A total of 20 rounds of matches are done and both Excelsior and De Graafschap are flying high in the table. Get this show on the road!
- Excelsior have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Eerste Divisie
- De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
11-4-6 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for De Graafschap when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 21 matches are 44-37 (scored/conceded).
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their previous game. Let's wish for an in-your-face fixture!
Excelsior form and stats
When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. Excelsior has recorded two wins in a row here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The home team returns to Van Donge & De Roo Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with FC Dordrecht (placed 20th) on their last time out; the Eerste Divisie game ended 1-1. Defender Yaakoubi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.8/10. Yaakoubi won 2 of 3 duels.
Ahead of that match, Excelsior lost 2-4 at home to FC Groningen (after extra-time).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Excelsior have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost three.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (21 in 9 games), Excelsior's attacking play is working. Excelsior have conceded 13 in these home matches.
De Graafschap form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Eerste Divisie. Having won their last three away games Graafschap has no reason to fear anyone.
Home advantage was not enough for Graafschap in their previous game, as they lost their Eerste Divisie-match, hosting VVV-Venlo, 1-2. Pavert was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.4. The defender Pavert scored one goal and won 4 of 9 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Jong Utrecht.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by De Graafschap in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Graafschap, one draw and zero defeats.
Graafschap have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 23 goals from 10 away matches. Graafschap are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The newest logged history involving both these participants is the De Graafschap - Excelsior 3-1 played earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Excelsior won two games, three matches ended with a tie and De Graafschap managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  T. Dallinga 25 goals |  R. Niemeijer 7 goals |   J. Konings 6 goals |
Excelsior missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 48 | 21 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 23 | 34 |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 70% | 78% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 67% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 52% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 33% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 10.4 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 48% | 48% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 27% |
| 9.8 | 7.2 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
- All of De Graafschap's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their away matches so far.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Excelsior have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Volendam | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Excelsior | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 38 |
| 5 | Jong Ajax | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 | De Graafschap | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Eindhoven | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 32 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | VVV-Venlo | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | MVV Maastricht | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | Jong Utrecht | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Telstar | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -18 | 20 |
| 18 | FC Oss | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 18 |
| 19 | Almere City | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -25 | 14 |
