Excelsior: match results and statistics
1 investigationLatest Excelsior football matches: every report comes with full stats, xG analysis and the Crime Index of the result. So far there is only one investigation covering Excelsior — the sample and stats here will grow as more matches are audited.
Current squad — Excelsior
Goalkeepers
- 1S. van Gassel
- 16Celton Biai
- 40Tijmen Holla
Defenders
- 3R. Meissen
- 4C. Widell
- 5S. Henderikx
- 14J. Plug
- 15S. Janssen
- 22O. Turay
- 27M. van de Wetering
Midfielders
- 6D. van Vianen
- 8I. Yegoian
- 8M. Tielemans
- 10N. Naujoks
- 18V. Sulzbacher
- 20L. Hartjes
- 23Y. Finey
- 24Giulliano Cairo
- 31Mika Luijendijk
- Fedde Raats
- Q. Kraaijvanger
- J. Fortes Rocha
Attackers
- 7A. Sliti
- 9Mario Domínguez
- 11A. Jahanbakhsh
- 11G. de Regt
- 12K. Bos
- 17N. Martens
- 19D. Garden
- 21I. Silva Timas
- 28N. Groen
- Niels Kuppen
Injuries & Suspensions
- K. Bos— Missing Fixture (Shoulder Injury)
- N. Naujoks— Missing Fixture (Inactive)
Recent Transfers
- Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira— joined from Nottingham Forest, Loan (2026-08-25)
- M. van Duinen— left for Katwijk, Free agent (2026-08-21)
- G. de Regt— left for Holstein Kiel, Transfer (2026-08-18)
- G. de Regt— left for Holstein Kiel, Transfer (2026-08-17)
- N. El Hamdaoui— left for MVV, Loan (2026-08-11)
- A. Jahanbakhsh— joined from Dender, Free agent (2026-08-09)
- A. Jahanbakhsh— joined from Dender, Free agent (2026-08-08)
- Mario Domínguez— joined from Valencia, Loan (2026-08-07)
- A. Sliti— joined from Feyenoord, Loan (2026-08-03)
- O. Turay— joined from Bayer Leverkusen U19, Transfer (2026-07-28)
Excelsior Squad: Latest Match
Cambuur — Excelsior · 4-3-3- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 14Jan PlugD
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 6Daniel van VianenM
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 8Irakli YegoianF
- 19David GardenF
- 11Gyan de RegtF
Cambuur vs Excelsior 0:4: Naujoks's Two Goals Broke Cambuur Twice
Seventeen minutes. That's all it took for the shape of this match to lock into place, and it never really shifted again from there.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the head coach of Excelsior?
Per the most recently analyzed match (Cambuur — Excelsior) — Ruben den Uil.
How many players are in Excelsior's current squad?
32 players: goalkeepers — 3, defenders — 7, midfielders — 12, attackers — 10.
How often do Excelsior's match results diverge from the xG-expected outcome?
Bravsen has analyzed 1 match — average Crime Index 47, with 0 scoring 60+ (the threshold for an anomalous gap between the result and the xG model).
Only one Excelsior match has been reviewed on this site so far — a 4-0 road win over Cambuur with a moderate 47% Crime Index: a lopsided scoreline, but by the anomaly measure not radically disconnected from what the visitors' quality of play would suggest.
Finishing runs notably ahead of the model
Across the 2 matches with calculated xG, Excelsior generated 3.67 expected goals and scored 5 — more than a goal above the model, a consistent sign of a club converting its chances efficiently. That lines up with the big win over Cambuur: a club finishing at this level is capable of turning a moderate on-pitch edge into a lopsided scoreline.
Only 2 articles about the club so far — a minimal sample
Notably, Cambuur and Excelsior met in this very match — an interesting case of two clubs in this set being directly linked by one game with opposite finishing outcomes: a shortfall for one side, a clear edge for the other. As the database grows, it'll be worth checking whether that stylistic gap between the two clubs holds up.