Excelsior Rotterdam: the bet landed in 3 of 5 at home · Go Ahead Eagles: the bet landed in 6 of 6 away · both last 10: 80% · H2H 3 of 6 · Excelsior Rotterdam: only games against sides at Go Ahead Eagles's level · Go Ahead Eagles: only games against sides at Excelsior Rotterdam's level
Match details. Eredivisie, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Sat 7 Nov, 21:00 Lagos time. It is played at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam.
What's at stake. Excelsior Rotterdam are 15th on 11 points after 11 games, level on points with NEC Nijmegen, 2 points clear of Telstar. A win would take them above NEC Nijmegen. Go Ahead Eagles are 10th on 14 points after 11 games, 1 point behind Cambuur, 2 points clear of Sparta Rotterdam. A win would take them above Cambuur.
Form. Excelsior Rotterdam have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten league games, 0.8 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: L L L L D. In this competition Excelsior Rotterdam have gone L L L L D L. Go Ahead Eagles have won two, drawn five and lost three of their last ten league games, 1.1 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: L W L D D. In this competition Go Ahead Eagles have gone L W L D D D.
The numbers. Excelsior Rotterdam score one and concede 3.8 a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. Excelsior Rotterdam average 8.6 shots (2.8 on target), 2.9 corners and 1.6 cards a game, with 40% of the ball. Go Ahead Eagles score 1.5 and concede 3.2 a game in their last six away, with no clean sheets. Go Ahead Eagles average 15.4 shots (5.4 on target), 5.8 corners and 0.8 cards a game, with 53% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings Excelsior Rotterdam have won one, drawn three and lost five. Four of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, one was drawn and Go Ahead Eagles won three. The last time they met, on 1 Mar 2026, it finished Excelsior Rotterdam 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles: Excelsior Rotterdam had 19 shots to 7, 58% of the ball, two yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 80%; five of the last nine meetings went under 2.5.
The case against. Go Ahead Eagles's record still gives them 47% to win. The meetings do not back them. Not everything agrees on goals: five of the last nine meetings went under 2.5.
The read. Excelsior Rotterdam or the draw. A draw is live. An open game. Go Ahead Eagles are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Go Ahead Eagles; the meetings favour Go Ahead Eagles. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 80%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.17, rated 79% (Excelsior Rotterdam: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 5 at home; Go Ahead Eagles: over 1.5 goals in 6 of 6 away). Full cover: Under 5.5 Goals at 1.11. Whenever the best bet loses, this one wins. Predicted score: Excelsior Rotterdam 2-1 Go Ahead Eagles (8% chance).
The agreed story. No side to back (Excelsior Rotterdam the favourite), an open game. The app, the Bank and the tipsters together.
The league run. Excelsior Rotterdam: lost their last two league games (L L L L D). Go Ahead Eagles: up and down in the league (L W L D D).
So. A close match: the safest pick that fits.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).