GolVolt — Telstar vs Excelsior: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Excelsior concede 4.2 goals per match

Telstar2.4 Excelsior4.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Telstar concede 2.4.

Attack

Telstar score 2.2 goals per match

Telstar2.2 Excelsior0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Excelsior score 0.6.

Streak

Excelsior without a win in 7 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.

Last time

Last meeting, 17 January 2026: Excelsior – Telstar 2:2

Table

2 points apart in the table

16.Telstar9 pts 15.Excelsior11 pts

Telstar: place 16, 9 pts · Excelsior: place 15, 11 pts.

Player in form

Tyrone Owusu: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Tyrone Owusu

Telstar · midfielder

5goals 1assist 7.04avg rating

Last match, FC Utrecht: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 8.2.

Irakli Yegoian

Excelsior · forward

3goals 5assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Telstar at home and Excelsior away, as in this match.

Telstar

at home · 10

4W2D4L2.2scored per match2.1conceded per match

Excelsior

away · 10

4W4D2L2.0scored per match1.6conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 17 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie Excelsior 2:2 Telstar Yegoian 75' · Naujoks 81' · van de Kamp 52' · Rossen 57'

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2 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Telstar (4-2-3-1, last: FC Utrecht) · Excelsior (4-3-3, last: FC Twente).

Official around 13:30, Sun 23 May

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TelstarExcelsior

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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