Excelsior are averaging 2.4 goals per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 3.6 total goals on average. That puts them 12th of 18 for team goals scored per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player goal-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against NEC Nijmegen, and a full match-by-match log.
Derensili Sanches Fernandes leads with 4 goals across 6 qualifying appearances (0.67/g, 50% hit rate). The goal-rate table below ranks every Excelsior player by goals per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes) and six-game form.
Excelsior are averaging 2.4 goals per game over 10 games and concede 1.2 for a match-total of 3.6. That ranks 12th of 18 for team goals scored. They're generating 13.5 shots/g from 8.9 key passes/g.
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Goals matchup blends our attackers' scoring rate (50%) with the opposition's goals conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against NEC Nijmegen, the page weights each Excelsior attacker against the opposition's last-season goals-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Excelsior fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027.
Excelsior are currently finishing at 45% — that's the share of their shots on target that beat the keeper. Above-average finishing without a matching xG signal usually regresses; pair this with shots/g and key passes/g to read whether the goals trend is sustainable.
| Player | Position | Apps | Goals | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | attacker | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| David Garden | attacker | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nesto Groen | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Noah Naujoks | midfielder | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 43% |
| Aymen Sliti | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Irakli Yegoian | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Casper Widell | defender | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Arthur Zagré | defender | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Gyan de Regt | attacker | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Rick Meissen | defender | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Lennard Hartjes | midfielder | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Stijn van Gassel | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Emil Hansson | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Daniel van Vianen | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan Plug | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Simon Janssen | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ilano Silva Timas | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nolan Martens | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Adam Carlén | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mike van Duinen | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team goals | Opposition goals | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Willem II | Away | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Rick Meissen (1) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Home | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Aymen Sliti (1) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSV | Home | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Casper Widell (1) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | SC Cambuur | Away | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Noah Naujoks (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Away | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Noah Naujoks (1) |
| 10 May 2026 | FC Volendam | Home | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 May 2026 | FC Groningen | Away | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Casper Widell (1) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | FC Utrecht | Home | 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Derensili Sanches Fernandes (2) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Szymon Wlodarczyk (1) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | NEC Nijmegen | Home | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |