Struggling TOP Oss will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Excelsior in the upcoming league round. It's 18th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
TOP Oss and Excelsior should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
TOP Oss form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what TOP Oss have to build on here at Frans Heesen Stadion in the Eerste Divisie.
TOP Oss lost their last game at Almere City (placed 11th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against FC Eindhoven.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for TOP Oss as they are travelling to their away game against Katwijk in the KNVB Beker. That match is four days after this one.
TOP Oss are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. TOP Oss have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Excelsior form and stats
Playing away, Excelsior have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season.
The supporters enjoyed Excelsior's previous game versus NEC (placed 8th), a Eerste Divisie 2-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Roda JC Kerkrade at their stadium, the result 4-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting FC Eindhoven in just four days.
Excelsior find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Excelsior have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): TOP Oss won 3 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Excelsior has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 8 / 2Top Goalscorers
 
R. Vloet
7 goals
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P. Rommens
6 goals
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Jeffry Fortes
6 goals
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TOP Oss missing players
Excelsior missing players
| TOP Oss | Excelsior | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 35 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 33 |
| 94% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 89% |
| 83% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 89% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 78% | 83% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 56% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 33% |
| 56% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 72% |
| 17% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 33% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 22% |
| 3.9 | 3 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 173 | 92 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 117 | 236 |
| 77 | 45 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 55 | 106 |
| 22% | 24% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 22% | 36% |
- Excelsior has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Excelsior have scored more than double the goals of TOP Oss.
- TOP Oss has the fewest scored goals (17)
- TOP Oss has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- TOP Oss have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- TOP Oss have won significantly less 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 42 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 33 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | NEC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Jong Utrecht | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Telstar | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Almere City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | FC Den Bosch | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Jong AZ | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 16 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 14 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -24 | 8 |