Twente vs Excelsior Stats, H2H, xG

Head to Head Statistics - Twente vs Excelsior

Twente
(33%)

15
Matches

33%

34%

33%

5 Wins

5 Draws(34%)

5 Wins

Excelsior
(33%)

Twente vs Excelsior's head to head record shows that in the previous 15 meetings, Twente has won 5 times, Excelsior has won 5 times, and 5 ended in a draw. Twente scored 22 goals and Excelsior scored 17 goals in these matches.

73%Over 1.5

11 / 15 matches

53%Over 2.5

8 / 15 matches

33%Over 3.5

5 / 15 matches

53%BTTS

8 / 15 matches

40%Clean Sheets

Twente

20%Clean Sheets

Excelsior

Twente v Excelsior Past H2H Results & Fixtures

Prediction Stats- Twente v Excelsior

75%Over 2.5

League Average : 67%

92%Over 1.5

League Average : 85%

67%BTTS

League Average : 61%

3.42Goals / Match

League Average : 3.36

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*FC Twente and SBV Excelsior's average prediction data across current season

FC Twente

Netherlands - Eredivisie

League Pos. 8 / 18

Form

Results

PPG

Overall

1.33

Home

1.33

Away

1.33

Stats

Overall

Home

Away

Win %

33%

AVG

3.17

Scored

1.67

1.50

1.83

Conceded

1.50

1.67

1.33

BTTS

67%

17%

FTS

33%

2.00

2.24

1.77

xGA

1.16

1.07

1.26

SBV Excelsior

Netherlands - Eredivisie

League Pos. 16 / 18

Form

Results

PPG

Overall

0.83

Home

1.00

Away

0.67

Stats

Overall

Home

Away

Win %

25%

33%

17%

AVG

2.83

2.00

3.67

Scored

0.92

0.83

1.00

Conceded

1.92

1.17

2.67

BTTS

58%

50%

67%

17%

33%

FTS

25%

17%

33%

1.39

1.33

1.46

xGA

1.93

1.99

1.86

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Current Form - Who Will Win?

Form - Home

Form - Away

1.33

D
Twente
Eredivisie
2 - 2
FT
( HT : 0 - 1 )
NAC Breda
W
Twente
Eredivisie
3 - 2
FT
( HT : 1 - 0 )
Fortuna Sittard
W
Twente
Eredivisie
2 - 1
FT
( HT : 0 - 1 )
Heracles
L
Twente
Eredivisie
2 - 3
FT
( HT : 1 - 0 )
Ajax
D
Twente
Eredivisie
0 - 0
FT
( HT : 0 - 0 )
Telstar

FC Twente logo Twente is +99% better in terms of Points Per Game

0.67

L
Utrecht
Eredivisie
4 - 1
FT
( HT : 2 - 0 )
Excelsior
W
Volendam
Eredivisie
1 - 2
FT
( HT : 1 - 1 )
Excelsior
L
Heerenveen
Eredivisie
2 - 1
FT
( HT : 0 - 1 )
Excelsior
L
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
2 - 0
FT
( HT : 0 - 0 )
Excelsior
D
Telstar
Eredivisie
2 - 2
FT
( HT : 2 - 1 )
Excelsior

Goals Scored Who will score more?

Twente is +50% better in terms of Goals Scored

1.5 Goals / Match

Twente at Home

1 Goals / Match

Excelsior at Away

Full-Time

First Half / 2nd Half

Scored Per Game	Twente	Excelsior
Over 0.5	67%	67%
Over 1.5	67%	33%
Over 2.5	17%	0%
Over 3.5	0%	0%
Failed To Score	33%	33%

Scored 1st/2nd Half	Twente	Excelsior
Scored in 1H	33%	50%
Scored in 2H	67%	50%
Scored in Both Halves	33%	33%
Scored Average 1H	0.33	0.5
Scored Average 2H	1.17	0.50

* Stats from FC Twente's home scoring record and SBV Excelsior's data at away fixtures.

Goals Conceded Who will concede goals?

