Excelsior

Excelsior

A. Hoekstra · Club

LLLDL
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Starting XI

Last match: Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Excelsior · Sun, Oct 25 · 11:15 AM

8Yegoian
28Groen
7Sliti
6van Vianen
20Hartjes
10Naujoks
12Bos
14Plug
4Widell
3Meissen
1van Gassel
4-3-3Coach: Ruben den Uil

Starting XI

  • 1S. van GasselG
  • 3R. MeissenD
  • 4C. WidellD
  • 14J. PlugD
  • 12K. BosD
  • 10N. NaujoksM
  • 20L. HartjesM
  • 6D. van VianenM
  • 7A. SlitiF
  • 28N. GroenF
  • 8I. YegoianF

Bench

  • 16C. BiaiG
  • 15S. JanssenD
  • 24G. CairoM
  • 2E. da Silva MoreiraF
  • 18V. SulzbacherM
  • 21I. Silva TimasF
  • 34Q. KraaijvangerM
  • 30A. ThorsteinssonM
  • 9M. DominguezF
  • 11A. JahanbakhshF
  • 19D. GardenF

1786

Elo rating

—

FIFA rank

10

Matches

LLLDL

Form

16

Goals scored

19

Goals conceded

1.6

Goals/game

1.9

Conceded/game

0

Clean sheets

0%

Clean-sheet %

—

xG

—

xGA

Team Intelligence

Playing DNA, form, home/away profile and expected trajectory.

Playing DNA

AttackDefencePossessionCounterPressingSet piecesPenaltiesResilienceExperienceDepthAdaptability
Depth 95Attack 53Set pieces 52

Recent form

LLLDL▲ Improving

0

Wins

1

Draws

4

Losses

0.2

Pts/game

Home / away profile

At home

Attack
61
Defence
41

Away

Attack
46
Defence
27

Model split — anchored on per-game output with a transparent home-field lift.

Availability impact

0

Availability impact

Fully available

0 = full squad · 100 = badly hit

No reported absences — full squad available.

Outlook & trajectory

Trajectory: Rising
28

Excelsior are trending up — recent results outpace their earlier run.

AI outlook

Excelsior score 1.6 and concede 1.9 per game, playing a balanced, adaptable shape game. Their last 5 results read LLLDL (0.2 pts/game, rising momentum). The model leans on their balanced approach, while leaky defence is the clearest way to hurt them.

Confidence timeline

How the model's confidence built

54%→61%

  1. 1Baseline54%
  2. 2Recent form+357%
  3. 3Injury news+461%
  4. 4Confirmed lineups-358%
  5. 5Kickoff+361%

Illustrative reconstruction of how information firms up the read — not a recorded history.

Confederation

—

Coach

A. Hoekstra

Rest days

—

Travel

—

Style of play

Balanced, adaptable shape

Strengths

  • + Balanced approach

Weaknesses

  • − Leaky defence

Injuries

No reported injuries.

Suspensions

No suspensions.

Recent news

  • EXC prepare in focused mood

    Neutral

    No major fitness concerns reported; preparations on schedule.

    GuessFC Wire · 6/29/2026

Key players

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