With just 11 games played, 15th-placed Excelsior aim to halt a four-match losing run against a Go Ahead Eagles side sitting comfortably in 10th.
Excelsior sit 15th on 11 points after 11 games and are enduring a difficult stretch of form. They are winless in their last five fixtures, drawing one and losing four. Their most recent outing was a damaging 9-0 home defeat against Twente, which followed losses to Fortuna Sittard, Heerenveen, and Groningen.
Go Ahead Eagles have made a steadier start, occupying 10th place on 14 points after 11 matches. They enter this fixture having won one, drawn three, and lost one of their last five league games, bouncing back in their latest outing with a 3-2 home victory over Telstar.
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Elo is overall team strength. xG is the goals an average team would score from the same chances.
One strength number built from every result a team has had. Higher means stronger.
GO Ahead Eagles are the stronger side — 64 rating points clear of Excelsior.
Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.
Both teams across every game this season.
Whole season, home and away combined — Excelsior 11 games, GO Ahead Eagles 11 games.
Eredivisie (Netherlands) standings · both teams highlighted in context.