Twente is +60% better in terms of Goals Conceded

1.67 Conceded / Match

Twente at Home

2.67 Conceded / Match

Excelsior at Away

Full-Time

First Half / 2nd Half

Conceded / Game	Twente	Excelsior
Over 0.5	83%	100%
Over 1.5	67%	83%
Over 2.5	17%	33%
Over 3.5	0%	33%
Clean Sheets	17%	0%

Conceded 1st/2nd Half	Twente	Excelsior
1H Clean Sheet	50%	33%
2H Clean Sheet	33%	33%
Conceded Average 1H	0.5	1
Conceded Average 2H	1.17	1.67

* Stats from FC Twente's home conceding record and SBV Excelsior's away fixtures.

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions How many goals in this match?

FC Twente and SBV Excelsior's Over 0.5 ~ 4.5 and BTTS data.

Over X Goals

1st/2nd Half

Under X Goals

Match Goals	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Over 0.5	83%	100%	92%
Over 1.5	83%	100%	92%
Over 2.5	67%	83%	75%
Over 3.5	50%	50%	50%
Over 4.5	33%	33%	33%
BTTS	67%	67%	67%
BTTS & Win	33%	17%	25%
BTTS & Draw	17%	17%	17%
BTTS & Over 2.5	67%	67%	67%
BTTS No & Over 2.5	0%	17%	9%

Data For Premium Members Only

First Half Goals	Twente	Excelsior	Average
BTTS First Half
Over 0.5 FH
Over 1.5 FH
Over 2.5 FH

2nd Half Goals	Twente	Excelsior	Average
BTTS 2nd Half
BTTS Both Halves
Over 0.5 2H
Over 1.5 2H
Over 2.5 2H

Under X Goals	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Under 0.5	17%	0%	9%
Under 1.5	17%	0%	9%
Under 2.5	33%	17%	25%
Under 3.5	50%	50%	50%
Under 4.5	67%	67%	67%

First/Second Half	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Under 0.5 FH	17%	17%	17%
Under 1.5 FH	100%	50%	75%
Under 2.5 FH	100%	83%	92%
Under 0.5 2H	17%	0%	9%
Under 1.5 2H	33%	33%	33%
Under 2.5 2H	50%	67%	59%

Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

UNLOCKCorners / Match

* Average Corner Kicks per match between Twente and Excelsior

/ Match

Corners Earned

/ Match

Corners Earned

Total Corners

First Half / 2nd Half

Data For Premium Members Only

Match Corners	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Over 6
Over 7
Over 8
Over 9
Over 10
Over 11
Over 12
Over 13

Data For Premium Members Only

First Half	Twente	Excelsior	Average
FH Average
FH Over 4
FH Over 5
FH Over 6

Data For Premium Members Only

Second Half	Twente	Excelsior	Average
2H Average
2H Over 4
2H Over 5
2H Over 6

Total Match Corners for FC Twente and SBV Excelsior. League AVG is Netherlands Eredivisie's average across 108 matches in the 2025/2026 season.

Netherlands Eredivisie Corner Stats

Team Corners Corners Earned / Against

FC Twente and SBV Excelsior's individual team corner data.

Data For Premium Members Only

Team Corners	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Corners Earned / Match
Corners Against / Match
Over 2.5 Corners For
Over 3.5 Corners For
Over 4.5 Corners For
Over 2.5 Corners Against
Over 3.5 Corners Against
Over 4.5 Corners Against

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Number of Cards

UNLOCK Total Cards / Match

* Sum of bookings per match between Twente and Excelsior

Cards

Booked / Match

Cards

Booked / Match

Total Cards

Team Cards

Data For Premium Members Only

Match Cards	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Over 2.5
Over 3.5
Over 4.5
Over 5.5
Over 6.5

Data For Premium Members Only

Team Cards	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Cards For Average
Over 0.5 For
Over 1.5 For
Over 2.5 For
Over 3.5 For

Data For Premium Members Only

Cards Against	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Over 0.5 Against
Over 1.5 Against
Over 2.5 Against
Over 3.5 Against

Total Match Cards for FC Twente and SBV Excelsior. League AVG is Netherlands Eredivisie's average. There were 399 cards in 108 matches in the 2025/2026 season.

