Excelsior VS Telstar

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

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Excelsior vs Telstar is a balanced matchup in which neither side has established lasting control. The teams drew 2–2 at Excelsior on 17 January 2026 and 2–2 at Telstar on 1 November 2025. Excelsior had won 3–1 away on 21 February 2025 and 3–2 at home on 13 September 2024, but the repeated close margins keep the next meeting genuinely open.

Past matches, Excelsior vs Telstar

  • League Regular Season - 19
    Home Excelsior
    2 - 2
    Telstar Away
     
  • League Regular Season - 11
    Home Telstar
    2 - 2
    Excelsior Away
    BUKO Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 27
    Home Telstar
    1 - 3
    Excelsior Away
    711 Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 6
    Home Excelsior
    3 - 2
    Telstar Away
    Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
  • League Regular Season - 34
    Home Excelsior
    1 - 4
    Telstar Away
    Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Match center

Excelsior
Excelsior
2 - 2
FT
Telstar
Telstar

Starting eleven

Substitutes Excelsior
  • 16
    G
  • 5
    D
  • 15
    D
  • 17
    D
  • 14
    D
  • 6
    M
  • 25
    M
  • 18
    M
  • 26
    F
  • 11
    F
  • 29
    F
Telstar Substitutes
  • G
    13
  • G
    20
  • D
    15
  • D
    29
  • M
    16
  • F
    10
  • F
    7
  • F
    30

Match events

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45'
90'
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  • 52'
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    J. Ritmeester van de Kamp Normal Goal (Asst: T. Noslin)
  • 57'
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    N. Rossen Normal Goal
  • 59'
    L. Hartjes Yellow Card
  • 68'
    S. Janssen L. Hartjes
  • 68'
    C. Nadje A. Zagre
  • 72'
    N. Naujoks Yellow Card
  • 74'
    A. Lechkar T. Noslin
  • 74'
    S. Hetli P. Brouwer
  • 74'
    G. de Regt E. Hansson
  • 74'
    M. Jonathans D. Sanches Fernandes
  • 75'
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    I. Yegoian Normal Goal
  • 79'
    K. Tejan M. Zonneveld
  • 81'
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    N. Naujoks Normal Goal
  • 82'
    M. van Duinen N. Naujoks
  • 83'
    D. Mertens N. Rossen
  • 87'
    C. Nadje Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Excelsior VS Telstar

Draws underline the balance

The two dated meetings both ended 2–2, with Excelsior hosting on 17 January 2026 and Telstar hosting on 1 November 2025. Those results point to a contest that can resist home advantage and avoid a settled hierarchy. Neither team has needed a broad separation to stay competitive; the pairing repeatedly turns on small differences rather than an established order.

Excelsior’s wins do not close the debate

Excelsior’s 3–1 victory at Telstar on 21 February 2025 and 3–2 home win on 13 September 2024 provide a counterweight to the draws. They show that Excelsior can take the initiative, yet the margins remain narrow enough for Telstar to respond. Future meetings will ask whether either club can convert a close contest into sustained control or whether another stalemate will preserve the fixture’s unusual equilibrium. That possibility keeps the fixture open to either side in every setting. That balance endures.

Past head to head stats
Excelsior VS Telstar

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Excelsior
Telstar

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Excelsior VS Telstar
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 19
Excelsior
2 - 2
Telstar
 
Regular Season - 11
Telstar
2 - 2
Excelsior
BUKO Stadion
Regular Season - 27
Telstar
1 - 3
Excelsior
711 Stadion
Regular Season - 6
Excelsior
3 - 2
Telstar
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 34
Excelsior
1 - 4
Telstar
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 14
Telstar
2 - 5
Excelsior
BUKO Stadion
Regular Season - 34
Telstar
1 - 1
Excelsior
 
Regular Season - 4
Excelsior
1 - 2
Telstar
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Regular Season - 22
Excelsior
3 - 3
Telstar
 
Regular Season - 3
Telstar
3 - 0
Excelsior
 

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 Telstar

Regular Season - 6
Heerenveen
0 - 0
Telstar
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Regular Season - 3
Twente
1 - 0
Telstar
De Grolsch Veste
Regular Season - 5
Telstar
2 - 2
Cambuur
 
Regular Season - 4
Telstar
0 - 4
Ajax
 
Regular Season - 2
Telstar
1 - 3
Sparta Rotterdam
 

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 Telstar

- Regular Season - 7
AZ Alkmaar
Telstar
AFAS Stadion
- Regular Season - 8
Telstar
ADO Den Haag
 
- Regular Season - 9
Telstar
Feyenoord
 
- Regular Season - 10
GO Ahead Eagles
Telstar
De Adelaarshorst
- Regular Season - 11
Telstar
Utrecht