Excelsior vs FC Twente — match summary
Netherlands · Eredivisie · kick-off 1 Nov 2026 20:30
Full time · score 0-9
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Excelsior 31 · FC Twente 45
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Excelsior 16 · FC Twente 67
Shots on target 0-15 · corners 0-8 · possession 20-80
NextGOAL tip: Excelsior +1 · 1 stars
Excelsior and FC Twente meet in clearly contrasting form. The hosts have just thrashed their opponents 3-0 at home in the cup, but before that they lost three league games in a row, conceding 1-5 and 0-4 in particular. The visitors, meanwhile, have just won 2-0 in the league, following a 4-1 win in Europe, so they are now on a two-match winning run and unbeaten in two. Excelsior still have a serious defensive problem in the league; this season they have scored 16 and conceded 19 in 10 matches, while FC Twente have scored 19 and conceded 10 in the same number of games. The possession and shooting stats also point in opposite directions. The visitors average 6.9 shots on target per game over their last 10, compared with 3.4 for the hosts, and 59.5% possession compared with Excelsior's 42.6%. This game is likely to see FC Twente dominate the ball and push high, while Excelsior sit deep and wait to counter. If the hosts score first from a counter, the game will open up and the visitors will have to push harder, which could leave more space in Excelsior's already leaky defence. But if FC Twente score first, they will control the game even more and keep the pressure on, forcing the hosts to defend even deeper.