Excelsior vs GO Ahead Eagles

Excelsior face GO Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam.

Excelsior are 15th with 11 points from 11 games, while GO Ahead Eagles are 10th with 14. That leaves GO Ahead Eagles 3 points ahead.

At home this season Excelsior average 1.0 goals scored and 3.8 conceded per game; on the road GO Ahead Eagles average 1.5 scored and 3.2 conceded. Excelsior have kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times; GO Ahead Eagles have 0 clean sheets and 1 blank.

Excelsior have scored 4 and conceded 19 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. GO Ahead Eagles have scored 12 and conceded 13 in their last 5 matches, with 5 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Excelsior come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats, while GO Ahead Eagles have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the same window. Excelsior currently sit 15th on 11 points, with GO Ahead Eagles placed 10th on 14 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 11 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 2.2 goals, which supports the Over 2.5 line. The Over 2.5 Goals selection (Over 2.5) is assigned a 68.03% probability at odds of 1.47.

• GO Ahead Eagles have the better recent form (7 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Excelsior have scored 16 goals this season compared with 23 for GO Ahead Eagles.
• Defensively, Excelsior have conceded 28 and GO Ahead Eagles have conceded 27.
• League positions: Excelsior 15th, GO Ahead Eagles 10th.
• Excelsior have won 1 of 5 home matches in this competition.
• GO Ahead Eagles have won 0 of 6 away matches in this competition.

• Excelsior matches average 4.0 total goals this season and GO Ahead Eagles matches 4.6.
• 4 of Excelsior's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 5 of GO Ahead Eagles' last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 5 head-to-head meetings averaged 2.2 goals.

In the last 5 meetings, Excelsior have won 1, GO Ahead Eagles have won 3 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 1 March 2026, finished Excelsior 0-1 GO Ahead Eagles.