Excelsior Shots Stats 2026/2027

Excelsior Shots Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Excelsior are averaging 12.1 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.2 total shots on average. That puts them 16th of 18 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against FC Groningen, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Excelsior players take the most shots?

Irakli Yegoian leads with 20 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (2/g, 80% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Excelsior player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does Excelsior's shot profile look this season?

Excelsior are averaging 12.1 shots per game over 10 games and concede 15.1 for a match-total of 27.2. That ranks 16th of 18 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against FC Groningen, the page weights each Excelsior attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Excelsior fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Excelsior player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Aymen Sliti	attacker	6	14	2.33	100%
Noah Naujoks	midfielder	4	12	3	100%
Gyan de Regt	attacker	4	8	2	100%
Derensili Sanches Fernandes	attacker	3	9	3	100%
Nesto Groen	attacker	3	4	1.33	100%
Emil Hansson	attacker	2	2	1	100%
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Irakli Yegoian	midfielder	10	20	2	80%
Casper Widell	defender	9	8	0.89	67%
Arthur Zagré	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
David Garden	attacker	7	9	1.29	57%
Szymon Wlodarczyk	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Nolan Martens	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Jan Plug	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Rick Meissen	defender	10	5	0.5	40%
Lennard Hartjes	midfielder	10	8	0.8	40%
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson	midfielder	5	4	0.8	40%
Simon Janssen	defender	7	3	0.43	29%
Daniel van Vianen	midfielder	4	2	0.5	25%
Eric da Silva Moreira	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Stijn van Gassel	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Ilano Silva Timas	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Lewis Schouten	defender	3	0	0	0%
Kasey Bos	defender	3	0	0	0%
Ilias Bronkhorst	defender	2	0	0	0%

Excelsior shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Ajax	Away	2-2	4	33	37	Aymen Sliti (3)
13 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht	Home	1-2	10	12	22	Aymen Sliti (5)
8 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen	Away	2-2	14	11	25	Irakli Yegoian (5)
5 Sep 2026	Eredivisie	Willem II	Away	0-3	13	16	29	Irakli Yegoian (4)
29 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	Home	2-1	15	10	25	Aymen Sliti (3)
15 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	PSV	Home	1-2	5	20	25	Irakli Yegoian (2)
7 Aug 2026	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur	Away	0-4	18	11	29	Noah Naujoks (5)
17 May 2026	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam	Away	2-3	16	18	34	Derensili Sanches Fernandes (4)
10 May 2026	Eredivisie	FC Volendam	Home	1-1	8	8	16	Gyan de Regt (2)
2 May 2026	Eredivisie	FC Groningen	Away	2-3	18	12	30	Noah Naujoks (4)

Excelsior shots 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 12.1
Shots against per game: 15.1
Match total shots per game: 27.2
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 15 of 18

Excelsior Shots for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	9.5	50%	25%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	13.83	83%	83%	83%	50%	33%
Overall	10	12.1	70%	60%	60%	40%	20%

Excelsior Shots against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	12.5	75%	50%	25%	25%	25%
Away	6	16.83	100%	100%	50%	50%	33%
Overall	10	15.1	90%	80%	40%	40%	30%

Excelsior Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	22	75%	75%	50%	50%	0%
Away	6	30.67	100%	100%	100%	100%	83%
Overall	10	27.2	90%	90%	80%	80%	50%

Excelsior Team shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	12.1	9.5	13.83
Shots on target / match	4.8	3.25	5.83
Shots off target / match	7.3	6.25	8
Shot conversion	18%	13%	20%
Shots per goal	5.5	7.6	4.9
Shots on target per goal	2.2	2.6	2.1
Shots over 8.5	70%	50%	83%
Shots over 10.5	60%	25%	83%
Shots over 12.5	60%	25%	83%
Shots over 14.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots over 16.5	20%	0%	33%

Excelsior Shots against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	15.1	12.5	16.83
Shots against over 8.5	90%	75%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	80%	50%	100%
Shots against over 12.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots against over 14.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots against over 16.5	30%	25%	33%

Excelsior Match shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	27.2	22	30.67
Match shots over 18.5	90%	75%	100%
Match shots over 20.5	90%	75%	100%
Match shots over 22.5	80%	50%	100%
Match shots over 24.5	80%	50%	100%
Match shots over 26.5	50%	0%	83%

Excelsior 1st-half shots for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	3.5	50%	0%	0%
Away	3	7.33	100%	67%	67%
Overall	5	5.8	80%	40%	40%

Excelsior 1st-half shots against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	2.5	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	4	100%	0%	0%
Overall	5	3.4	60%	0%	0%

