GolVolt — Go Ahead Eagles 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 ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Go Ahead Eagles have scored in 13 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 27 goals in those matches.

Streak

Excelsior without a win in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 4 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.

Last time

Last meeting, 1 March 2026: Excelsior – Go Ahead Eagles 0:1

Table

3 points apart in the table

9.Go Ahead Eagles14 pts 13.Excelsior11 pts

Go Ahead Eagles: place 9, 14 pts · Excelsior: place 13, 11 pts.

Attack

Go Ahead Eagles score 1.8 goals per match

Go Ahead Eagles1.8 Excelsior0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Excelsior score 0.8.

Player in form

Søren Tengstedt: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.22

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.2).

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Søren Tengstedt

Go Ahead Eagles · midfielder

8goals 2assists 7.54avg rating

Last match, Telstar: 2 goals, rating 8.6.

Irakli Yegoian

Excelsior · forward

3goals 5assists 7.41avg rating

Last match, Fortuna Sittard: rating 7.0.

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

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

Go Ahead Eagles

at home · 10

5W3D2L2.7scored per match1.6conceded per match

Excelsior

away · 10

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

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 1 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie Excelsior 0:1 Go Ahead Eagles Tengstedt 55'. Go Ahead Eagles: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

2wins

0 draws1.5 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Go Ahead Eagles (4-2-3-1, last: Telstar) · Excelsior (4-3-3, last: Fortuna Sittard).

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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.

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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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