Eredivisie

Eredivisie 2026/27 is still in the opening stretch. Excelsior lead with 3 points, level on points with GO Ahead Eagles after 2 of 34 rounds. GO Ahead Eagles sit on 3.

Excelsior top the table on 3 points with a goal difference of +4. Their last five reads W (1W 0D 0L). GO Ahead Eagles are 0 points back on 3 (GD +3, form W). Ajax sit third on 3, 0 points off the lead, with form W.

N. Naujoks leads the scoring chart with 2 goals for Excelsior. That is 50% of Excelsior's 4 league goals this season. Recent goals: 2 against Cambuur.

Round 2 produced its biggest scoreline in Telstar 1, Sparta Rotterdam 3. M. Young hit 1 for Sparta Rotterdam on the day. Sparta Rotterdam beat Telstar 3, 1 in the round's main upset.

Round 3 brings 9 matches. The pick is NEC Nijmegen (rank 11) at home to Excelsior (rank 1) on Saturday 22 August.

The drop zone is led by Cambuur on 0 points. The full bottom four reads: PEC Zwolle on 0 (form L), ADO Den Haag on 0 (form L), Willem II on 0 (form L), Cambuur on 0 (form L). Safety, held by Sparta Rotterdam on 0, is 0 points above the cut.