Netherlands Eredivisie Card Stats

First / Second Half WDL

HT Form

1.17

Half-Time

FC Twente logo Twente is +41% better in terms of Half Time Form

0.83

Half-Time

1H/2H WDL	Twente	Excelsior
Win % 1st Half	33%	17%
Win % 2nd Half	33%	33%
Draw % 1st Half	17%	33%
Draw % 2nd Half	33%	0%
Loss % 1st Half	50%	50%
Loss % 2nd Half	33%	67%

1st Half / 2nd Half Cards

FC Twente and SBV Excelsior's first half and second half card stats for your predictions.

1H/2H Average

Over 0.5 ~ 3 Half Cards

Data For Premium Members Only

Half Cards	Twente	Excelsior	Average
1H Cards For Average
2H Cards For Average
1H Total Cards AVG
2H Total Cards AVG
1H Had More Cards %
2H Had More Cards %

Data For Premium Members Only

Over X 1H/2H Cards	Twente	Excelsior	Average
1H Over 0.5 Cards For
2H Over 0.5 Cards For
1H Total Under 2
2H Total Under 2
1H is 2~3 Total Cards
2H is 2~3 Total Cards
1H Total Over 3
2H Total Over 3

Who Will Score First?

Twente

58%

Scored first in 7 / 12 matches

Excelsior

58%

Scored first in 7 / 12 matches

Goals By Minute
Twente and Excelsior's goals by 10 minutes and 15 minutes.

Total Goals

Scored

Conceded

10 Mins	Twente	Excelsior
0 - 10 Mins	11%	15%
11 - 20 Mins	5%	12%
21 - 30 Mins	8%	9%
31 - 40 Mins	3%	3%
41 - 50 Mins	11%	9%
51 - 60 Mins	21%	15%
61 - 70 Mins	11%	9%
71 - 80 Mins	5%	9%
81 - 90 Mins	26%	21%

15 Mins	Twente	Excelsior
0 - 15 Mins	16%	24%
16 - 30 Mins	8%	12%
31 - 45 Mins	5%	12%
46 - 60 Mins	28%	15%
61 - 75 Mins	13%	12%
76 - 90 Mins	28%	26%

Scored (10 min)	Twente	Excelsior
0 - 10 Mins	5%	36%
11 - 20 Mins	10%	18%
21 - 30 Mins	5%	0%
31 - 40 Mins	5%	0%
41 - 50 Mins	10%	9%
51 - 60 Mins	20%	0%
61 - 70 Mins	15%	0%
71 - 80 Mins	5%	9%
81 - 90 Mins	25%	27%

Scored (15 min)	Twente	Excelsior
0 - 15 Mins	15%	55%
16 - 30 Mins	5%	0%
31 - 45 Mins	5%	9%
46 - 60 Mins	30%	0%
61 - 75 Mins	15%	0%
76 - 90 Mins	30%	36%

Conceded (10 min)	Twente	Excelsior
0 - 10 Mins	17%	4%
11 - 20 Mins	0%	9%
21 - 30 Mins	11%	13%
31 - 40 Mins	0%	4%
41 - 50 Mins	11%	9%
51 - 60 Mins	22%	22%
61 - 70 Mins	6%	13%
71 - 80 Mins	6%	9%
81 - 90 Mins	28%	17%

Conceded (15 min)	Twente	Excelsior
0 - 15 Mins	17%	9%
16 - 30 Mins	11%	17%
31 - 45 Mins	6%	13%
46 - 60 Mins	28%	22%
61 - 75 Mins	11%	17%
76 - 90 Mins	28%	22%

45' and 90' includes injury time goals.

Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more

Team Shots

Match Shots

Team Shots	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Shots / Match	20.17	12.83	17.00
Shots Conversion Rate	7%	8%	8%
Shots On Target / M	6.83	4.67	6.00
Shots Off Target / M	13.33	8.17	11.00
Shots Per Goal Scored	13.44	12.83	13
Team Shots Over 10.5	100%	67%	84%
Team Shots Over 11.5	100%	50%	75%
Team Shots Over 12.5	100%	33%	67%
Team Shots Over 13.5	100%	33%	67%
Team Shots Over 14.5	100%	33%	67%
Team Shots Over 15.5	100%	33%	67%
Team Shots On Target 3.5+	100%	67%	84%
Team Shots On Target 4.5+	83%	50%	67%
Team Shots On Target 5.5+	67%	50%	59%
Team Shots On Target 6.5+	50%	17%	34%

Match Shots	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Match Shots Over 23.5	100%	83%	92%
Match Shots Over 24.5	100%	83%	92%
Match Shots Over 25.5	83%	67%	75%
Match Shots Over 26.5	67%	67%	67%
Match Shots On Target Over 7.5	83%	67%	75%
Match Shots On Target Over 8.5	67%	67%	67%
Match Shots On Target Over 9.5	67%	67%	84%

Offside Stats	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Offsides / Match	2.50	2.17	2.00
Over 2.5 Offsides	50%	17%	34%
Over 3.5 Offsides	33%	0%	17%

Misc Stats	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Fouls Committed / Match	11.83	15.33	14.00
Fouled Against / Match	11.17	8.67	10.00
Average Possession	59%	46%	53%
Draw % FT	33%	17%	25%

Some data are rounded up or down to the nearest percentage, and therefore may equal to 101% when added together.

Free Kicks, Goal Kicks & Throw-ins

Free Kicks

Goal Kicks

Throw-ins

Free Kicks	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Total Free Kicks AVG	22.5	23.17	23
FK Total 20.5+	67%	67%	67%
FK Total 21.5+	67%	50%	59%
FK Total 22.5+	50%	33%	42%
FK Total 23.5+	50%	33%	42%
FK Total 24.5+	50%	33%	42%
FK Total 25.5+	50%	33%	42%

Goal Kicks	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Total Goal Kicks AVG	15.33	16.17	16
GK Total 8.5+	100%	100%	100%
GK Total 9.5+	100%	100%	100%
GK Total 10.5+	83%	100%	92%
GK Total 11.5+	83%	83%	83%
GK Total 12.5+	83%	83%	83%
GK Total 13.5+	83%	67%	75%

Throw-ins	Twente	Excelsior	Average
Total Throw-ins AVG	41.33	37.17	39
Throw-ins Total 37.5+	67%	17%	42%
Throw-ins Total 38.5+	67%	17%	42%
Throw-ins Total 39.5+	67%	17%	42%
Throw-ins Total 40.5+	50%	17%	34%
Throw-ins Total 41.5+	50%	17%	34%
Throw-ins Total 42.5+	50%	17%	34%
Throw-ins Total 43.5+	50%	17%	34%
Throw-ins Total 44.5+	50%	17%	34%

Home / Away Tables - Eredivisie

	Team	MP	Win	GF Goals For (GF). The number of goals this team have scored.	GA Goals Against (GA). The number of goals this team have conceded.	GD Goal Difference (GD). Goals Scored - Goals Conceded	Pts	AVG Average Goals Per Match (AVG). The average number of total goals per match. Calculated across this season.
1	Utrecht	7	71%	16	6	10	16	3.14
2	Feyenoord	6	83%	13	6	7	15	3.17
3	NEC	6	67%	18	9	9	13	4.50
4	PSV	6	67%	19	10	9	13	4.83
5	Ajax	6	67%	10	5	5	13	2.50
6	Fortuna Sittard	6	67%	10	6	4	13	2.67
7	Volendam	6	50%	11	7	4	11	3.00
8	Go Ahead Eagles	6	50%	10	7	3	11	2.83
9	AZ	6	50%	16	13	3	11	4.83
10	Groningen	6	50%	9	5	4	10	2.33
11	NAC Breda	6	50%	8	7	1	10	2.50
12	Heerenveen	6	33%	12	11	1	9	3.83
13	Twente	6	33%	9	10	-1	8	3.17
14	PEC Zwolle	6	33%	4	10	-6	7	2.33
15	Sparta Rotterdam	6	33%	7	14	-7	7	3.50
16	Excelsior	6	33%	5	7	-2	6	2.00
17	Heracles	5	40%	13	15	-2	6	5.60
18	Telstar	6	17%	11	14	-3	5	4.17

