GO Ahead Eagles vs Excelsior

2 - 0

🕒 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 De Adelaarshorst 🧑‍⚖️ Jannick van der Laan 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

GO Ahead Eagles 12 · Excelsior 13

Referee Stats

Jannick van der Laan

18 matches · 2.72 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.72
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-11).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
GO Ahead Eagles had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

GO Ahead Eagles (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-4

Goals For / Against

34 / 24

Avg: 2.00 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 34

Avg: 1.35 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.18

2.00

1.35

1.41

2.00

71%

O2.5

71%

59%

BTTS

76%

59%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

GO Ahead Eagles rank12th

Excelsior rank13th

GO Ahead Eagles points38

Excelsior points38

GO Ahead Eagles: #12 · 38 pts · GD +1

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

GO Ahead Eagles last 5 home

L D W W L

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals13-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Excelsior last 5 away

W W D D L

Points8/15

Weighted index71

Goals10-9

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

GO Ahead Eagles trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 12%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

GO Ahead Eagles score at home88%

GO Ahead Eagles clean sheet at home35%

Excelsior score away82%

Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

GO Ahead Eagles score first59%

GO Ahead Eagles win after scoring first60%

Excelsior score first29%

Excelsior win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: GO Ahead Eagles 60% · Excelsior 44%

Avg first goal minute: GO Ahead Eagles 26.8' · Excelsior 20.8'

Vs league average

GO Ahead Eagles score at home2.00 vs 1.80

GO Ahead Eagles concede at home1.41 vs 1.38

Excelsior score away1.35 vs 1.38

Excelsior concede away2.00 vs 1.80

GO Ahead Eagles score 11% above league average, while Excelsior score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: GO Ahead Eagles are 3% above league average at home, and Excelsior are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

GO Ahead Eagles goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

Excelsior goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

462

433

Passes Accurate

374

369

Passes %

81%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' R. Meissen

43'

43' C. Twigt

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Mitrović

1st substitution · For: D. Sanches Fernandes

52'

52' I. Bronkhorst

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Suray

Normal Goal

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. Twigt

1st substitution · For: E. Linthorst

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. James

2nd substitution · For: A. Adelgaard

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ R. Margaret

3rd substitution · For: O. Sivertsen

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Suray

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kramer

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ I. Bronkhorst

2nd substitution · For: N. Martens

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Włodarczyk

3rd substitution · For: M. van Duinen

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Tielemans

4th substitution · For: N. El Hamdaoui

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Smit

4th substitution · For: F. Stokkers

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ R. Meissen

5th substitution · For: L. Schouten

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Goudmijn

5th substitution · For: R. Weijenberg

GO Ahead Eagles vs Excelsior 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

GO Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 2-0 on Sunday, 26 October 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jannick van der Laan. It was played at De Adelaarshorst.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. R. Meissen received a yellow card for Excelsior at 13'. C. Twigt received a yellow card for GO Ahead Eagles at 43'.

Second half: Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Mitrović replacing D. Sanches Fernandes. I. Bronkhorst received a yellow card for Excelsior at 52'. GO Ahead Eagles took the lead at 58' when M. Suray scored, making the score 1-0. GO Ahead Eagles made their 1st substitution at 63', with C. Twigt replacing E. Linthorst. GO Ahead Eagles made their 2nd substitution at 63', with D. James replacing A. Adelgaard. GO Ahead Eagles made their 3rd substitution at 64', with R. Margaret replacing O. Sivertsen. GO Ahead Eagles extended the lead at 66' when M. Suray scored, with the assist credited to J. Kramer, making the score 2-0. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 73', with I. Bronkhorst replacing N. Martens. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 73', with S. Włodarczyk replacing M. van Duinen. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 73', with M. Tielemans replacing N. El Hamdaoui. GO Ahead Eagles made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Smit replacing F. Stokkers. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 83', with R. Meissen replacing L. Schouten. GO Ahead Eagles made their 5th substitution at 89', with K. Goudmijn replacing R. Weijenberg.

GO Ahead Eagles used 5 substitutions while Excelsior used 5 substitutions. GO Ahead Eagles got 1 yellow card, while Excelsior got 2 yellow cards.