun 23 MayEredivisie · Matchweek 34 Telstar v Excelsior 1/1

25 players in the current squad · 2026/2027. Appearances, minutes and rating over the last 365 days for this club.

Goalkeepers 3

  • 1 Stijn van GasselGoalkeeper · 29 · Netherlands 35 (35) 3150′ 0+2 7.05
  • 16 Celton Biai New signing · 17 Jul Yet to debutGoalkeeper · 26 · Guinea-Bissau 0 0′ 0+0 –
  • 40 Tijmen HollaGoalkeeper · 20 · Netherlands 0 0′ 0+0 –

Defenders 7

  • 2 Eric da Silva Moreira On loan · from Nottingham ForestRight Back · 20 · Germany 4 (3) 237′ 0+0 6.74
  • 4 Casper WidellCentre Back · 23 · Sweden 35 (34) 3070′ 2+1 6.94
  • 12 Kasey Bos On loan · from FSV Mainz 05Left Back · 22 · Australia 3 (1) 119′ 0+0 6.62
  • 14 Jan Plug On loan · from FeyenoordCentre Back · 21 · Netherlands 6 (6) 540′ 0+0 6.94
  • 15 Simon JanssenLeft Back · 25 · Netherlands 18 (10) 898′ 0+4 6.69
  • 22 Osman TurayLeft Back · 18 · Germany 2 53′ 0+0 6.24
  • Marlon van de Wetering New signing · 1 Jul Yet to debutRight Back · 18 · Netherlands 0 0′ 0+0 –

Midfielders 10

  • 3 Rick MeissenCentre Back · 24 · Netherlands 34 (32) 2813′ 1+3 6.8
  • 6 Daniel van Vianen New signing · 1 JulDefensive Midfield · 23 · Netherlands 4 (3) 254′ 0+0 6.73
  • 7 Aymen Sliti On loan · from FeyenoordRight Wing · 20 · Netherlands 6 (4) 297′ 2+1 7.01
  • 8 Irakli YegoianAttacking Midfield · 22 · Georgia 34 (33) 2951′ 7+6 7.11
  • 10 Noah NaujoksAttacking Midfield · 24 · Netherlands 28 (26) 2151′ 12+1 6.96
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher New signing · 27 JulCentral Midfield · 21 · Austria 2 39′ 1+0 6.68
  • 20 Lennard HartjesCentral Midfield · 23 · Netherlands 27 (27) 2087′ 1+0 6.75
  • 23 Yacqub Finey New signing · 1 JulAttacking Midfield · 22 · Somalia 1 10′ 0+0 6.4
  • 24 Guilliano CairoCentre Back · 20 3 18′ 0+0 6.45
  • 30 Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson New signing · 24 AugLeft Wing · 21 · Iceland 4 (4) 285′ 0+1 6.87

Attackers 5

  • 9 Mario DomínguezCentre Forward · 22 · Spain 2 30′ 0+0 6.45
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh New signing · 10 AugRight Wing · 33 · Iran 4 66′ 0+0 6.66
  • 19 David GardenCentre Forward · 22 · Netherlands 6 (6) 428′ 3+0 6.95
  • 21 Ilano Silva Timas New signing · 15 JulLeft Wing · 23 · Netherlands 5 (2) 181′ 0+1 6.61
  • 28 Nesto GroenCentre Forward · 22 · Netherlands 5 103′ 1+0 6.65