	Team	MP	Win	GF Goals For (GF). The number of goals this team have scored.	GA Goals Against (GA). The number of goals this team have conceded.	GD Goal Difference (GD). Goals Scored - Goals Conceded	Pts	AVG Average Goals Per Match (AVG). The average number of total goals per match. Calculated across this season.
1	PSV	6	100%	21	7	14	18	4.67
2	Feyenoord	6	67%	18	6	12	13	4.00
3	AZ	6	67%	9	5	4	13	2.33
4	Sparta Rotterdam	6	50%	7	10	-3	9	2.83
5	Groningen	6	50%	8	12	-4	9	3.33
6	Twente	6	33%	11	8	3	8	3.17
7	Ajax	6	17%	12	12	0	7	4.00
8	NEC	6	17%	11	11	0	5	3.67
9	Go Ahead Eagles	6	17%	9	11	-2	5	3.33
10	Heerenveen	6	17%	7	10	-3	5	2.83
11	PEC Zwolle	6	17%	10	17	-7	5	4.50
12	Telstar	6	17%	3	7	-4	4	1.67
13	Excelsior	6	17%	6	16	-10	4	3.67
14	Utrecht	5	20%	6	10	-4	3	3.20
15	Fortuna Sittard	6	17%	8	14	-6	3	3.67
16	Heracles	7	14%	4	18	-14	3	3.14
17	NAC Breda	6	0%	7	14	-7	2	3.50
18	Volendam	6	0%	5	13	-8	2	3.00

* Netherlands Eredivisie Home Table and Away Tables are also available

Which Players Will Score?

Top Scorers - Twente

Ricky van Wolfswinkel 6

Kristian Hlynsson 3

Thomas van den Belt 2

Bart van Rooij 2

Naci Ünüvar 2

Max Bruns 2

* Stats from 2025/26 season of Eredivisie

Top Scorers - Excelsior

Gyan de Regt 2

Derensili Sanches Fernandes 1

* Stats from 2025/26 season of Eredivisie

Who Will Get Booked?

Cards Given - Twente

* Stats from 2025/26 season of Eredivisie

Cards Given - Excelsior

Arthur Zagre 3

Ilias Bronkhorst 3

Adam Carlén 3

Gyan de Regt 2

Stan Hendrikx 2

Noah Naujoks 1

* Stats from 2025/26 season of Eredivisie

Cards Per 90 Minutes

Cards / 90 - Twente

Naci Ünüvar 0.99

0.58

Robin Pröpper 0.45

Bart van Rooij 0.34

Arno Verschueren 0.31

Marko Pjaca 0.27

* Stats from 2025/26 season of Eredivisie

Cards / 90 - Excelsior

Jerolldino Armantrading 0.57

0.54

Stan Hendrikx 0.49

Ilias Bronkhorst 0.32

Arthur Zagre 0.3

Adam Carlén 0.26

* Stats from 2025/26 season of Eredivisie

Eredivisie Table

	Team	MP	Win	GF Goals For (GF). The number of goals this team have scored.	GA Goals Against (GA). The number of goals this team have conceded.	GD Goal Difference (GD). Goals Scored - Goals Conceded	Pts	AVG Average Goals Per Match (AVG). The average number of total goals per match. Calculated across this season.
1	PSV	12	83%	40	17	23	31	4.75
2	Feyenoord	12	75%	31	12	19	28	3.58
3	AZ	12	58%	25	18	7	24	3.58
4	Ajax	12	42%	22	17	5	20	3.25
5	Utrecht	12	50%	22	16	6	19	3.17
6	Groningen	12	50%	17	17	0	19	2.83
7	NEC	12	42%	29	20	9	18	4.08
8	Twente	12	33%	20	18	2	16	3.17
9	Go Ahead Eagles	12	33%	19	18	1	16	3.08
10	Fortuna Sittard	12	42%	18	20	-2	16	3.17
11	Sparta Rotterdam	12	42%	14	24	-10	16	3.17
12	Heerenveen	12	25%	19	21	-2	14	3.33
13	Volendam	12	25%	16	20	-4	13	3.00
14	NAC Breda	12	25%	15	21	-6	12	3.00
15	PEC Zwolle	12	25%	14	27	-13	12	3.42
16	Excelsior	12	25%	11	23	-12	10	2.83
17	Telstar	12	17%	14	21	-7	9	2.92
18	Heracles	12	25%	17	33	-16	9	4.17

