Team Overview
Excelsior rate 1415 in our Elo model; they are in the lower half of the Eredivisie field. Excelsior lost to PSV 1-2 in the Eredivisie (2026/27), then beat Sparta 2-1, beat Willem II 3-0, drew with NEC 2-2, lost to Utrecht 1-2, drew with Ajax 2-2, lost to Groningen 1-5, lost to Heerenveen 0-4, lost to Sittard 0-1 and lost to Twente 0-9. Excelsior's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive defeats in that 2026/27 run. Irakli Yegoian (3), David Garden (3), Aymen Sliti (3) and Noah Naujoks (2) scored in recorded matches. Excelsior averaged 0.88 points at home and 1.39 away across their last 35 matches in our records, all competitions. Their heaviest win was 5-0 on 26 April 2026. Their worst defeat was 0-9 on 1 November 2026. Excelsior's Elo fell 64 points between 7 August 2026 and 1 November 2026, moving from 1479 to 1415. Excelsior rate 68 Elo points below the other Eredivisie sides' average.
In the 2026/27 Eredivisie table, Excelsior rank 9 of 18 teams with 11 points from 8 matches. Those points come from 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats, 16 goals for and 14 goals against, a goal difference of +2.
The 2026/27 Eredivisie goal list for Excelsior is headed by Irakli Yegoian (3), Aymen Sliti (3) and David Garden (3). The side has goals from 9 players; in total, 16 goals. Irakli Yegoian has the most assists in that data, with 5 assists.
Registered with Excelsior in our records: 52 players; by position, 6 goalkeepers, 14 defenders, 15 midfielders and 17 forwards. Ages among the registered players run from 17 to 34, with a median of 23.0. Nationalities among the registered players: 18 nationalities, the most common being Netherlands (28), Sweden (4) and Germany (3). The tallest player with a recorded height is Alireza Jahanbakhsh, at 180 cm.
Everything on this page that relates to the 2026/27 Eredivisie, including the squad, dates from 14 October 2026.
Excelsior appear in 385 matches in our data, spread over 12 seasons (2010/11 to 2026/27) and 2 competitions. The 359 matches with a final result break down into 90 wins, 87 draws and 182 defeats for the side: 25% won. They scored 455 goals and conceded 693 goals in those matches, 1.3 and 1.9 per match. Among matches with a result: no goals conceded in 16%, no goals scored in 30%. The widest winning margin in these records is 7-1 against Den Haag in the Eredivisie on 25 May 2024. The widest losing margin in these records is 0-7 against Roda, in the Eredivisie on 17 December 2011. Away from home, the side has 35 wins, 43 draws and 101 defeats; at home the figures are 55 wins, 44 draws and 81 defeats. Most matches in one calendar year: 2023, with 36 matches on record. Between 12 May 2019 and 12 August 2022, the side was unbeaten in 10 matches, a record in our data. Between 7 April 2017 and 7 May 2017, the side won 4 matches in succession, the longest winning run in our data. Across 11 seasons of the Eredivisie with a final table, the side’s best finish is position 10 in 2023/24 and the lowest position 20 in 2021/22. Over 12 seasons of the Eredivisie, the side has 90 wins, 87 draws and 181 defeats in 358 matches with a result, goals 455-691. The club’s first match in our data is De Graafschap 3-0 Excelsior, Eredivisie, on 7 August 2010.
The most frequent opponents of Excelsior in our data are Ajax, Utrecht and PSV, with 21 times each. The side has 1 win, 6 draws and 14 defeats against Ajax, with goals 23-62. The latest match against Ajax was Ajax 2-2 Excelsior in the Eredivisie on 19 September 2026. The side has 3 wins, 7 draws and 11 defeats against Utrecht, with goals 31-39. The side has 0 wins, 1 draw and 20 defeats against PSV, with goals 17-66. The club has also met Heracles 20 times, with 8 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats. The club has also met Feyenoord 20 times, with 3 wins, 0 draws and 17 defeats.