Both sides are capable of winning this one, Excelsior holding a 14 point lead on Jong AZ in the league table. Let's get started!
- Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals (14) in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Eerste Divisie
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Jong AZ form and stats
4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for Jong AZ so far this season.
Stress levels are on the rise for Jong AZ's attacking players as they have now played 182 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Duin was their last goal scorer.
The fans are hoping that Jong will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against FC Eindhoven (placed 7th). Jong AZ's goalkeeper Sem Westerveld was extremely busy against FC Eindhoven, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves. Sem Westerveld, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.22 out of 10 in that game. Westerveld stopped the opponent with eight saves.
In the match before that, Jong hosted FC Emmen and drew the game 0-0.The manager M. Martens will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to ADO Den Haag in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Jong here at AFAS Trainingscomplex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Jong have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Excelsior form and stats
Excelsior's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Excelsior collect 21 points from their 9 away matches in the Eerste Divisie. 7 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Excelsior's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the NAC Breda game.
Impressive finishing from Thijs Dallinga and Marouan Azarkan secured the home win 2-1 against Jong Utrecht in their previous game. Midfield player Mats Wieffer was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Wieffer served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 59 successful passes (of 68 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Helmond Sport at their stadium, the result 5-1.A new game in only four days for Excelsior, the Eerste Divisie home match versus MVV Maastricht. Busy days.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 24 goals in 9 league games away this season. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Excelsior have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings with these teams: Jong AZ won one, Excelsior triumphed in two and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  T. Dallinga 21 goals |  R. Niemeijer 7 goals |   Y. Barasi 5 goals |
Jong AZ missing players
Excelsior missing players
| Jong AZ | Excelsior | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | 43 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 94% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 35% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 76% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 44% | 35% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 18% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 11 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 21% | 20% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 57% | 55% |
| 11.1 | 11.2 | 15.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 13.2 | 10.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Excelsior have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Excelsior have scored more than double the goals of Jong AZ.
- Excelsior have the most points (21) away in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior have the most scored goals (24) away in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Jong AZ have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals (14) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong AZ have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Eerste Divisie
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Excelsior | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | De Graafschap | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | FC Den Bosch | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 10 | NAC Breda | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Jong PSV | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | MVV Maastricht | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 13 | Jong AZ | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Jong Utrecht | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Telstar | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 18 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Almere City | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -11 | 13 |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -22 | 10 |