Can Excelsior Maassluis beat AFC in Sportpark Dijkpolder clash?

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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Date: Sat 11.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Dijkpolder (5000 seats)

The managers D. Corneille and U. Landvreugd are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Tweede Divisie league table.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

AFC play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for AFC when playing on artificial turf are 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from nine matches. They have scored 16 goals and conceded 15 times in these games.

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Excelsior Maassluis form and stats

Excelsior Maassluis are steadily winning games and points here at Sportpark Dijkpolder. 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 15 games. Ever since the HHC game Excelsior Maassluis has been unbeatable here at Sportpark Dijkpolder producing four straight wins.

Happy days for Excelsior Maassluis in their previous game, a Tweede Divisie match away at Spakenburg that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Scheveningen in a game that was won 4-0.

Excelsior Maassluis can score goals in their home matches. After 15 matches they have found the net 34 times. Excelsior Maassluis are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sportpark Dijkpolder, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.

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AFC form and stats

9-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for AFC, who have the most points (29) away in Tweede Divisie, in their matches away. AFC have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. AFC love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

It's the second away game in a row for AFC, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Jong Vitesse in the Tweede Divisie last time out. Before that, AFC secured a home win against Barendrecht with the score 3-0.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 38 goals in 15 away games this season. AFC have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was AFC - Excelsior Maassluis 4-1, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 0 Excelsior Maassluis victories, 2 draws and 3 AFC wins.

Top Goalscorers

R. Ignacio
21 goals / 8 assists
Y. Teijsse
19 goals
D. Blij
14 goals / 5 assists

Excelsior Maassluis missing players

AFC missing players

Excelsior Maassluis AFC
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played 3 15 30
17 10 2 Won 1 9 20
6 1 0 Drew 0 2 5
8 4 2 Lost 2 4 5
59 34 7 Scored 6 38 76
33 12 4 Conceded 9 27 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 93%
84% 87% 100% Over 1.5 100% 93% 87%
48% 53% 50% Over 2.5 100% 80% 73%
39% 33% 25% Over 3.5 100% 60% 53%
13% 13% 0% Over 4.5 67% 53% 47%
48% 33% 0% BTTS 100% 73% 67%
35% 47% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 27% 33%
16% 20% 50% Failed To Score 0% 0% 7%
 
4.8 4.7 6 Corners For (avg) 8 5.7 5.6
4.7 4.3 5.3 Corners Against (avg) 6 4.7 4.4
1.2 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 1.3 0.9
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Excelsior Maassluis hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • AFC is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Excelsior Maassluis is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Excelsior Maassluis
16-03-19 TD Excelsior Maassluis 2 - 0 De Treffers
23-03-19 TD Kozakken Boys 0 - 2 Excelsior Maassluis
30-03-19 TD Excelsior Maassluis 2 - 0 Jong Sparta
06-04-19 TD Lienden 1 - 0 Excelsior Maassluis
13-04-19 TD Almere City II 1 - 3 Excelsior Maassluis
20-04-19 TD Excelsior Maassluis 4 - 0 Scheveningen
04-05-19 TD Spakenburg 0 - 2 Excelsior Maassluis
11-05-19 TD Excelsior Maassluis 13:30 AFC
18-05-19 TD Barendrecht 16:00 Excelsior Maassluis
25-05-19 TD Excelsior Maassluis 13:30 Jong Vitesse
AFC
16-03-19 TD GVVV 4 - 2 AFC
24-03-19 TD AFC 2 - 1 Jong Sparta
31-03-19 TD AFC 4 - 1 Lienden
06-04-19 TD Katwijk 2 - 3 AFC
13-04-19 TD AFC 3 - 0 Barendrecht
20-04-19 TD Jong Vitesse 2 - 3 AFC
05-05-19 TD AFC 11:30 Scheveningen
11-05-19 TD Excelsior Maassluis 13:30 AFC
18-05-19 TD AFC 16:00 VVSB
25-05-19 TD IJsselmeervogels 13:30 AFC

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 AFC 30 20 5 5 76 38 15 11 3 1 38 11 15 9 2 4 38 27 38 65
2 Excelsior Maassluis 31 17 6 8 59 33 15 10 1 4 34 12 16 7 5 4 25 21 26 57
3 IJsselmeervogels 31 17 6 8 63 46 15 9 4 2 34 17 16 8 2 6 29 29 17 57
4 Katwijk 31 15 10 6 50 32 16 8 5 3 26 15 15 7 5 3 24 17 18 55
5 HHC 31 16 5 10 64 47 15 8 2 5 30 23 16 8 3 5 34 24 17 53
6 Koninklijke HFC 31 15 7 9 53 36 15 10 3 2 33 13 16 5 4 7 20 23 17 52
7 Kozakken Boys 31 15 6 10 53 41 16 8 2 6 31 22 15 7 4 4 22 19 12 51
8 Spakenburg 31 16 3 12 53 46 16 9 2 5 24 20 15 7 1 7 29 26 7 51
9 Jong Vitesse 31 12 8 11 52 41 16 7 3 6 28 20 15 5 5 5 24 21 11 44
10 GVVV 31 12 7 12 53 55 15 7 3 5 28 24 16 5 4 7 25 31 -2 43
11 De Treffers 31 12 6 13 43 44 16 9 3 4 31 19 15 3 3 9 12 25 -1 42
12 Jong Sparta 31 11 8 12 55 51 15 6 4 5 30 25 16 5 4 7 25 26 4 41
13 Rijnsburgse Boys 31 12 5 14 63 72 15 6 3 6 35 34 16 6 2 8 28 38 -9 41
14 Scheveningen 30 9 7 14 50 57 15 4 5 6 32 28 15 5 2 8 18 29 -7 34
15 Lienden 31 7 5 19 38 80 16 5 2 9 22 41 15 2 3 10 16 39 -42 26
16 Almere City II 31 7 4 20 38 65 16 6 3 7 20 26 15 1 1 13 18 39 -27 25
17 VVSB 31 6 6 19 49 78 15 4 2 9 27 35 16 2 4 10 22 43 -29 24
18 Barendrecht 31 5 4 22 28 78 16 3 4 9 16 36 15 2 0 13 12 42 -50 19