Eerste Divisie match preview and statistics: FC Eindhoven fight Excelsior

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 28.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Louwers Stadion (4600 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, FC Eindhoven in 13th and Excelsior in 7th place.

FC Eindhoven have less rest than Excelsior in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Eerste Divisie game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Jong AZ.

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FC Eindhoven form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, FC Eindhoven have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games. Two draws in a row at home now for FC Eindhoven.

A strong away win for FC Eindhoven against Jong AZ the last match, as R. Cicilia (2), J. Ogenia and S. Bourard were on target. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Jong PSV that ended 1-1.

A goal frenzy last time out for FC Eindhoven, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Jong AZ. Fun stuff to watch!

The FC Eindhoven fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the FC Eindhoven defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Excelsior form and stats

4 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Excelsior playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season.

J. Zwarts, R. Vloet (2), E. Ómarsson, A. Mendes Moreira and L. Bruins scored in Excelsior's previous match, the home game against FC Den Bosch that ended 6-4. A draw for Excelsior before that, at their own venue hosting Jong AZ (3-3).

As you can tell from the result, the match against FC Den Bosch was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 10 goals, will the fun continue today?

The travelling fans enjoy Excelsior's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 13 league matches away. Excelsior have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Excelsior - FC Eindhoven 5-4, played this season. FC Eindhoven-Excelsior H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Eindhoven two wins, Excelsior five wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorR. Vloet
R. Vloet
13 goals
FC Eindhoven
R. Cicilia
10 goals
ExcelsiorE. Ómarsson
E. Ómarsson
9 goals

FC Eindhoven missing players

Excelsior missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Eindhoven Excelsior
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 2 13 27
8 6 1 Won W 0 4 12
6 4 0 Drew D 1 5 8
13 3 1 Lost L 1 4 7
41 24 5 Scored S 3 20 61
56 20 5 Conceded C 6 20 52
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 93%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 93%
67% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 81%
48% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 59%
26% 31% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 23% 37%
70% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 78%
7% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 15%
22% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 15%
 
5.3 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 6.1 6
5.2 4.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.5 4.9
2.2 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
316 164 23 Total Shots T S 33 163 334
123 72 12 Shots on Target S O 15 77 152
33% 33% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 40%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of FC Eindhoven's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
  • Excelsior has the most scored goals in the second half (42)
  • FC Eindhoven 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 SC Cambuur 27 19 3 5 61 23 13 10 1 2 36 12 14 9 2 3 25 11 38 60
2 De Graafschap 27 15 11 1 56 26 13 9 4 0 31 9 14 6 7 1 25 17 30 56
3 Jong Ajax 27 16 5 6 70 41 13 9 2 2 38 15 14 7 3 4 32 26 29 53
4 FC Volendam 27 15 6 6 51 40 13 8 4 1 29 18 14 7 2 5 22 22 11 51
5 Go Ahead Eagles 27 12 11 4 46 37 14 7 7 0 26 12 13 5 4 4 20 25 9 47
6 NAC Breda 27 13 7 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 23 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 15 46
7 Excelsior 27 12 8 7 61 52 14 8 3 3 41 32 13 4 5 4 20 20 9 44
8 NEC 27 11 8 8 48 35 13 6 4 3 23 16 14 5 4 5 25 19 13 41
9 Telstar 27 11 7 9 44 46 14 7 1 6 20 21 13 4 6 3 24 25 -2 40
10 Almere City 27 11 6 10 42 41 13 9 1 3 23 14 14 2 5 7 19 27 1 39
11 FC Den Bosch 27 9 11 7 52 45 14 6 6 2 30 18 13 3 5 5 22 27 7 38
12 Jong Utrecht 27 10 8 9 46 43 14 8 5 1 33 18 13 2 3 8 13 25 3 38
13 FC Eindhoven 27 8 6 13 41 56 13 6 4 3 24 20 14 2 2 10 17 36 -15 30
14 MVV Maastricht 27 7 6 14 35 47 13 6 4 3 21 14 14 1 2 11 14 33 -12 27
15 Jong AZ 27 6 8 13 44 55 14 5 5 4 26 24 13 1 3 9 18 31 -11 26
16 Jong PSV 27 5 7 15 32 51 14 4 5 5 18 19 13 1 2 10 14 32 -19 22
17 TOP Oss 27 5 6 16 24 50 13 4 3 6 15 18 14 1 3 10 9 32 -26 21
18 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 4 10 13 30 48 13 3 4 6 23 28 14 1 6 7 7 20 -18 19
19 FC Dordrecht 27 4 7 16 33 60 14 2 4 8 18 29 13 2 3 8 15 31 -27 19
20 Helmond Sport 27 3 7 17 24 59 14 2 4 8 13 24 13 1 3 9 11 35 -35 16

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 SC Cambuur 27 19 3 5 61 23 13 10 1 2 36 12 14 9 2 3 25 11 38 60
2 De Graafschap 27 15 11 1 56 26 13 9 4 0 31 9 14 6 7 1 25 17 30 56
3 Jong Ajax 27 16 5 6 70 41 13 9 2 2 38 15 14 7 3 4 32 26 29 53
4 FC Volendam 27 15 6 6 51 40 13 8 4 1 29 18 14 7 2 5 22 22 11 51
5 Go Ahead Eagles 27 12 11 4 46 37 14 7 7 0 26 12 13 5 4 4 20 25 9 47
6 NAC Breda 27 13 7 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 23 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 15 46
7 Excelsior 27 12 8 7 61 52 14 8 3 3 41 32 13 4 5 4 20 20 9 44
8 NEC 27 11 8 8 48 35 13 6 4 3 23 16 14 5 4 5 25 19 13 41
9 Telstar 27 11 7 9 44 46 14 7 1 6 20 21 13 4 6 3 24 25 -2 40
10 Almere City 27 11 6 10 42 41 13 9 1 3 23 14 14 2 5 7 19 27 1 39
11 FC Den Bosch 27 9 11 7 52 45 14 6 6 2 30 18 13 3 5 5 22 27 7 38
12 Jong Utrecht 27 10 8 9 46 43 14 8 5 1 33 18 13 2 3 8 13 25 3 38
13 FC Eindhoven 27 8 6 13 41 56 13 6 4 3 24 20 14 2 2 10 17 36 -15 30
14 MVV Maastricht 27 7 6 14 35 47 13 6 4 3 21 14 14 1 2 11 14 33 -12 27
15 Jong AZ 27 6 8 13 44 55 14 5 5 4 26 24 13 1 3 9 18 31 -11 26
16 Jong PSV 27 5 7 15 32 51 14 4 5 5 18 19 13 1 2 10 14 32 -19 22
17 TOP Oss 27 5 6 16 24 50 13 4 3 6 15 18 14 1 3 10 9 32 -26 21
18 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 4 10 13 30 48 13 3 4 6 23 28 14 1 6 7 7 20 -18 19
19 FC Dordrecht 27 4 7 16 33 60 14 2 4 8 18 29 13 2 3 8 15 31 -27 19
20 Helmond Sport 27 3 7 17 24 59 14 2 4 8 13 24 13 1 3 9 11 35 -35 16

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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.