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Excelsior

Eredivisie · 2026/27 · 5 of 18 · Netherlands · Founded 1902

Form
LWWD
4 Games
2-1-1 W-D-L
7 Points
8:5 Goals
2.00 Goals / game
1 Clean sheets
21.9 Avg age
R. den Uil
Head Coach
R. den Uil
Most-used shape this season: 4-3-3 (4 of 4 lineups)
4-3-3 ×4
Stadion Woudestein
Home Stadium
Stadion Woudestein
Rotterdam · 4,500 capacity
Artificial turf 1W-0D-1L at home
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Squad
28 players
Average age 21.9 (17–33) · 11 nationalities
Avg rating 6.31 D. Garden 3⚽ I. Yegoian 2⚽ N. Naujoks 2⚽
📊 Eredivisie Table
Excelsior highlighted — currently 5 of 18
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 AZ Alkmaar 6 5 1 0 +11 16
WWWWD
2 PSV Eindhoven 5 4 1 0 +12 13
DWWWW
3 Feyenoord 5 3 2 0 +6 11
WDWDW
4 Twente 5 3 1 1 +5 10
LWWDW
5 Excelsior 4 2 1 1 +3 10
LWWD
6 Fortuna Sittard 5 3 1 1 +2 10
DWLWW
7 GO Ahead Eagles 5 2 2 1 +2 8
WDWLD
8 Ajax 4 2 1 1 +4 7
WDWL
9 NEC Nijmegen 5 2 1 2 +2 7
LWWLD
10 Groningen 5 2 1 2 -1 7
WWLLD
11 Sparta Rotterdam 5 1 2 2 +0 5
LWDLD
12 Heerenveen 5 1 2 2 -2 5
WDLDL
13 PEC Zwolle 5 1 1 3 -4 4
LLWLD
14 Telstar 5 1 1 3 -6 4
WLLDL
15 Utrecht 5 0 2 3 -9 2
LLDLD
16 Willem II 5 0 2 3 -9 2
LLDLD
17 ADO Den Haag 5 0 1 4 -8 1
LLLDL
18 Cambuur 4 0 1 3 -8 1
LLLD
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📋 Recent Form
Last 4 across all competitions
D A NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Tue 8 Sep W A Willem II 3–0 Sat 5 Sep W H Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Sat 29 Aug L H PSV Eindhoven 1–2 Sat 15 Aug
📅 Next Up
Upcoming fixtures
H Utrecht Sun 13 Sep A Ajax Sat 19 Sep H Groningen Sun 11 Oct A Heerenveen Fri 16 Oct A Fortuna Sittard Sun 25 Oct H Twente Sun 1 Nov
⚔️ Attack
Eredivisie 2026/27 · 4 games
8
Goals scored
2.00
Per game
0
Failed to score
0.0%
11.8
Shots / game
4.5
On target / game
38.3%
Shot accuracy
17.0%
Conversion
goals per shot
4.3
Corners / game
0.3
Offsides / game
4
1st half goals
4
2nd half goals
3–0
Biggest win
at Willem II
🛡️ Defence
Goals conceded, clean sheets and shots faced
5
Goals conceded
1.25
Per game
+3
Goal difference
1
Clean sheets
25.0%
14.3
Shots faced / game
3.8
On target faced
per game
66.7%
Save rate
2.5
Saves / game
2
1st half conceded
3
2nd half conceded
1–2
Heaviest defeat
vs PSV Eindhoven
3
Longest unbeaten
games
🎛️ Match Control & Discipline
Possession, passing, fouls and cards
39.3%
Possession
79.0%
Pass accuracy
13.0
Fouls / game
7
Yellow cards
1.75 / game
0
Red cards
50.0%
Win rate
1.75
Points / game
75.0%
Both teams score
100.0%
Over 2.5 goals
3.25
Goals / game
both teams
2
Longest win run
games
1D
Current run
🏠 Home vs Away
2 home · 2 away
1.50 Points per game 2.00
1.50 Goals per game 2.50
1.50 Conceded per game 1.00
50.0% Win rate 50.0%
0 Clean sheets 1
42.5% Possession 36.0%
10.0 Shots per game 13.5
■ Home Away ■
👥 Current Squad
28 players · Eredivisie 2026/27 season stats
Goalkeepers 3
Player Age Apps Starts Mins GC Sv 🟨 🟥 Rating
1 S. van Gassel Netherlands
29 5 5 450 3 12 0 0 7.25
16 Celton Biai Portugal
26 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
40 Tijmen Holla Netherlands
19 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Defenders 7
Player Age Apps Starts Mins G A 🟨 🟥 Rating
14 J. Plug Netherlands
20 5 5 450 0 0 1 0 7.03
3 R. Meissen Netherlands
23 5 5 450 1 0 1 0 7.02
15 S. Janssen Netherlands
25 5 5 381 0 3 1 0 6.92
4 C. Widell Sweden
22 5 4 376 1 0 0 0 7.18
17 N. Martens Belgium
21 2 1 119 0 0 0 0 6.15
22 O. Turay Germany
17 2 0 54 0 0 0 0 4.30
5 S. Henderikx Netherlands
22 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Midfielders 8
Player Age Apps Starts Mins G A 🟨 🟥 Rating
20 L. Hartjes Netherlands
22 5 5 434 0 0 1 0 6.74
6 D. van Vianen Netherlands
22 4 3 254 0 0 0 0 5.46
2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira Germany
20 3 2 167 0 0 0 0 6.50
10 N. Naujoks MIS Netherlands
23 1 1 90 2 0 0 0 8.50
18 V. Sulzbacher Austria
20 1 0 19 1 0 1 0 6.94
23 Y. Finey Sweden
22 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 3.15
24 Giulliano Cairo Netherlands
19 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 3.35
34 N. El Hamdaoui
18 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 —
Attackers 10
Player Age Apps Starts Mins G A 🟨 🟥 Rating
8 I. Yegoian Georgia
21 5 5 435 2 4 0 0 8.28
7 A. Sliti Netherlands
19 5 3 206 1 1 0 0 6.90
21 I. Silva Timas Netherlands
23 5 2 184 0 1 0 0 6.57
28 N. Groen Netherlands
21 5 0 103 1 0 1 0 6.55
30 Á. Þorsteinsson Iceland
20 3 3 205 0 0 1 0 6.17
30 A. Jahanbakhsh Iran
33 3 0 56 0 0 0 0 6.60
12 K. Bos Australia
21 2 0 53 0 0 0 0 6.66
19 D. Garden Netherlands
21 1 1 358 3 0 0 0 7.21
11 G. de Regt Netherlands
22 1 1 85 0 1 0 0 6.90
9 Mario Domínguez Spain
21 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 3.15