Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Oct 26 2025 · 19:00 De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
GO Ahead Eagles
2–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.55 – 0.54
Excelsior
  • M. Suray 58’, 66’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

GO Ahead Eagles beat Excelsior

GO Ahead Eagles entered as favourites and won 2–0 through two Suray goals. GO Ahead Eagles finished with the higher xG (1.55 vs 0.54).

GO Ahead Eagles ✓55%
Draw25%
Excelsior21%

Model vs reality

GO Ahead Eagles goals
2
Model 1.77 · xG 1.55
Excelsior goals
0
Model 1.01 · xG 0.54
Total goals
2
Model 2.78 · xG 2.09
Score 2–0
10%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 52%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. SurayGO Ahead Eagles · 2 goals
8.0
  • RefereeJannick van der Laan
  • CoachesM. Boel · —
  • VenueDe Adelaarshorst
  • Table before kick-offGO Ahead Eagles 12th · Excelsior 16th

Timeline

  1. R. MeissenYellow card · Tripping
    12’
  2. C. TwigtYellow card · Holding
    43’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. ⇄ D. Sanches FernandesFor S. Mitrović
    46’
  5. Ilias BronkhorstYellow card · Roughing
    52’
  6. M. Suray 1–0
    58’
  7. ⇄ H. LinthorstFor C. Twigt
    63’
  8. ⇄ A. AdelgaardFor D. James
    63’
  9. ⇄ O. SivertsenFor R. Margaret
    64’
  10. M. Suray 2–0Assist J. Kramer
    66’
  11. ⇄ Nolan MartensFor Ilias Bronkhorst
    73’
  12. ⇄ M. van DuinenFor S. Włodarczyk
    73’
  13. ⇄ N. El HamdaouiFor M. Tielemans
    73’
  14. ⇄ L. SchoutenFor R. Meissen
    83’
  15. ⇄ F. StokkersFor M. Smit
    83’
  16. ⇄ R. WeijenbergFor K. Goudmijn
    88’
  17. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

GO Ahead Eagles10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
Excelsior11 shots · 5 in box, 6 outside
GO Ahead EaglesExcelsior
51% Possession 49%
1.55 Expected goals (xG) 0.54
2.12 Expected points (xPts) 0.63
10 Shots 11
3 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 6
8 Shots inside the box 5
2 Shots outside the box 6
437 Passes 422
81% Pass accuracy 86%
4 Corners 10
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
6 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.05 Team rating 6.50

Line-ups

GO Ahead Eagles 4-3-3

226.9 J. De Busser(G)
56.7 D. James ↓63’ 47.5 J. Kramer A 217.0 M. Meulensteen 27.0 M. Deijl
67.3 C. Twigt ↓63’ 247.5 K. Goudmijn ↓88’ 347.3 Y. Rahmouni
178.0★ M. Suray 96.3 M. Smit ↓83’ 186.3 R. Margaret ↓64’
  • 22J. De Busser (G)6.9
  • 5D. James↓63’6.7
  • 4J. KramerA7.5
  • 21M. Meulensteen7.0
  • 2M. Deijl7.0
  • 6C. Twigt↓63’7.3
  • 24K. Goudmijn↓88’7.5
  • 34Y. Rahmouni7.3
  • 17M. Suray ★8.0
  • 9M. Smit↓83’6.3
  • 18R. Margaret↓64’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 29A. Adelgaard↑63’6.3
  • 8H. Linthorst↑63’6.5
  • 15R. Weijenberg↑88’
  • 11O. Sivertsen↑64’6.7
  • 27F. Stokkers↑83’

Unused: N. Verdoni, L. Plogmann, J. Dirksen, G. van Zwam, X. Blomme, O. Pettersson, T. Baeten

Coach: M. Boel

Excelsior 4-3-3

16.2 S. van Gassel(G)
126.6 A. Zagré 35.9 R. Meissen ↓83’ 46.9 C. Widell 26.0 Ilias Bronkhorst ↓73’
67.2 A. Carlén 236.5 I. Yegoian 86.5 M. Tielemans ↓73’
116.6 G. de Regt 96.3 S. Włodarczyk ↓73’ 226.7 S. Mitrović ↓46’
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)6.2
  • 12A. Zagré6.6
  • 3R. Meissen↓83’5.9
  • 4C. Widell6.9
  • 2Ilias Bronkhorst↓73’6.0
  • 6A. Carlén7.2
  • 23I. Yegoian6.5
  • 8M. Tielemans↓73’6.5
  • 11G. de Regt6.6
  • 9S. Włodarczyk↓73’6.3
  • 22S. Mitrović↓46’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 30D. Sanches Fernandes↑46’6.6
  • 14L. Schouten↑83’
  • 17Nolan Martens↑73’6.3
  • 29M. van Duinen↑73’6.3

Unused: C. Raatsie, Giuliano Cairo, S. Henderikx, Yoon Do-Yong, S. Middendorp

Player stats

Top rated
M. SurayGO Ahead Eagles8.0
2nd
J. KramerGO Ahead Eagles7.5
3rd
K. GoudmijnGO Ahead Eagles7.5

GO Ahead Eagles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. De Busser G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 52% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
D. James D 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 25 2 2 0/0 2/1 6.7
J. Kramer D 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 86% 65 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
M. Meulensteen M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 64 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
M. Deijl D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 43 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.0
C. Twigt M 63 0 0 0 (0) 2 82% 49 0 3 0/1 1/1 7.3
K. Goudmijn M 88 0 0 0 (0) 4 78% 45 2 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
Y. Rahmouni M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 29 1 1 0/0 0/3 7.3
M. Suray M 90 2 0 4 (3) 0 70% 23 1 1 0/0 1/1 8.0
M. Smit F 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 13 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
R. Margaret F 64 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 22 2 0 1/3 0/1 6.3
A. Adelgaard D 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
H. Linthorst M 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 13 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
R. Weijenberg M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Sivertsen F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
F. Stokkers F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 —

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 69% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
A. Zagré D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 35 4 1 0/0 1/1 6.6
R. Meissen D 83 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 45 1 1 0/0 1/0 5.9
C. Widell D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 61 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
Ilias Bronkhorst D 73 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 32 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.0
A. Carlén M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 88% 52 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
I. Yegoian M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 96% 27 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
M. Tielemans M 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 44 0 3 0/0 1/1 6.5
G. de Regt F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 26 1 2 1/1 1/1 6.6
S. Włodarczyk F 73 0 0 1 (1) 1 63% 16 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.3
S. Mitrović F 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 19 0 1 1/1 0/0 6.7
D. Sanches Fernandes F 44 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 14 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
L. Schouten M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Nolan Martens M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. van Duinen F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.