Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles prediction and preview
Eredivisie · Saturday 7 November 2026, 20:00 UTC
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Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie · Saturday 7 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles preview
The Eredivisie fixture between Excelsior and Go Ahead Eagles is scheduled for Saturday 7 November 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam. Excelsior are 15th in the table with 11 points from 11, while Go Ahead Eagles are 10th in the table with 14 points from 11.
Excelsior come into the game with a L-L-L-L-D run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Go Ahead Eagles's recent sequence reads L-W-L-D-D. Over their last 6, Excelsior have scored 0.7 and conceded 3.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Go Ahead Eagles average 1.5 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
Head to head, Excelsior have 1 win to Go Ahead Eagles's 5 across 10 meetings, with 4 draws. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 1 Mar 2026, ended Excelsior 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles.
Excelsior are without Eric da Silva Moreira (injury). Go Ahead Eagles are without Pim Saathof (injury) and Nick Marsman (injury). Jeroen Manschot is the appointed referee. Across 235 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.3 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 43% of those games.
Bookmaker prices point to an evenly balanced contest. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.
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Form and table
- ExcelsiorLast five: D L L L L
- Go Ahead EaglesLast five: D D L W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 14 | DDLWL |
| 15 | Excelsior | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 11 | DLLLL |
Head-to-head
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Excelsior expected line-up (4-3-3)
Stijn van Gassel, Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Kasey Bos, Daniel van Vianen, Noah Naujoks, Lennard Hartjes, Aymen Sliti, Simon Janssen, Irakli Yegoian
Go Ahead Eagles expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Kjetil Haug, Alfons Sampsted, Julius Dirksen, Joris Kramer, Dean James, Melle Meulensteen, Evert Linthorst, Oskar Sivertsen, Søren Tengstedt, Mathis Suray, Victor Edvardsen
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