Match preview Derde Divisie: Zaterdag: Excelsior '31 - VVOG at Sportpark De Koerbelt

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Competition: Netherlands Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Koerbelt (4150 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Excelsior '31 are in the 11th position while the guesting VVOG worry at 16th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Excelsior '31 form and stats

Excelsior '31's struggle is real here at Sportpark De Koerbelt with only 6 points collected from 9 Derde Divisie: Zaterdag games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-5. Two draws in a row at home now for Excelsior '31.

In their previous game, the manager P. Wesselink led his Excelsior '31 to a defeat in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag match away at VVSB. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sportpark De Koerbelt. In the match before that, Excelsior '31 hosted Barendrecht and drew the game 1-1.

A decent goal production from Excelsior '31 in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Excelsior '31 have conceded 18 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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VVOG form and stats

VVOG have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag, after 0-1-8 (9 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for VVOG, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Barendrecht game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of VVOG, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

VVOG failed to get anything from their last game, a Derde Divisie: Zaterdag home match vs Harkemase Boys (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-3. Prior to that match, the VVOG manager P. Mulders faced defeat when travelling to HSV Hoek and losing 0-6.

VVOG are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). VVOG can't defend away. 29 goals have been scored by the opposition in 9 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the VVOG - Excelsior '31 0-1 earlier this season.

Excelsior '31 missing players

VVOG missing players

Excelsior '31 VVOG
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 9 3 Played P 2 9 17
6 1 1 Won W 0 0 2
3 3 1 Drew D 0 1 2
8 5 1 Lost L 2 8 13
34 16 8 Scored S 1 11 22
31 18 5 Conceded C 4 29 48
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 88%
65% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 71%
65% 67% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 44% 53%
29% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 35%
59% 78% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 59%
18% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
24% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag this season:
  • Excelsior '31 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Excelsior '31 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Excelsior '31 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VVOG have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • VVOG have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • VVOG have yet to win a game away.
  • VVOG haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VVOG is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sparta Nijkerk 17 15 0 2 48 17 9 9 0 0 27 7 8 6 0 2 21 10 31 45
2 DVS '33 17 11 2 4 33 20 8 6 1 1 17 6 9 5 1 3 16 14 13 35
3 Harkemase Boys 17 11 2 4 37 27 9 4 2 3 20 18 8 7 0 1 17 9 10 35
4 ODIN '59 17 11 1 5 47 25 9 5 0 4 23 14 8 6 1 1 24 11 22 34
5 HSV Hoek 17 9 2 6 45 30 8 6 0 2 31 11 9 3 2 4 14 19 15 29
6 Lisse 17 8 4 5 36 25 9 4 2 3 23 15 8 4 2 2 13 10 11 28
7 Almere City II 17 8 2 7 42 32 9 5 0 4 25 17 8 3 2 3 17 15 10 26
8 Barendrecht 17 8 2 7 29 31 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 5 1 3 18 16 -2 26
9 Ajax Amateurs 16 7 2 7 23 29 8 4 1 3 13 12 8 3 1 4 10 17 -6 23
10 SteDoCo 17 6 4 7 28 31 9 4 2 3 14 11 8 2 2 4 14 20 -3 22
11 Excelsior '31 17 6 3 8 34 31 9 1 3 5 16 18 8 5 0 3 18 13 3 21
12 Ter Leede 16 5 5 6 26 38 9 4 2 3 16 18 7 1 3 3 10 20 -12 20
13 VVSB 17 5 4 8 34 37 8 2 2 4 14 20 9 3 2 4 20 17 -3 19
14 GOES 16 6 1 9 18 35 8 2 1 5 7 13 8 4 0 4 11 22 -17 19
15 DOVO 17 3 3 11 36 45 7 2 1 4 20 20 10 1 2 7 16 25 -9 12
16 VVOG 17 2 2 13 22 48 8 2 1 5 11 19 9 0 1 8 11 29 -26 8
17 ONS Sneek 17 1 3 13 23 60 8 1 2 5 14 25 9 0 1 8 9 35 -37 6

Read more about Derde Divisie: Zaterdag

The Derde Divisie (meaning the Third Division in English) is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands. It was formerly known as Topklasse. Derde Divisie is divided in two divisions each holding 18 teams. The top team of each league table is promoted while the bottom two are relegated.