Odds Market

Market	Odds	Stats
Twente Win	-	33%
Excelsior Win	-	17%
Draw	-	25%
Over 0.5	-	92%
Over 1.5	-	92%
Over 2.5	-	75%
Over 3.5	-	50%
Over 4.5	-	33%
BTTS	-	67%

Fixture Analysis

On 24th January 2026, Twente and Excelsior go head to head in the Eredivisie. The last meeting ended with the following result : Twente 1 - 2 Excelsior.

These 2 teams have met 15 times in the last several seasons based on the data that we have of them.

Out of 15 previous meetings, Twente have won 5 matches while Excelsior won 5. 5 matches between them have ended in a draw.

Twente is in poor home form while Excelsior are performing poor at away.

Previous matches between Twente and Excelsior have averaged 2.6 goals while BTTS has happened 53% of the time.

So far this season in the Eredivisie, Twente have averaged 1.33 Points Per Game at home matches and Excelsior 0.67 Points Per Game at away matches.

Netherlands Eredivisie Stats

Eredivisie Form Guide Eredivisie Predictions Eredivisie AVG Goals Eredivisie BTTS Eredivisie Over 2.5 Goals Eredivisie Corner Stats Eredivisie xG Stats

Head to Head Statistics - Twente vs Excelsior

Twente v Excelsior Past H2H Results & Fixtures

Prediction Stats- Twente v Excelsior

FC Twente

SBV Excelsior

Current Form - Who Will Win?

Goals Scored Who will score more?

Goals Conceded Who will concede goals?

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions How many goals in this match?

FC Twente and SBV Excelsior's Over 0.5 ~ 4.5 and BTTS data.

Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

Team Corners Corners Earned / Against

Will Twente Score?

67%

0%

Will Excelsior Score?

17%

67%

Number of Cards

First / Second Half WDL

1st Half / 2nd Half Cards

Who Will Score First?

Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more

Free Kicks, Goal Kicks & Throw-ins

Home / Away Tables - Eredivisie

Which Players Will Score?

Top Scorers - Twente

Top Scorers - Excelsior

Who Will Get Booked?

Cards Given - Twente

Cards Given - Excelsior

Cards Per 90 Minutes

Cards / 90 - Twente

Cards / 90 - Excelsior

FC Twente vs SBV ExcelsiorStats, H2H & xG

Head to Head Statistics - Twente vs Excelsior

Twente v Excelsior Past H2H Results & Fixtures

Prediction Stats- Twente v Excelsior

FC Twente

SBV Excelsior

Current Form - Who Will Win?

Twente

2 - 2

NAC Breda

Twente

3 - 2

Fortuna Sittard

Twente

2 - 1

Heracles

Twente

2 - 3

Ajax

Twente

0 - 0

Telstar

Utrecht

4 - 1

Excelsior

Volendam

1 - 2

Excelsior

Heerenveen

2 - 1

Excelsior

Go Ahead Eagles

2 - 0

Excelsior

Telstar

2 - 2

Excelsior

Goals Scored Who will score more?

Goals Conceded Who will concede goals?

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions How many goals in this match?

FC Twente and SBV Excelsior's Over 0.5 ~ 4.5 and BTTS data.

Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

Team Corners Corners Earned / Against

Will Twente Score?

67%

0%

Will Excelsior Score?

17%

67%

Number of Cards

First / Second Half WDL

1st Half / 2nd Half Cards

Who Will Score First?

Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more

Free Kicks, Goal Kicks & Throw-ins

Home / Away Tables - Eredivisie

Which Players Will Score?

Top Scorers - Twente

Top Scorers - Excelsior

Who Will Get Booked?

Cards Given - Twente

Cards Given - Excelsior

Cards Per 90 Minutes

Cards / 90 - Twente

Cards / 90 - Excelsior