Excelsior 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	2	6	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	11.33	100%	67%	67%	0%
Overall	5	9.2	60%	40%	40%	0%

Excelsior shots match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Eredivisie	Ajax (A)	2-2	4	33	37	-
13 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (H)	1-2	10	12	22	-
8 Sep	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen (A)	2-2	14	11	25	-
5 Sep	Eredivisie	Willem II (A)	0-3	13	16	29	-
29 Aug	Eredivisie	Sparta (H)	2-1	15	10	25	-
15 Aug	Eredivisie	PSV (H)	1-2	5	20	25	5
7 Aug	Eredivisie	SC Cambuur (A)	0-4	18	11	29	12
17 May	Eredivisie	Sparta (A)	2-3	16	18	34	9
10 May	Eredivisie	FC Volendam (H)	1-1	8	8	16	7
2 May	Eredivisie	FC Groningen (A)	2-3	18	12	30	13

Eredivisie shots table 2026/2027: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Ajax	7	24.71	9.43	34.14	86%
2	SC Heerenveen	7	16	15.86	31.86	100%
3	Go Ahead Eagles	7	15.14	16.71	31.86	100%
4	Willem II	7	11.86	19.86	31.71	100%
5	Feyenoord	7	22.29	9.29	31.57	100%
6	FC Twente	7	21.29	10	31.29	100%
7	PSV	7	21	10.14	31.14	100%
8	Sparta Rotterdam	7	13.14	18	31.14	100%
9	PEC Zwolle	7	10.57	20.43	31	86%
10	Fortuna Sittard	7	10.14	20.29	30.43	86%
11	FC Groningen	7	15	15.14	30.14	100%
12	FC Utrecht	7	10.71	18.57	29.29	86%
13	ADO Den Haag	7	11.86	16.14	28	71%
14	AZ	7	19.57	8.14	27.71	71%
15	Excelsior	7	11.29	16.14	27.43	86%
16	SC Cambuur	7	11.71	15.57	27.29	86%
17	NEC Nijmegen	7	15.14	11.57	26.71	86%
18	Telstar	7	7.71	17.86	25.57	57%

Excelsior shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	14	9.79	17	26.79	79%
Vs top half	20	11	16.4	27.4	80%
Vs bottom half	21	13.43	13.62	27.05	81%
Vs bottom six	13	13	13.77	26.77	69%

Excelsior shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Eredivisie	2026/2027	7	11.29	16.14	27.43	86%
Eredivisie	2025/2026	34	12.44	14.74	27.18	79%
Eredivisie	2023/2024	34	11.12	15.44	26.56	74%

Excelsior next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 11 Oct 14:45	FC Groningen (home)	30.14	15	15.14	28.67	9.33	19.33
Fri 16 Oct 18:00	Heerenveen (away)	31.86	16	15.86	31.75	15.5	16.25
Sun 25 Oct 11:15	Fortuna (away)	30.43	10.14	20.29	33.67	9.67	24

Excelsior players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Aymen Sliti	attacker	7	7	100%
2	Irakli Yegoian	midfielder	5	7	71%
3	Casper Widell	defender	4	7	57%
4	David Garden	attacker	4	7	57%
5	Nesto Groen	attacker	3	5	60%

Excelsior players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	David Garden	attacker	4	7	57%
2	Irakli Yegoian	midfielder	4	7	57%
3	Aymen Sliti	attacker	3	7	43%
4	Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson	midfielder	2	5	40%
5	Gyan de Regt	attacker	1	1	100%

Excelsior players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Aymen Sliti	attacker	3	7	43%
2	Irakli Yegoian	midfielder	3	7	43%
3	Gyan de Regt	attacker	1	1	100%
4	Noah Naujoks	midfielder	1	1	100%
5	David Garden	attacker	1	7	14%

FC Groningen shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
18 Sep	Eredivisie	PEC Zwolle (H)	3-0	17	9	26	-
12 Sep	Eredivisie	GA Eagles (A)	1-1	4	24	28	-
6 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Twente (H)	2-2	21	16	37	-
28 Aug	Eredivisie	Fortuna (H)	2-3	23	9	32	-
23 Aug	Eredivisie	PSV (A)	5-1	7	24	31	19
16 Aug	Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag (A)	1-4	17	10	27	15
9 Aug	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht (H)	2-1	16	14	30	11
21 May	Eredivisie	Ajax (A)	2-0	5	12	17	6
17 May	Eredivisie	Heracles Almelo (A)	1-2	16	11	27	13
10 May	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen (H)	2-1	11	12	23	8