Excelsior v Telstar prediction

Eredivisie · Sat, 28 Nov 2026 15:30 GMT · Stadion Woudestein

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 01:21 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Excelsior v Telstar, Eredivisie on Sat, 28 Nov 2026 15:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Excelsior host Telstar in the Eredivisie on Saturday 28 November (kick-off 15:30 UK).

The key numbers

13 of Excelsior’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (87%).

Form and the table

Both teams scored in nine of Excelsior’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Excelsior have two wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 1.57 and conceding 2.86. Excelsior have scored 16 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). Excelsior have conceded 28 goals, the third-most of the 18 clubs.

10 of Telstar’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in nine of Telstar’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Telstar have two wins, two draws and three defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.14 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.14. Telstar have scored 16 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). Telstar have conceded 23 goals, the ninth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Excelsior (15th) and Telstar (16th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Telstar the stronger side, 91 rating points above Excelsior (Telstar 1517, Excelsior 1426, after at least 51 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 17 January 2026, finished Excelsior 2–2 Telstar.

Team news

Predicted Excelsior XI (4-3-3): S. van Gassel, C. Widell, J. Plug, S. Janssen, E. Moreira, L. Hartjes, I. Yegoian, R. Meissen, A. Sliti, D. Garden, M. Domínguez — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Irakli Yegoian (6.1 per match over 12 appearances, five goals and five assists) and Noah Naujoks (3.8 per match over five appearances, two goals) have been Excelsior’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Excelsior (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Irakli Yegoian averages 1.6 key passes per 90 over 1099 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances. Noah Naujoks averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 292 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last five appearances.

Predicted Telstar XI (3-4-2-1): R. Koeman, A. Soualhia, S. Valk, M. Peersman, T. Owusu, N. Rossen, I. Ahmed, P. Brouwer, N. Shenkman, A. Martha, N. Þórisson — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Tyrone Owusu (4.8 per match over 12 appearances, five goals and one assist) and Abdelnour Soualhia (4.3 per match over 12 appearances, two goals and one assist) have been Telstar’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Telstar (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Tyrone Owusu averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 1025 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances. Abdelnour Soualhia averages 1.3 tackles per 90 over 1080 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 28 Nov 2026 15:30 GMT · Eredivisie · Stadion Woudestein
Head-to-head (last 2): Excelsior 0 · draws 2 · Telstar 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Excelsior 1W 0D 4L · Telstar 1W 1D 3L

Excelsior v Telstar (Eredivisie): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 1 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 1.38

Goals

against 3.13 / 1.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 4.63

Corners

against 5.5 / 6 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 7.38 / 6.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1

Cards

against 1 / 1.63 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Excelsior for / against	Line	Telstar for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.25 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	8 for · 16.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 15.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.25 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Excelsior

Excelsior Goalkeeper

Excelsior — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. van Gassel	11	90990 min	433.9 /90	131.2 /90	00 /90

Excelsior — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. van Gassel n 8	90	4.3 7/7

Excelsior Defensive

Excelsior — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Plug	11	90990 min	242.2 /90	171.5 /90	70.6 /90	433.9 /90	60.5 /90	20.2 /90
R. Meissen	11	90990 min	171.5 /90	262.4 /90	60.5 /90	433.9 /90	100.9 /90	10.1 /90
C. Widell	11	83916 min	80.8 /90	181.8 /90	101 /90	414 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90
S. Janssen	10	65649 min	131.8 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90	283.9 /90	71 /90	10.1 /90
Eric da Silva Moreira	8	64514 min	152.6 /90	122.1 /90	20.4 /90	305.3 /90	81.4 /90	00 /90
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Excelsior — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Meissen n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.3 2/0	—
J. Plug n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0	—
S. van Gassel n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	0.9 4/2	1.6 8/2	—
C. Widell n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.6 3/2	—
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Excelsior — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Plug n 8	90	2.5 8/7
R. Meissen n 8	90	1.6 7/4
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	1 4/2
C. Widell n 8	90	0.9 4/3
A. Sliti n 8	59	1 5/0
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Excelsior Attacking

