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Excelsior vs GO Ahead Eagles – Lineups & Match Details

GO Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 1-0. Goals: S. Tengstedt (54'). Excelsior had 58% possession against GO Ahead Eagles's 42%. Shots on target: 7-1.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 25

Sunday, 1 March 2026

ExcelsiorExcelsior

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles

Referee: Jannick van der Laan, Netherlands

Lineups

ExcelsiorExcelsior3-4-2-1
S. van Gassel1S. van GasselG
C. Widell4C. WidellD
L. Schouten14L. SchoutenD
R. Meissen3R. MeissenD
I. Bronkhorst2I. BronkhorstM
I. Yegoian23I. YegoianM
L. Hartjes20L. HartjesM
A. Zagre12A. ZagreM
D. Sanches Fernandes30D. Sanches FernandesF
G. de Regt11G. de RegtF
N. Naujoks10N. NaujoksF

Substitutes

33J. BergraafF
24G. CairoM
6A. CarlenM
5S. HenderikxD
40T. HollaG
15S. JanssenD
26M. JonathansF
8M. TielemansM
9S. WlodarczykF
29M. van DuinenF
GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles4-2-3-1
J. De Busser22J. De BusserG
A. Sampsted2A. SampstedD
J. Dirksen26J. DirksenD
J. Kramer4J. KramerD
A. Adelgaard29A. AdelgaardD
M. Meulensteen21M. MeulensteenM
J. Breum7J. BreumM
S. Tengstedt10S. TengstedtM
M. Suray17M. SurayM
R. Margaret18R. MargaretM
V. Edvardsen16V. EdvardsenF

Substitutes

1L. PlogmannG
30S. JansenG
5D. JamesD
8E. LinthorstM
9S. I. SigurdarsonF
11O. SivertsenF
19J. SloryF
20E. WaayersD
25G. van ZwamD
27F. StokkersF
34Y. Salah RahmouniM

Match Events

28'Y

J. Dirksen

46'S

J. Kramer

Substitution 1

54'G

S. Tengstedt

Assist: R. Margaret

58'S

S. Tengstedt

Substitution 2

68'S

L. Hartjes

Substitution 1

68'S

G. de Regt

Substitution 2

76'S

R. Margaret

Substitution 3

78'Y

A. Zagré

79'S

A. Zagré

Substitution 3

85'S

J. Dirksen

Substitution 4

86'S

V. Edvardsen

Substitution 5

89'S

R. Meissen

Substitution 4

90'S

I. Yegoian

Substitution 5

Statistics

Excelsior
58%42%
GO Ahead Eagles
1.86Expected Goals (xG)0.43
19Total Shots7
7Shots on Target1
6Corners3
11Fouls6
2Offsides1
82Pass Accuracy (%)74
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Excelsior host GO Ahead Eagles on Sunday, 1 March 2026. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Excelsior go into the match 14th in the table; GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Excelsior have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. GO Ahead Eagles have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 26 Oct 2025: Excelsior 0-2 GO Ahead Eagles; 30 Mar 2024: Excelsior 0-3 GO Ahead Eagles; 16 Dec 2023: Excelsior 1-1 GO Ahead Eagles. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

GO Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 1-0. GO Ahead Eagles replied with S. Tengstedt 54'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 54 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Excelsior held 58% of the ball against 42% for GO Ahead Eagles. Shots on target finished 7-1. Expected goals read 1.86 for Excelsior, 0.43 for GO Ahead Eagles.

Verdict

GO Ahead Eagles take the three points; Excelsior look at a thin night for the home crowd. Excelsior sat 14th and GO Ahead Eagles 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.