Struggling Excelsior Maassluis will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying AFC in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike AFC's home stadium. The visitors last nine games on artificial turf have ended in 4 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses.
Excelsior Maassluis form and stats
The story so far in the Tweede Divisie for Excelsior Maassluis at their home stadium (Sportpark Dijkpolder) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Excelsior Maassluis lost their last game at Rijnsburgse Boys (placed 6th) after a 3-4 scoreline. Before that, Excelsior Maassluis had a home game versus Volendam II which ended with a victory 3-2.
A goal frenzy last time out for Excelsior Maassluis, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Rijnsburgse Boys. Fun stuff to watch!
The Excelsior Maassluis fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
AFC form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Tweede Divisie. It's three draws from AFC's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
AFC go into this game after a win, the home game against Spakenburg that ended 2-0. A draw for AFC before that, at their own venue hosting De Treffers (2-2).
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, AFC are regular goalscorers on their travels. The AFC manager U. Landvreugd has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Excelsior Maassluis and AFC have met before this season: AFC - Excelsior Maassluis 3-1. Last seven meetings between the teams: Excelsior Maassluis won 1, AFC won 4 and 2 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ignacio 12 goals |  Y. Teijsse 11 goals |   D. Blij 6 goals |
Excelsior Maassluis missing players
AFC missing players
| Excelsior Maassluis | AFC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | 37 |
| 39 | 15 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 63% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 78% | 58% |
| 53% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 67% | 47% |
| 37% | 33% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 16% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 89% | 63% |
| 16% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 | 38 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| 30 | 21 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 67% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 51% |
- AFC has the most matches under the total-line (7)
- AFC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- AFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AFC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- AFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of AFC's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Excelsior Maassluis has the most conceded goals in the first half (21)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HHC | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 42 |
| 2 | Katwijk | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | IJsselmeervogels | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Kozakken Boys | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | AFC | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 | Koninklijke HFC | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | De Treffers | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | Noordwijk | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Spakenburg | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | -11 | 27 |
| 11 | Jong Sparta | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | GVVV | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Quick Boys | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Excelsior Maassluis | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Scheveningen | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | TEC | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -17 | 14 |
| 17 | ASWH | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30 | -29 | 10 |
| 18 | Volendam II | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 9 |