National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Excelsior or PEC Zwolle that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Excelsior and PEC Zwolle.
Excelsior form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the KNVB Beker for Excelsior, as the manager M. Dijkhuizen led his troops to eliminate Helmond Sport, and reach the 2nd Round. Excelsior was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the KNVB Beker.Excelsior have collected 9 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 3-0-4. Excelsior has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Dijkhuizen and the players.
Excelsior faced defeat in their previous match, away at Jong Utrecht (2-3). Preceding that match was the home Eerste Divisie game against FC Volendam that was lost 2-3.
Alessandro Damen had a busy but productive day in the Jong Utrecht match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
Goals decide football matches and Excelsior are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 7 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Excelsior with 14 goals conceded in these matches.
PEC Zwolle form and stats
They also participated in KNVB Beker last season. This ended in the 2nd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for PEC Zwolle so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-2 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved PEC Zwolle have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the VVV-Venlo game.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Zwolle, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Ajax. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Vitesse in the Eredivisie.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Ajax was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Zwolle goalkeeper Michael Zetterer had a great day against Ajax, but despite making nine saves the loss could not be avoided.
A quick return to home after this game, as Zwolle are hosting FC Emmen in the Eredivisie only three days away.
Zwolle are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Zwolle are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 7 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Excelsior, four draws and six wins for PEC Zwolle. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Excelsior missing players
PEC Zwolle missing players
| Excelsior | PEC Zwolle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 11 | 32 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Conceded | C | 20 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 39% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 37 | 40 |
| 2 | Almere City | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 3 | Graafschap | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | NEC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | FC Volendam | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Telstar | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Jong Ajax | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Oss | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Jong AZ | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 11 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 11 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -23 | 10 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | PSV | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | FC Groningen | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | AZ | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Heracles | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -15 | 9 |
| 16 | Willem II | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 4 |