Excelsior are averaging 5 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 9.4 total SOT on average. That puts them 13th of 16 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against SC Cambuur, and a full match-by-match log.
Noah Naujoks leads with 12 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 60% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Excelsior player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.
Excelsior are averaging 5 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.4 for a match-total of 9.4. That ranks 13th of 16 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 15.1 shots per game and create 9.5 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against SC Cambuur, the page weights each Excelsior attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
Excelsior take 15.1 shots per game and put 5 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.
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.
Excelsior are currently converting 34% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Janssen | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Emil Hansson | attacker | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Noah Naujoks | midfielder | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 60% |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | attacker | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 60% |
| Arthur Zagré | defender | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 44% |
| Gyan de Regt | attacker | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Irakli Yegoian | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Rick Meissen | defender | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Casper Widell | defender | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 10% |
| Lennard Hartjes | midfielder | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Stijn van Gassel | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | defender | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mike van Duinen | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Miliano Jonathans | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Adam Carlén | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Away | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Arthur Zagré (2) |
| 10 May 2026 | FC Volendam | Home | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Rick Meissen (1) |
| 2 May 2026 | FC Groningen | Away | 2-3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Derensili Sanches Fernandes (3) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | FC Utrecht | Home | 5-0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | Noah Naujoks (2) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Emil Hansson (1) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | NEC Nijmegen | Home | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Gyan de Regt (3) |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Heracles Almelo | Away | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Noah Naujoks (2) |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Feyenoord | Away | 2-1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | Gyan de Regt (1) |
| 7 Mar 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Noah Naujoks (3) |
| 1 Mar 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Home | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | Noah Naujoks (3) |