Excelsior are averaging 5.3 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 9.2 total SOT on average. That puts them 15th of 18 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 NEC Nijmegen, and a full match-by-match log.
Irakli Yegoian leads with 8 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (0.8/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 5.3 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 3.9 for a match-total of 9.2. That ranks 15th of 18 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 13.5 shots per game and create 8.9 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 NEC Nijmegen, the page weights each Excelsior attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
Excelsior take 13.5 shots per game and put 5.3 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 45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | attacker | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 67% |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | attacker | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Aymen Sliti | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Irakli Yegoian | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 60% |
| Emil Hansson | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Noah Naujoks | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Gyan de Regt | attacker | 7 | 7 | 1 | 57% |
| David Garden | attacker | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Nesto Groen | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Arthur Zagré | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Lennard Hartjes | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Casper Widell | defender | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 22% |
| Rick Meissen | defender | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Stijn van Gassel | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 6 | 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% |
| 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% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Willem II | Away | 0-3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Irakli Yegoian (3) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Home | 2-1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Aymen Sliti (2) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSV | Home | 1-2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Casper Widell (1) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | SC Cambuur | Away | 0-4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | Noah Naujoks (2) |
| 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) |