📊 Form Guide

FC Volendam

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FC Volendam, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Eerste Divisie triumph over Jong AZ.

In that game, FC Volendam managed 43% possession and 15 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for FC Volendam was Alex Plat (63'). On the other side, Jong AZ had 12 shots on goal with 4 on target.

FC Volendam haven’t had any problems with scoring, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They’ve managed to rack up 16 during that period and have conceded a total of 1.

A look at their previous results shows us that FC Volendam:

• have not won against Excelsior in their last 2 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 4 league matches at home.

Excelsior

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Excelsior go into this clash after a 2-0 Eerste Divisie win vs FC Oss in their most recent outing.

For Excelsior, goals were scored by Ilias Bronkhorst (15') and Casper Widell (57').

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 games involving Excelsior, three or more goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell is 3, with the average number of goals for Excelsior coming out as 2.17. That trend isn’t assured to be continued into this next game, though.

Their past results show that Excelsior:

• have not beaten FC Volendam when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

A review of their prior head to head meetings going back to 11/03/2022 tells us that FC Volendam have won 2 of them and Excelsior 3, with the tally of draws being 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per match.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Eerste Divisie match day 19 on 13/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Excelsior 0-0 FC Volendam.

In that match, Excelsior managed 62% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 on target.

FC Volendam had 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Robin Hensgens.

📋 Team News: Excelsior

From a largely available group of players, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Excelsior boss Ruben den Uil to contend with. Lennard Hartjes (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out for this game.

🔮 Prediction

We’re thinking that Excelsior and FC Volendam may well end up cancelling each other out here.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we get quite a few goals with scores finishing level. We therefore see a very even contest with a 2-2 score draw at the end of this one.

Andre Moura, 14:00 20/04/2025