Excelsior believe to sell some tickets for this fixture even though the season has been difficult up to now with 19 points and a 14th position in the Eredivisie table. Visiting RKC Waalwijk hold 9th place with 25 pts.
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Eredivisie game only three days ago.
Excelsior form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for Excelsior at their home stadium (Van Donge & De Roo Stadion) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Excelsior played out a slightly shocking loss 1-4 against Ajax in their previous match, also played at home. Defender Yaakoubi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 6.85/10. Yaakoubi scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 2 of 7 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Excelsior lost 0-1 at FC Utrecht's place.The Excelsior fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Excelsior have conceded 15 from these games.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
RKC Waalwijk have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 1-4-4 (9 played).
Waalwijk had fun at their own home (Van Donge & De Roo Stadion) last time out, beating Go Ahead Eagles 3-1. Oukili, Seuntjens and Kramer scored. Seuntjens, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.72. Seuntjens scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs FC Emmen.The attacking power of RKC Waalwijk when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Waalwijk have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
RKC Waalwijk have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when playing Excelsior.Excelsior and RKC Waalwijk have played each other previously this season: RKC Waalwijk - Excelsior 5-2.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 6 goals |  I. Bel Hassani 5 goals |   R. El Yaakoubi 3 goals |
Excelsior missing players
RKC Waalwijk missing players
| Excelsior | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 43 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 84% |
| 68% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 74% |
| 53% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | 63% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 53% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 26% |
| 53% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 63% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 32% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 4 | 5 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 6.7 | 7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 11.9 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.7 | 11.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 30% | 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 24% | 36% |
| 17.6 | 16 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 18.2 | 15.7 |
| 7.8 | 6.1 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Excelsior have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Feyenoord | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 42 |
| 2 | AZ | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | PSV | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 38 |
| 4 | Ajax | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 37 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 36 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | NEC | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 14 | Excelsior | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -23 | 19 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -23 | 16 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 17 | SC Cambuur | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -19 | 12 |
| 18 | FC Groningen | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 12 |
