Excelsior 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Eredivisie Matchday 12 · Saturday 7 November 2026 · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · referee J. Manschot · full time
Full time: Excelsior 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles won 1-0 away at Excelsior in Eredivisie Matchday 12 on Saturday 7 November 2026. The goals: Søren Tengstedt 72'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had the result right.
How Go Ahead Eagles won it
Go Ahead Eagles struck first through Søren Tengstedt in the 72nd minute, set up by Mathis Suray.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, J. Manschot, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Excelsior and 1 to Go Ahead Eagles.
Excelsior: R. den Uil, 4-2-3-1 · Go Ahead Eagles: J. Oosting, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Under 3.00, was right: 0-1 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was a Go Ahead Eagles win at 42%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (11%).
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 3.1 and the match produced one.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 59%; with 1 goal the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 62%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-07, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.59 for Excelsior and 0.98 for Go Ahead Eagles.
Excelsior had 2 shots on target, Go Ahead Eagles 2.
Go Ahead Eagles had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Excelsior came into it with 12 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 2.4 a match, with 1.21 expected goals for and 1.92 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Go Ahead Eagles came into it with 12 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.61 expected goals for and 1.68 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles: the match in numbers
| Excelsior | Match statistics | Go Ahead Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 0.59 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.98 |
| 14 | Total shots | 6 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Big chances | 2 |
| 452 | Total passes | 491 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 7 | Corners | 0 |
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Excelsior
- Irakli Yegoian 7.6
- Jan Plug 7.5
- Rick Meissen 7.3
- Casper Widell 7.3
- Lennard Hartjes 7.0
Go Ahead Eagles
- Joris Kramer 7.7
- Julius Dirksen 7.5
- Mathis Suray 7.0 1 assist
- Jasper Cillessen 7.0
- Alfons Sampsted 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Thibo Baeten at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Excelsior: Feyenoord vs Excelsior Saturday 21 November 2026 · Eredivisie
- Go Ahead Eagles: Go Ahead Eagles vs Fortuna Sittard Sunday 22 November 2026 · Eredivisie
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles
What was the score in Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles?
Excelsior 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles (half-time 0-0), Eredivisie, Saturday 7 November 2026.
Who scored in Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles?
Søren Tengstedt 72'.
Did Moneyball predict Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles correctly?
Moneyball's Match Board pick, Under 3.00, was right: 0-1 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles?
Joris Kramer, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles?
J. Manschot.
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