Go Ahead Eagles vs Excelsior result and stats
Win probability: home 61%, draw 21%, away 18%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersGo Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior 2–0 at home in the Eredivisie on Sunday 26 October 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Go Ahead Eagles 61%, the draw 21% and Excelsior 18%, so a home win had a 61% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
GAEX
12Shots11
4On target2
4Corners10
7Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals0
Recent form
Go Ahead Eagles
L @ PSV Eindhoven1–2 · 18 Oct
D v NEC Nijmegen1–1 · 5 Oct
L @ Telstar2–4 · 28 Sep
W @ Zwolle2–0 · 21 Sep
W v Volendam3–0 · 13 Sep
Excelsior
W v Fortuna Sittard1–0 · 19 Oct
L @ Heerenveen1–2 · 4 Oct
L v PSV Eindhoven1–2 · 27 Sep
W @ Volendam2–1 · 20 Sep
L v Sparta Rotterdam0–1 · 14 Sep
Head to head
In 4 league meetings since 2022, Go Ahead Eagles won 2, Excelsior won 1 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 30 Mar 2024, finished Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 Excelsior, a win for Go Ahead Eagles.
Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 Excelsior30 Mar 2024
Excelsior 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles16 Dec 2023
Excelsior 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles14 Apr 2023
Go Ahead Eagles 3–1 Excelsior29 Oct 2022