Excelsior are averaging 15.1 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 27.2 total shots on average. That puts them 13th of 16 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 SC Cambuur, and a full match-by-match log.
Noah Naujoks leads with 27 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (2.7/g, 90% 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.
Excelsior are averaging 15.1 shots per game over 10 games and concede 12.1 for a match-total of 27.2. That ranks 13th of 16 for team shots in their primary competition.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against SC Cambuur, the page weights each Excelsior attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded 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.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | attacker | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 100% |
| Miliano Jonathans | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Simon Janssen | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Noah Naujoks | midfielder | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 90% |
| Gyan de Regt | attacker | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 90% |
| Emil Hansson | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 83% |
| Irakli Yegoian | midfielder | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 80% |
| Arthur Zagré | defender | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 78% |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Mike van Duinen | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Rick Meissen | defender | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Casper Widell | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Lennard Hartjes | midfielder | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 40% |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | defender | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 38% |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 20% |
| Stijn van Gassel | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Adam Carlén | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Away | 2-3 | 16 | 18 | 34 | Derensili Sanches Fernandes (4) |
| 10 May 2026 | FC Volendam | Home | 1-1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | Gyan de Regt (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | FC Groningen | Away | 2-3 | 18 | 12 | 30 | Noah Naujoks (4) |
| 26 Apr 2026 | FC Utrecht | Home | 5-0 | 18 | 10 | 28 | Noah Naujoks (5) |
| 12 Apr 2026 | PEC Zwolle | Away | 2-2 | 16 | 15 | 31 | Derensili Sanches Fernandes (4) |
| 4 Apr 2026 | NEC Nijmegen | Home | 0-2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Gyan de Regt (4) |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Heracles Almelo | Away | 1-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Derensili Sanches Fernandes (3) |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Feyenoord | Away | 2-1 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Derensili Sanches Fernandes (3) |
| 7 Mar 2026 | SC Heerenveen | Home | 1-2 | 21 | 10 | 31 | Lewis Schouten (5) |
| 1 Mar 2026 | Go Ahead Eagles | Home | 0-1 | 19 | 7 | 26 | Noah Naujoks (5) |