De Graafschap Excelsior betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 3^rd position of the league, with 49 points won, after 14 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Telstar, by (1‑3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Roda JC Kerkrade, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 20 points in away matches and 29 points at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 13 goals conceded at home, against 23 goals scored and 17 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Excelsior has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 14 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 28 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Excelsior has a mathematical chance of returning to second place in the 2024/2025 Eerste Divisie, a position it last occupied in the 25th round, despite being unbeaten in 3 games (after 1 duel won and 2 draws). The club stands out for having the second best defense in the league (30 goals conceded in 28 matches, that is, an average of just over 1 goal conceded per match) and it practically manages to maintain its good defensive performance when playing specifically away from home (17 goals conceded in 14 matches, that is, an index of 1.2 goals conceded per match as a visitor). Excelsior is the second highest scorer in the championship (average of 16.2 shots per match). Coach Ruben den Uil may repeat the previous starting lineup, based on the 4-2-3-1 tactical scheme, as his only absences continue to be midfielders Lennard Hartjes, who suffered a knee injury on 10-01-2025, and Xander Blomme, injured since the 3rd round that was held on 25-08-2024. The highlight of the Excelsior squad is Calvin Raatsie, the second goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded in the championship (26 goals conceded in 26 games played) and also the third placed in the clean sheets ranking (he kept 10 clean sheets).

Confirmed Lineup: Calvin Raatsie, Kik Pierie, Ilias Bronkhorst, Arthur Zagre, Casper Widell, Lance Duijvestijn, M. Tielemans, Joshua Eijgenraam, Seydou Fini, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Richie Omorowa.
Coach: M. Dijkhuizen.