Sparta Nijkerk vs Excelsior '31: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Ebbenhorst (5350 seats)

Sparta Nijkerk and Excelsior '31 are both high-flying in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag with their 6th and 5th spots respectively. This could be a wonderful fixture!

Insights:
  • Sparta Nijkerk have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Excelsior '31 have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag

Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!

This field has the surface artifical turf, unlike Excelsior '31's home ground. The former seven games by the away team on artifical turf have generated 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses.

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Sparta Nijkerk form and stats

12 points is a decent return from 6 Derde Divisie: Zaterdag games here at Sportpark De Ebbenhorst for Sparta Nijkerk. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Nijkerk has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager E. Speelziek and the players.

The Sparta Nijkerk fans got no joy from their last match, a Derde Divisie: Zaterdag game also here at Sportpark De Ebbenhorst: A 1-2 defeat against Ajax Amateurs (placed 8th).

Heartbreak before that as Sparta Nijkerk lost 1-2 at DVS '33's place.

The Nijkerk fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Nijkerk have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Excelsior '31 form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag.

Excelsior are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag against Harkemase Boys (placed 2nd).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Lisse.

Excelsior '31 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. As opposed to that, Excelsior '31 have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Previous three meetings between these sides: Nijkerk won one, Excelsior '31 triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Sparta Nijkerk missing players

Excelsior '31 missing players

Sparta Nijkerk Excelsior '31
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 6 0 Played P 0 5 11
6 4 0 Won W 0 2 6
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 3
19 10 0 Scored S 0 9 23
11 6 0 Conceded C 0 6 15
91% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 91%
73% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 91%
55% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 80% 82%
27% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 64%
18% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
55% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 82%
45% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 18%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 9%
 
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 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag this season:
  • Excelsior '31 have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
  • Sparta Nijkerk have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sparta Nijkerk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lisse 12 7 2 3 23 14 6 4 1 1 15 7 6 3 1 2 8 7 9 23
2 Harkemase Boys 12 6 3 3 28 20 6 4 1 1 20 10 6 2 2 2 8 10 8 21
3 DVS '33 11 6 2 3 18 9 6 3 1 2 10 5 5 3 1 1 8 4 9 20
4 Sportlust '46 11 6 2 3 24 16 5 4 1 0 19 5 6 2 1 3 5 11 8 20
5 Excelsior '31 11 6 2 3 23 15 6 4 0 2 14 9 5 2 2 1 9 6 8 20
6 Sparta Nijkerk 11 6 2 3 19 11 6 4 0 2 10 6 5 2 2 1 9 5 8 20
7 Staphorst 12 5 4 3 18 15 6 3 2 1 12 8 6 2 2 2 6 7 3 19
8 Ajax Amateurs 12 5 1 6 14 21 6 4 0 2 11 6 6 1 1 4 3 15 -7 16
9 Ter Leede 12 4 3 5 13 20 6 2 2 2 6 9 6 2 1 3 7 11 -7 15
10 ACV 11 4 2 5 17 15 5 0 2 3 4 7 6 4 0 2 13 8 2 14
11 SteDoCo 10 4 2 4 14 12 5 2 2 1 5 3 5 2 0 3 9 9 2 14
12 Barendrecht 10 3 4 3 19 16 5 2 1 2 10 8 5 1 3 1 9 8 3 13
13 HSV Hoek 10 3 3 4 16 17 5 1 2 2 8 9 5 2 1 2 8 8 -1 12
14 DOVO 11 2 4 5 11 18 5 1 2 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 8 13 -7 10
15 VVOG 11 2 4 5 18 29 5 2 1 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 8 18 -11 10
16 VVSB 10 2 3 5 11 19 5 1 2 2 6 9 5 1 1 3 5 10 -8 9
17 ODIN '59 11 2 3 6 11 22 6 1 3 2 9 10 5 1 0 4 2 12 -11 9
18 GOES 10 0 6 4 13 21 5 0 3 2 4 7 5 0 3 2 9 14 -8 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.