Van Donge & De Roo Stadion: Get set for a football celebration when Excelsior host AZ. Get the latest news on the fixture here!
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- AZ have the most points (15) away in Eredivisie
It should be mentioned that AZ play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for AZ on artifical turf are 6 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats from eleven games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-14. You can compare this with overall results below.
These are hectic days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the KNVB Beker. This match was also played here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, AZ have had more rest.
Excelsior form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, Excelsior have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
Excelsior's previous match was a KNVB Beker game also played at their own arena, finishing 5-1 versus MVV Maastricht. The home side hope to to build on that result.
A Eredivisie defeat was the result before that one, 1-7 away at Ajax.Excelsior have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Excelsior have conceded 9 goals in these home games, a significant number.
AZ form and stats
5-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for AZ, who have the most points (15) away in Eredivisie, in their Eredivisie matches away. AZ has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Sparta Rotterdam.
AZ's previous game was their home loss versus Feyenoord (1-3). Until that loss this side had won at least one point from nine league games in a row. The attacker Odgaard got a match rating of 7.2 in that game. Odgaard scored one goal.
A loss, in the Europa Conference League away at Apollon, earlier.
Both teams to score at least one goal each? This side's fresh statistics suggest that, having finished 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Europa Conference League trip to Vaduz.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. It's not easy to score on AZ as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Excelsior three wins, three draws and AZ four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Odgaard 5 goals |  D. de Wit 3 goals |   J. Baas 2 goals |
Excelsior missing players
AZ missing players
| Excelsior | AZ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 27 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 30% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 7.6 | 8.8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 12.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 16.4 | 16.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| 31% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 32% |
| 19.8 | 19.2 | 26 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| 8.6 | 7 | 13 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3 |
- AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals away as Excelsior have scored home.
- AZ have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ have the most points (15) away in Eredivisie
- AZ have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Eredivisie
- AZ have won all their away games so far.
- AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Excelsior have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Excelsior 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 | Ajax | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | PSV | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | AZ | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | RKC Waalwijk | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | NEC | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 10 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Groningen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -14 | 6 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 6 |
