Excelsior are averaging 13.7 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 26.6 total shots on average. That puts them 15th of 18 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 Willem II, and a full match-by-match log.
Noah Naujoks leads with 22 shots across 8 qualifying appearances (2.75/g, 88% 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 13.7 shots per game over 10 games and concede 12.9 for a match-total of 26.6. That ranks 15th of 18 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 Willem II, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyan de Regt | attacker | 8 | 16 | 2 | 100% |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | attacker | 7 | 21 | 3 | 100% |
| Aymen Sliti | attacker | 2 | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Nesto Groen | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Noah Naujoks | midfielder | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 88% |
| Emil Hansson | attacker | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 83% |
| Irakli Yegoian | midfielder | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 80% |
| Arthur Zagré | defender | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 71% |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | attacker | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Simon Janssen | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| David Garden | attacker | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Casper Widell | defender | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56% |
| Mike van Duinen | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Nolan Martens | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Lennard Hartjes | midfielder | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Daniel van Vianen | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Jan Plug | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Rick Meissen | defender | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Stijn van Gassel | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lewis Schouten | defender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ilano Silva Timas | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Adam Carlén | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | Home | 2-1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | Aymen Sliti (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | PSV | Home | 1-2 | 5 | 20 | 25 | Irakli Yegoian (2) |
| 7 Aug 2026 | SC Cambuur | Away | 0-4 | 18 | 11 | 29 | Noah Naujoks (5) |
| 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) |