There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Eerste Divisie table so far. Here's the FC Eindhoven - Excelsior latest:
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Eerste Divisie.
FC Eindhoven form and stats
FC Eindhoven have played three Eerste Divisie home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Eindhoven have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The fans are hoping that Eindhoven will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against NEC (placed 7th). Before that, FC Eindhoven drew at home versus Roda JC Kerkrade.
FC Eindhoven were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
A decent goal production from FC Eindhoven in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. FC Eindhoven are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Excelsior form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Eerste Divisie away games so far for Excelsior with six points collected from three matches. Three has not been a lucky number for Excelsior as they have been defeated three times in a row since the FC Dordrecht match.
The manager M. Dijkhuizen was unhappy after their last game, a Eerste Divisie match played at their home ground Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Excelsior suffered a 1-2 loss to De Graafschap (placed 3rd). Prior to that match, the Excelsior manager M. Dijkhuizen faced defeat when travelling to Jong Ajax and losing 0-3.
Excelsior are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (9 goals from 3 away games). Excelsior struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Eindhoven two wins, three draws and Excelsior five victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Ómarsson 7 goals |   K. de Rooij 4 goals | H. Botermans 2 goals |
FC Eindhoven missing players
Excelsior missing players
| FC Eindhoven | Excelsior | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | 28 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 49 | 86 |
| 28 | 13 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 23 | 39 |
| 32% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 39% | 38% |
- All of Excelsior's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Excelsior have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Eindhoven have yet to win a 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 | NAC Breda | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| 2 | Almere City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | SC Cambuur | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | Telstar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | NEC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Jong PSV | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | MVV Maastricht | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Jong AZ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | FC Volendam | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Jong Ajax | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | FC Den Bosch | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Jong Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | FC Oss | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 4 |