The visiting Excelsior side should be favourites in this visit to FC Den Bosch, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
FC Den Bosch form and stats
FC Den Bosch have collected 10 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 2-4-1. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The fans are hoping that FC Den Bosch will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against Jong Ajax (placed 3rd). Before that, FC Den Bosch drew at home versus Helmond Sport.
FC Den Bosch were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
This is expected to be a close game, with FC Den Bosch perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Den Bosch as a small favourite), we find six games. FC Den Bosch has won 3 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.
A decent goal production from FC Den Bosch in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. FC Den Bosch are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion de Vliert in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Excelsior form and stats
There's been little loot from Excelsior's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Eerste Divisie. Excelsior only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Excelsior has drawn their two previous away games.
Excelsior won their last game, 5-4 versus FC Eindhoven played at home. Before that, Excelsior travelled to De Graafschap and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Excelsior, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Excelsior in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Excelsior, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Excelsior have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): FC Den Bosch won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Excelsior has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4Top Goalscorers
 
R. Vloet
6 goals
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Jeffry Fortes
5 goals
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S. Meijer
5 goals
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FC Den Bosch missing players
Excelsior missing players
| FC Den Bosch | Excelsior | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 28 |
| 23 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 86% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 86% |
| 79% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 86% |
| 57% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 79% |
| 57% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 57% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 64% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 64% |
| 29% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 29% |
| 3.7 | 4.9 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 5.6 | 4.9 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Den Bosch have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Den Bosch have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Excelsior have scored away.
- FC Den Bosch have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 30 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 30 |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 26 |
| 4 | NAC Breda | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | FC Volendam | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | NEC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Almere City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Telstar | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | FC Eindhoven | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | FC Den Bosch | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Jong AZ | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 17 | Jong PSV | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 12 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 12 |
| 19 | MVV Maastricht | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 8 |