Match Report
Before the match
two goals for and eight against accompanied Telstar's two draws and three defeats across five outings, failing to score in four of those games, a winless run. On 20 September, Telstar recorded a 1-0 defeat visiting AZ.
The 20 September fixture (Eredivisie) paired Telstar with AZ. Telstar lost 0-1 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Heerenveen (Eredivisie), Telstar finished 0-0 on 13 September. Their score comprised zero goals, against zero from the opposition. 9 September: Telstar lost 0-1 against Twente away from home in Eredivisie, scoring zero goals and allowing one. Against Cambuur in Eredivisie, Telstar scored two and conceded two on 6 September; the at home result was 2-2. Telstar's at home game on 30 August (Eredivisie) ended 0-4 against Ajax, with zero goals for and four against.
Telstar: 14th, five points, seven matches in the calculated Eredivisie standings at kickoff.
Den Haag's previous five results comprised two draws and three defeats. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 11 conceded, with no wins. Cambuur were their latest opponents, at home on 19 September: a 1-1 draw.
Against Cambuur in Eredivisie, Den Haag scored one and conceded one on 19 September; the at home result was 1-1. Den Haag's away from home game on 12 September (Eredivisie) ended 0-2 against Twente, with zero goals for and two against. On 6 September, Sittard faced Den Haag in Eredivisie: Den Haag lost 2-3 at home, having scored two and conceded three. Eredivisie, 30 August brought an away meeting with Feyenoord; Den Haag drew 2-2, a return of two goals scored and two conceded. Den Haag visited Go Ahead on 23 August (Eredivisie) and lost 1-3; their goals totalled one, compared with three conceded.
Before kickoff, Eredivisie's results-based standings placed Den Haag 17th after seven matches and two points.
Previous meetings in our records: a 1-0 away win for Telstar on 17 May 2025 and a 2-0 home win for Telstar on 13 May 2025.
After the match
Telstar and Den Haag drew 2-2 on 11 October 2026. Tyrone Owusu opened the scoring inside the first 14 minutes for Telstar to make it 1-0. Yannick Eduardo levelled it in the 16th minute for Den Haag, set up by Evan Rottier, to make it 1-1. Evan Rottier put Den Haag in front in the 25th minute to make it 2-1. With the 4th goal, Telstar drew level through Tyrone Owusu in the 37th minute, set up by Noach Shenkman, to make it 2-2. Milan Hokke (13') was sent off. Jelani Seedorf (16'), Alejandro Pozo (40') and Abdelnour Soualhia (85') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Telstar 144 points stronger than Den Haag. All the scoring was done by half time. Telstar picked up two yellow cards. Telstar: four substitutions. Den Haag: one yellow card and one red card. five changes were recorded for Den Haag. Across the goals, the lead switched one time.