Eerste Divisie match prediction and preview for Excelsior vs Almere City clash

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 06.September
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4500 seats)

Game week two of the Eerste Divisie season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Excelsior - Almere City preview:

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

10 - 6 - 8 with 41-40. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Almere City when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Almere City play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Excelsior form and stats

Happy days for Excelsior in their previous game, a Eerste Divisie match away at Jong PSV (placed 20th) that ended with a 6-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Excelsior won a home game hosting MVV Maastricht (3-0).

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Excelsior played a great game against Jong PSV and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Excelsior handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and two defeats.

Last season, Excelsior's league statistics were 13 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Eerste Divisie. Over these 29 matches they scored 65 goals and conceded 55. Playing at home last season Excelsior managed 9-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 44 goals and 32 conceded.

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Almere City form and stats

There were no winners in Almere's previous match, a Eerste Divisie home game that ended 0-0 vs MVV Maastricht (placed 13th). Prior to that result Almere City won their away game at FC Den Bosch. The scoreline was 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Almere have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were five victories, two draws and one defeat.

Let's have a look at how Almere City performed last season in the Eerste Divisie: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 5 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 42 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 19/28 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Excelsior won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Almere City has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorE. Ómarsson
E. Ómarsson
2 goals
ExcelsiorT. Oude Kotte
T. Oude Kotte
1 goals
ExcelsiorJ. Zwarts
J. Zwarts
1 goals

Excelsior missing players

Almere City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Excelsior Almere City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 12
8 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 3
75% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Excelsior Last season Almere City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 15   Played P   15 29
13 9   Won W   3 13
8 3   Drew D   4 5
8 3   Lost L   8 11
65 44   Scored S   19 44
55 32   Conceded C   28 42
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 97%
93% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 79%
83% 93%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 52%
59% 73%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 38%
34% 47%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   27% 24%
76% 87%   BTTS BTTS   80% 62%
17% 13%   Clean Sheets C S   7% 21%
14% 0%   Failed to Score F T   20% 21%
 
6.2 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.5
5.1 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 5.4
1.4 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.3
3 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
342 175   Total Shots T S   170 374
157 78   Shots on Target S O   81 174
41% 56%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 25%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Excelsior 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 5 3
2 NAC Breda 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
3 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
4 Graafschap 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 SC Cambuur 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 FC Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Helmond Sport 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 FC Volendam 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Telstar 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Almere City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 FC Dordrecht 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Go Ahead Eagles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 MVV Maastricht 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Jong Utrecht 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 TOP Oss 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 FC Den Bosch 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
17 NEC 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Jong Ajax 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
19 Jong AZ 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0
20 Jong PSV 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SC Cambuur 29 21 3 5 68 25 14 11 1 2 40 14 15 10 2 3 28 11 43 66
2 Graafschap 29 17 11 1 63 28 14 10 4 0 36 10 15 7 7 1 27 18 35 62
3 FC Volendam 29 16 7 6 57 42 15 9 5 1 35 20 14 7 2 5 22 22 15 55
4 Jong Ajax 29 16 6 7 72 47 14 9 3 2 40 17 15 7 3 5 32 30 25 54
5 NAC Breda 29 14 8 7 48 30 15 9 3 3 27 12 14 5 5 4 21 18 18 50
6 Go Ahead Eagles 29 12 12 5 49 41 15 7 7 1 27 14 14 5 5 4 22 27 8 48
7 Excelsior 29 13 8 8 65 55 15 9 3 3 44 32 14 4 5 5 21 23 10 47
8 NEC 29 12 9 8 51 37 14 6 5 3 24 17 15 6 4 5 27 20 14 45
9 Almere City 29 13 5 11 44 42 14 10 1 3 25 14 15 3 4 8 19 28 2 44
10 Telstar 29 12 8 9 47 48 15 8 1 6 21 21 14 4 7 3 26 27 -1 44
11 FC Den Bosch 29 10 11 8 56 49 15 6 6 3 31 20 14 4 5 5 25 29 7 38
12 Jong Utrecht 29 10 8 11 48 47 15 8 5 2 34 20 14 2 3 9 14 27 1 38
13 FC Eindhoven 29 9 7 13 46 59 15 7 5 3 29 23 14 2 2 10 17 36 -13 34
14 Jong AZ 29 7 7 15 45 61 15 6 4 5 26 25 14 1 3 10 19 36 -16 28
15 MVV Maastricht 29 7 6 16 37 53 14 6 4 4 23 17 15 1 2 12 14 36 -16 27
16 TOP Oss 29 6 7 16 28 53 14 5 3 6 17 19 15 1 4 10 11 34 -25 25
17 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 5 10 14 36 52 14 4 4 6 28 28 15 1 6 8 8 24 -16 22
18 Jong PSV 29 5 7 17 34 56 14 4 5 5 18 19 15 1 2 12 16 37 -22 22
19 FC Dordrecht 29 4 8 17 34 66 14 2 4 8 18 29 15 2 4 9 16 37 -32 20
20 Helmond Sport 29 3 8 18 25 62 15 2 5 8 14 25 14 1 3 10 11 37 -37 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Excelsior 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 5 3
2 NAC Breda 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
3 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
4 Graafschap 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 SC Cambuur 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 FC Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Helmond Sport 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 FC Volendam 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Telstar 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Almere City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 FC Dordrecht 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Go Ahead Eagles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 MVV Maastricht 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Jong Utrecht 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 TOP Oss 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 FC Den Bosch 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
17 NEC 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Jong Ajax 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
19 Jong AZ 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0
20 Jong PSV 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0

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The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.