Excelsior VS GO Ahead Eagles

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

VS

Excelsior and GO Ahead Eagles form a matchup that leans toward GO Ahead while retaining clear signs of resistance. GO Ahead won 1–0 on 1 March 2026 and 2–0 on 26 October 2025, while Excelsior won 2–1 on 14 April 2023. A 1–1 draw on 16 December 2023 adds another close counterpoint. The enduring question is whether Excelsior can turn narrow resistance into a wider response.

Past matches, Excelsior vs GO Ahead Eagles

  • League Regular Season - 25
    Home Excelsior
    0 - 1
    GO Ahead Eagles Away
     
  • League Regular Season - 10
    Home GO Ahead Eagles
    2 - 0
    Excelsior Away
    De Adelaarshorst
  • League Regular Season - 27
    Home GO Ahead Eagles
    3 - 0
    Excelsior Away
    De Adelaarshorst
  • League Regular Season - 16
    Home Excelsior
    1 - 1
    GO Ahead Eagles Away
    Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 29
    Home Excelsior
    2 - 1
    GO Ahead Eagles Away
    Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Match center

Excelsior
Excelsior
0 - 1
FT
GO Ahead Eagles
GO Ahead Eagles

Starting eleven

Substitutes Excelsior
  • 26
    F
  • 33
    F
  • 29
    F
  • 5
    D
  • 9
    F
  • 40
    G
  • 24
    M
  • 15
    D
  • 6
    M
  • 8
    M
GO Ahead Eagles Substitutes
  • D
    25
  • F
    19
  • F
    9
  • D
    5
  • M
    8
  • G
    30
  • G
    1
  • D
    20
  • M
    34
  • F
    11
  • F
    27

Match events

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45'
90'
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  • 28'
    Julius Dirksen Yellow Card
  • 46'
    G. van Zwam J. Kramer
  • 54'
    ⚽
    S. Tengstedt Normal Goal (Asst: R. Margaret)
  • 56'
    J. Slory S. Tengstedt
  • 58'
    J. Slory S. Tengstedt
  • 68'
    J. Bergraaf L. Hartjes
  • 68'
    M. Jonathans G. de Regt
  • 76'
    S. I. Sigurdarson R. Margaret
  • 78'
    Arthur Zagre Yellow Card
  • 79'
    M. van Duinen A. Zagre
  • 85'
    D. James J. Dirksen
  • 86'
    E. Linthorst V. Edvardsen
  • 89'
    S. Henderikx R. Meissen
  • 90'
    S. Wlodarczyk I. Yegoian
  • 90'
    S. Henderikx R. Meissen
  • 90'
    S. Wlodarczyk I. Yegoian

Stats for this game

Matchup Excelsior VS GO Ahead Eagles

GO Ahead hold the stronger position

GO Ahead Eagles’ profile is supported by a 1–0 win away on 1 March 2026 and a 2–0 home success on 26 October 2025. The margins vary, but the direction of the balance remains clear. Excelsior therefore enter this matchup needing to challenge a stronger starting position rather than simply protect parity.

Excelsior can still interrupt

Excelsior’s 2–1 home victory on 14 April 2023 and the 1–1 draw on 16 December 2023 show two ways the challenger can keep the contest open. Those results do not erase GO Ahead’s advantage, but they prevent the pairing from becoming a one-way story. That leaves room for a contest decided by one moment rather than reputation alone. The advantage is clear, but not beyond challenge. Future meetings will test whether GO Ahead can preserve their edge or whether Excelsior can again make a narrow margin work in their favour.

Past head to head stats
Excelsior VS GO Ahead Eagles

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Excelsior
GO Ahead Eagles

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 13 games

Excelsior VS GO Ahead Eagles
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 25
Excelsior
0 - 1
GO Ahead Eagles
 
Regular Season - 10
GO Ahead Eagles
2 - 0
Excelsior
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 27
GO Ahead Eagles
3 - 0
Excelsior
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 16
Excelsior
1 - 1
GO Ahead Eagles
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 29
Excelsior
2 - 1
GO Ahead Eagles
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 12
GO Ahead Eagles
3 - 1
Excelsior
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 38
Excelsior
0 - 1
GO Ahead Eagles
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 10
GO Ahead Eagles
0 - 0
Excelsior
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 5
GO Ahead Eagles
2 - 2
Excelsior
 
Regular Season - 19
Excelsior
1 - 1
GO Ahead Eagles
 
Regular Season - 8
GO Ahead Eagles
3 - 0
Excelsior
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 21
GO Ahead Eagles
0 - 0
Excelsior
 
Regular Season - 2
Excelsior
3 - 2
GO Ahead Eagles
 

Previous games Excelsior

Regular Season - 6
Excelsior
1 - 2
Utrecht
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 3
NEC Nijmegen
2 - 2
Excelsior
Goffertstadion
Regular Season - 5
Willem II
0 - 3
Excelsior
Koning Willem II Stadion
Regular Season - 4
Excelsior
2 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam
 
Regular Season - 2
Excelsior
1 - 2
PSV Eindhoven
 

Previous games GO Ahead Eagles

Regular Season - 6
GO Ahead Eagles
1 - 1
Groningen
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 5
Utrecht
3 - 3
GO Ahead Eagles
Stadion Galgenwaard
Regular Season - 4
AZ Alkmaar
5 - 2
GO Ahead Eagles
AFAS Stadion
Regular Season - 3
GO Ahead Eagles
3 - 1
ADO Den Haag
De Adelaarshorst
Regular Season - 2
Feyenoord
2 - 2
GO Ahead Eagles
 

Upcoming games Excelsior

- Regular Season - 7
Ajax
Excelsior
Johan Cruijff Arena
- Regular Season - 8
Excelsior
Groningen
 
- Regular Season - 9
Heerenveen
Excelsior
Abe Lenstra Stadion
- Regular Season - 10
Fortuna Sittard
Excelsior
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
- Regular Season - 11
Excelsior
Twente
 

Upcoming games GO Ahead Eagles

- Regular Season - 7
NEC Nijmegen
GO Ahead Eagles
Goffertstadion
- Regular Season - 8
GO Ahead Eagles
Sparta Rotterdam
De Adelaarshorst
- Regular Season - 9
PEC Zwolle
GO Ahead Eagles
 
- Regular Season - 10
GO Ahead Eagles
Telstar
De Adelaarshorst
- Regular Season - 11
Cambuur
GO Ahead Eagles
Kooi Stadion