Excelsior — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Sliti	11	54591 min	40.6 /90	10.2 /90	152.3 /90	81.2 /90	71.1 /90	30.5 /90
David Garden	10	60604 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	81.2 /90	30.4 /90	30.4 /90	40.6 /90
Á. Þorsteinsson	8	61490 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	30.6 /90	61.1 /90
I. Silva Timas	6	44262 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90
Mario Domínguez	5	39196 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.8 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
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Excelsior — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Meissen n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. Plug n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
S. van Gassel n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	1.6 5/3	0.8 4/1
C. Widell n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
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Excelsior — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Excelsior before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. van Gassel n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Meissen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Plug n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Irakli Yegoian n 8	86.5	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
C. Widell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Telstar

Telstar Goalkeeper

Telstar — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. Koeman	12	901080 min	504.2 /90	141.2 /90	10.1 /90

Telstar — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Telstar before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Koeman n 8	90	4.4 7/6

Telstar Defensive

Telstar — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Soualhia	12	901080 min	161.3 /90	211.8 /90	110.9 /90	806.7 /90	191.6 /90	30.3 /90
M. Peersman	12	871039 min	161.4 /90	151.3 /90	100.9 /90	726.2 /90	121 /90	10.1 /90
S. Valk	10	90900 min	191.9 /90	40.4 /90	60.6 /90	464.6 /90	60.6 /90	10.1 /90
G. Caschili	6	51306 min	113.2 /90	92.6 /90	20.6 /90	164.7 /90	41.2 /90	00 /90
R. Oudsten	6	28166 min	31.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90	84.3 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
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Telstar — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Telstar before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Soualhia n 8	90	1.6 8/4	2.4 7/6	—
R. Koeman n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
M. Peersman n 8	86.5	1 6/2	1.4 6/4	—
T. Owusu n 8	86	0.7 4/1	1.2 5/2	—
N. Rossen n 8	87.1	0.3 2/0	0.8 5/1	—
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Telstar — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Telstar before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Soualhia n 8	90	1.4 7/2
M. Peersman n 8	86.5	1.3 8/2
T. Owusu n 8	86	1 6/1
N. Rossen n 8	87.1	0.9 4/2
P. Brouwer n 8	87.8	0.6 5/0
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Telstar Attacking

Telstar — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Brouwer	11	88972 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	80.7 /90	30.3 /90	232.1 /90	70.6 /90
Rui Mendes	9	62559 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	121.9 /90	50.8 /90	40.6 /90	10.2 /90
Jelani Seedorf	9	54487 min	00 /90	00 /90	61.1 /90	00 /90	20.4 /90	40.7 /90
N. Þórisson	8	62494 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	183.3 /90	71.3 /90	30.5 /90	10.2 /90
E. Demircan	6	34202 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90	31.3 /90	62.7 /90
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Telstar — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Telstar before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Soualhia n 8	90	1.1 5/3	0.1 1/0
R. Koeman n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Peersman n 8	86.5	0.9 3/2	0.3 2/0
T. Owusu n 8	86	2 6/5	0.7 4/1
N. Rossen n 8	87.1	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
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Telstar — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Telstar before kick-off, to 1 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Soualhia n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Koeman n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Peersman n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Owusu n 8	86	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
N. Rossen n 8	87.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Excelsior v Telstar — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ExcelsiorLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 3.8 conceded per game

TelstarDLLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 2.2 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Excelsior 0 · 2 draws · Telstar 0 · 4 goals/game

2026-01-17 Excelsior 2–2 Telstar
2025-11-01 Telstar 2–2 Excelsior

League standing · 2026/27

Excelsior#15 pos11 pts11 pl-12 GD

Telstar#16 pos9 pts11 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Excelsior scored1.45

Telstar scored1.45

Excelsior conceded2.55

Telstar conceded2.09

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What is the head-to-head record between Excelsior and Telstar?: In their last 2 meetings, Excelsior won 0, Telstar won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Excelsior and Telstar?: Recent form — Excelsior 1W 0D 4L; Telstar 1W 1D 3L.

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