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Chapter one · read the club

Excelsior,read in full.

Ruben den Uil's side sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · winger · too few players, below its rivals, ageing
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Aymen Sliti, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Excelsior in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · centre-forward · below its rivals
The best of them, Mario Dominguez, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Excelsior in strength the best option there is typically worth .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: winger

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Denzel Jubitana
Club
APS Atromitos Athinon
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Super League 1 (ahead of ). The most valuable regular starter we found at winger. We expect him to play of Excelsior's minutes. Market value .
Anton Salabay
Club
Kolos Kovalivka
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward, left winger · right-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Premier Liga (ahead of ). The second most valuable regular starter we found at winger. We expect him to play of Excelsior's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Hidden gems · young, rising

Lamine Yamal
Club
FC Barcelona
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in La Liga. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Barcelona's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Désiré Doué
Club
Paris Saint-Germain
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Ligue 1. Aged and already a regular ( of Paris Saint-Germain's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Lennart Karl
Club
Bayern Munich
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays attacking midfield, right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Bundesliga. Aged and already a regular ( of Bayern Munich's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: centre-forward

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Lubomir Tupta
Club
Athlitiki Enosi Larisas
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Super League 1 (ahead of ). He would compete with Mario Dominguez () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Excelsior's minutes. Market value .
Denzel Jubitana
Club
APS Atromitos Athinon
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays right winger · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Super League 1 (ahead of ). He would compete with Mario Dominguez () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Excelsior's minutes. Market value .
David Toshevski
Club
FCV Dender EH
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Jupiler Pro League (ahead of ). He would compete with Mario Dominguez () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at centre-forward. We expect him to play of Excelsior's minutes. Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Anton Salabay
Club
Kolos Kovalivka
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward, left winger · right-footed · cm
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match; for goals and assists he is behind most players at his position in Premier Liga (ahead of ). He would compete with Mario Dominguez () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Kolos Kovalivka sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Excelsior. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.
Vadym Sydun
Club
Epicentr Kamyanets-Podilskyi
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays centre-forward · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He scores and sets up league goals per full match, more goal involvement than of players at his position in Premier Liga. He would compete with Mario Dominguez () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Epicentr Kamyanets-Podilskyi sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Excelsior. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Price is our fair fee for Excelsior today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Excelsior
league points · Excelsior
league goals scored · Excelsior
league goals conceded · Excelsior
recent league results, oldest first · Excelsior
appointed head coach of Excelsior · Ruben den Uil

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior

Fortuna Sittard win

Draw

Excelsior win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

Open source. Free. Yours.

Free and open source, built only on free data and open AI. Point it at your club and check every number yourself.

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