AFC meet Excelsior Maassluis as odds-on favourites: Big match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Competition: Tue 24.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Goed Genoeg (8000 seats)

Which team will go home victorious when Excelsior Maassluis visit AFC? In this pre-match guide you'll learn all the relevant news and statistics needed to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • AFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Excelsior Maassluis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

6 - 0 - 8 with 17-29. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Excelsior Maassluis when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Excelsior Maassluis play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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 AFC and Excelsior Maassluis.

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AFC form and stats

7-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Tweede Divisie numbers at home for AFC so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for AFC, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

AFC travelled for their previous game, a trip to ASWH that ended 3-3. Opportunity lost for AFC in the ASWH match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Noordwijk that finished 1-1.

AFC are traveling soon after this match as the Tweede Divisie match at TEC awaits in four days.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the AFC defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Excelsior Maassluis form and stats

Excelsior Maassluis have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Tweede Divisie, after 5-0-10 (15 played).

Excelsior Maassluis had fun at their own home (Sportpark Goed Genoeg) last time out, beating Katwijk 1-0. Urbanus scored.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Jong Sparta's place.

A new game in only four days for Excelsior, the Tweede Divisie home match versus Spakenburg. Busy days.

Excelsior Maassluis have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Excelsior Maassluis have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Excelsior Maassluis - AFC 1-1 was the end result in these sides' previous head to head fixture, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): AFC five wins, three draws and Excelsior Maassluis one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFCR. Ignacio
R. Ignacio
18 goals
AFCS. de Mooij
S. de Mooij
8 goals
Excelsior MaassluisG. Urbanus
G. Urbanus
8 goals

AFC missing players

Excelsior Maassluis missing players

AFC Excelsior Maassluis
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
13 7 3 Won W 1 5 13
8 3 1 Drew D 0 0 5
10 5 0 Lost L 3 10 13
55 30 10 Scored S 6 16 44
46 25 3 Conceded C 9 27 50
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 90%
61% 73% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 60% 58%
45% 60% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 26%
32% 40% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 13% 19%
65% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 52%
19% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 19%
23% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 47% 29%
 
5.9 7.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4 4.4
4.3 3.5 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.2 5.7
0.8 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.1 14 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.5 9.9
5.5 6.5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.8 4
37% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 71% 41% 32%
 
9.6 10.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 4 7.9 11.6
4.5 4.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.5 4.6
Key stats in Tweede Divisie this season:
  • AFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • AFC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Excelsior Maassluis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Excelsior Maassluis 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 Katwijk 31 20 5 6 67 30 15 12 1 2 39 12 16 8 4 4 28 18 37 65
2 HHC 31 17 4 10 51 40 15 10 2 3 29 17 16 7 2 7 22 23 11 55
3 Koninklijke HFC 31 15 8 8 48 34 16 9 4 3 25 14 15 6 4 5 23 20 14 53
4 Jong Sparta 31 16 5 10 54 45 15 9 2 4 28 23 16 7 3 6 26 22 9 53
5 Rijnsburgse Boys 31 16 4 11 60 39 16 9 2 5 32 18 15 7 2 6 28 21 21 52
6 Noordwijk 31 14 6 11 44 41 15 10 1 4 25 14 16 4 5 7 19 27 3 48
7 AFC 31 13 8 10 55 46 15 7 3 5 30 25 16 6 5 5 25 21 9 47
8 Spakenburg 31 13 6 12 61 56 15 9 2 4 30 19 16 4 4 8 31 37 5 45
9 Scheveningen 31 12 9 10 39 41 16 6 4 6 19 23 15 6 5 4 20 18 -2 45
10 Quick Boys 31 12 8 11 41 44 16 8 3 5 22 18 15 4 5 6 19 26 -3 44
11 Excelsior Maassluis 31 13 5 13 44 50 16 8 5 3 28 23 15 5 0 10 16 27 -6 44
12 De Treffers 31 12 4 15 37 45 16 8 3 5 19 20 15 4 1 10 18 25 -8 40
13 IJsselmeervogels 31 12 3 16 41 44 16 8 1 7 22 20 15 4 2 9 19 24 -3 39
14 TEC 31 10 8 13 38 56 16 6 5 5 25 26 15 4 3 8 13 30 -18 38
15 Volendam II 31 11 3 17 59 63 15 6 2 7 27 27 16 5 1 10 32 36 -4 36
16 Kozakken Boys 31 7 10 14 40 57 15 4 5 6 24 25 16 3 5 8 16 32 -17 31
17 GVVV 31 7 7 17 38 50 15 4 4 7 21 26 16 3 3 10 17 24 -12 28
18 ASWH 31 5 5 21 33 69 16 3 5 8 20 35 15 2 0 13 13 34 -36 20

Read more about Tweede Divisie

The Tweede Divisie in the Netherlands, meaning “Second Division”, is the third highest division in Dutch football. It is a semi-professional league which consists of 18 teams. These teams meet each other twice for a total of 306 fixtures deciding the final league table.