GO Ahead Eagles vs Telstar — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow5 clips- 7′GO Ahead Eagles, goal:1–0assist
- 33′GO Ahead Eagles, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 48′Telstar, goal:2–1
- 62′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 62′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 67′GO Ahead Eagles, goal:3–1assist
- 67′Telstar, substitution:off
- 67′Telstar, substitution:off
- 74′Telstar, substitution:off
- 76′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 79′Telstar, substitution:off
- 79′Telstar, substitution:off
- 82′GO Ahead Eagles, yellow card:Foul
- 84′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 85′GO Ahead Eagles, substitution:off
- 85′Telstar, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Telstar, goal:3–2assist
- Full-time3 – 2
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GO Ahead Eagles hold off late Telstar fightback to win 3-2
GO Ahead Eagles ended a run of six games without a win by beating Telstar 3-2 at De Adelaarshorst in Eredivisie matchday 10. The hosts led 2-0 at half-time and 3-1 with 23 minutes left, but Telstar scored again deep into stoppage time and made the closing moments uncomfortable.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Søren Tengstedt opened the scoring in the seventh minute, converting a chance created by Oskar Sivertsen. He added a second in the 33rd minute from Mathis Suray's assist, and GO Ahead Eagles went in at the break with a two-goal cushion.
Telstar pulled one back three minutes after the restart through Tyrone Owusu, but Evert Linthorst restored the two-goal lead in the 67th minute, set up by Tomas Galvez. Sem Valk, assisted by Patrick Brouwer, made it 3-2 in the 90+2 minute, though there was no time left for an equaliser.
The result lifted GO Ahead Eagles to eighth in the table on 14 points, while Telstar are 17th on six and are now without a win in nine games. Both sides turn to the KNVB Beker on Tuesday: GO Ahead Eagles travel to Koninklijke HFC, and Telstar host Almere City FC.
Tengstedt scored twice, in the seventh and 33rd minutes, to earn the match's highest rating of 8.77. Linthorst's goal in the 67th minute, rated 7.57, ensured the hosts kept a cushion.
GO Ahead Eagles put seven of their 16 shots on target, while Telstar managed three from 12.
GO Ahead Eagles beat Telstar 3–2 (half-time 2–0).
GO Ahead Eagles met Telstar in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 10). Kick-off was Friday, 23 October 2026, 18:00 UTC at De Adelaarshorst. Referee: Robin Hensgens.
Team pages: GO Ahead Eagles · Telstar · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Søren Tengstedt (assist: Oskar Sivertsen) — 1–0 · Watch Søren Tengstedt's goal video (7')
- 33' Goal: Søren Tengstedt (assist: Mathis Suray) — 2–0 · Watch Søren Tengstedt's goal video (33')
- 48' Goal: Tyrone Owusu — 2–1 · Watch Tyrone Owusu's goal video (48')
- 67' Goal: Evert Linthorst (assist: Tomas Galvez) — 3–1 · Watch Evert Linthorst's goal video (67')
- 90' Goal: Sem Valk (assist: Patrick Brouwer) — 3–2 · Watch Sem Valk's goal video (90')
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GO Ahead Eagles (4-2-3-1)
Telstar (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave GO Ahead Eagles 51%, the draw 24%, Telstar 25%. It finished GO Ahead Eagles 3–2 Telstar.
Possession edge gives GO Ahead Eagles a slight lean — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, GO Ahead Eagles lead at 51% thanks to home advantage and their usual control of the ball, though their scoring running ahead of their chances pulls slightly back towards Telstar. The draw sits at 24%, down from a usual 27%, mainly because both teams' recent games average 3.8 goals.
Why GO Ahead Eagles in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1492 to 1478. Sides this close won 46.0% of 14,518 home games (draw 27.4%, visitors 26.6%). GO Ahead Eagles hold 9 more possession points (55 to 46 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.3% of 5,588 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 51%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. GO Ahead Eagles scored +0.35 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.7% of 1,642 games, vs 27.8% against normal finishing.
Why the draw at 24%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.4%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,372. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Telstar come into this after a busy window — 11 arrivals and 16 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Telstar won 2 of the last 3 meetings with GO Ahead Eagles. The record is 2 wins for Telstar, 1 draw and 0 wins for GO Ahead Eagles. These were 2 Eredivisie games and 1 KNVB Beker game played between 28 September 2025 and 8 February 2026. Latest meeting: 8 February 2026 — GO Ahead Eagles 1–1 Telstar. In 6,070 historical matches between similarly rated teams, visiting sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 28.2%.
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About this match
On this page: the GO Ahead Eagles vs Telstar final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Søren Tengstedt's goal against Telstar (7').
- Watch Søren Tengstedt's goal against Telstar (33').
- Watch Tyrone Owusu's goal against GO Ahead Eagles (48').
- Watch Evert Linthorst's goal against Telstar (67').
- Watch Sem Valk's goal against GO Ahead Eagles (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from GO Ahead Eagles 3–2 Telstar. Explore more on the GO Ahead Eagles and Telstar team pages or the Eredivisie page.