FC Oss journey to Van Donge & De Roo Stadion on Friday for the Eerste Divisie clash with hosts Excelsior.
Our Excelsior v FC Oss tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Excelsior
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Excelsior, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-2 Eerste Divisie success vs MVV.
In that game, Excelsior had 61% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Excelsior, the goalscorers were Lance Duijvestijn (86') and Mike van Duinen (90'). MVV Maastricht had 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Sven Braken (35') scored for MVV.
At least three goals per match have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Excelsior have played. Opposition teams scored 6 of them in this period while Excelsior amassed a tally of 12.
Their past results show that Excelsior:
- have not won against FC Oss in their last 3 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 home league matches.
FC Oss
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FC Oss will go into the game following a 2-1 Eerste Divisie win in the defeat of VVV-Venlo in their last outing.
In that match, FC Oss managed 38% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. For FC Oss, the scorers were Marcelencio Esajas (26'), Joshua Zimmerman (84') and Xavier Lambrix (90' Own goal). VVV-Venlo got 24 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target.
Looking at their form, and FC Oss have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals overall. Defensively, FC Oss have some weaknesses to address. We will have to see whether or not that trend can be sustained here.
Leading up to this clash, FC Oss:
- have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches away from home.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 19 matches in the league. Their travelling supporters must be so depressed.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 13/12/2019 shows that Excelsior have won 3 of these and FC Oss 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A sum of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 10 of them for Roodzwarten and 6 coming from TOP Oss. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.
The previous league meeting featuring the two was Eerste Divisie match day 1 on 09/08/2024 which ended up with the score at FC Oss 3-1 Excelsior.
On that day, FC Oss managed 47% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. Goals were scored by Giovanni Korte (46'), Abel Stensrud (49') and Tijmen Wildeboer (93').
At the other end, Excelsior had 25 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Richie Omorowa (7') was the scorer.
The referee was Martin Peréz.
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Team News: Excelsior
Looking at personnel, there is just the sole fitness concern for the Excelsior boss Ruben den Uil to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Lennard Hartjes (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out.
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Prediction
In this game, FC Oss have it within them to find the net against this Excelsior side, although it possibly won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.
We think that it’s going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for Excelsior after 90 minutes. Should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, backing Excelsior is available for 1.17, betting on a drawn result is 7 and selecting victory for FC Oss will get you 13. These are the most competitive bets that can be secured at present.
Victor Martins,
22:01 07/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Excelsior
Formed: 1902
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4,400)
Captain: Casper Widell
Chairman: Bob de Lange
Manager: Ruben den Uil
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 2
⭐ Star Man: Noah Naujoks
Customarily taking to the field in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Noah Naujoks was born in Netherlands. Having made a first senior appearance for Feyenoord in the 2022 - 2023 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has netted 6 league goals in this Eerste Divisie 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in 24 appearances.