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Excelsior vs Vitesse Live Stream, Predictions
Excelsior host guests Vitesse at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in this Eredivisie fixture on Sunday.
View all Excelsior v Vitesse tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (including the best match odds).
📊 Form Guide
Excelsior
LWDLLL 📉
Excelsior will be looking for an improved result here after the 4-2 Eredivisie loss in their previous game against Sparta Rotterdam.
In that game, Excelsior had 51% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Excelsior, the goalscorers were Kik Pierie (11') and Lance Duijvestijn (16'). Sparta Rotterdam got 12 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. Arno Verschueren (24'), Tobias Lauritsen (31', 75') and Charles-Andreas Brym (96') scored for Sparta Rotterdam.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Excelsior have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Excelsior have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 12 goals on the way. Putting that to one side, it remains to be seen if such a trend might persist in this match.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Excelsior:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Vitesse in their previous 3 matches.
- haven't won against Vitesse in their previous 2 matches in the league.
- have not won at home in their last 2 league games.
Vitesse
LLLLLD ⚠
In their previous game, Vitesse drew 1-1 in the Eredivisie match with FC Volendam.
In that match, Vitesse had 73% possession and 31 shots on goal with 8 on target. The only player to score for Vitesse was Mica Pinto (6'). At the other end, FC Volendam got 8 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Bilal Ould-Chikh (3') scored for FC Volendam.
The numbers tell their own story, and Vitesse have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 12 goals overall. In defence, Vitesse seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
Leading up to this clash, Vitesse:
- haven't won against Excelsior in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
- are without a win away from home in their last 7 league games.
↔️ Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 20/10/2018, neither club has come out on top overall with Excelsior winning 2 of those games, Vitesse 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.
A sum of 12 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 from Roodzwarten and 5 belonging to Vitas. That’s an average goals per game of 2.
The last league match featuring the two was Eredivisie match day 12 on 07/10/2023 which ended up with the score at Vitesse 0-0 Excelsior.
The referee was Joey Kooij.
🗞️ Team News: Excelsior
Serano Seymor (Foot injury), Ian Smeulers (unknown injury), Lennard Hartjes (Knee injury) and Sven Nieuwpoort (unknown injury) will not be taking part for Excelsior boss Marinus Dijkhuizen.
ℹ️ Team News: Vitesse
Vitesse boss Edward Sturing has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Miliano Jonathans (Knee injury), Davy Pröpper (Cruciate ligament injury), Mathijs Tielemans (Head injury), Melle Meulensteen (Head injury) and Fodé Fofana (Knee injury) are those who can’t be considered.
🧠 Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Vitesse are dangerous enough to get a goal against this Excelsior outfit, however it possibly won’t be as many as they will have scored against them.
We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Excelsior by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Should be a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 11:15 25/02/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Excelsior
Formed: 1902
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4,400)
Captain: Stijn van Gassel
Chairman: Bob de Lange
Manager: Marinus Dijkhuizen
Competitions: Eredivisie position 15
⭐ Key Man: Couhaib Driouech
Mostly taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Couhaib Driouech was born in Drachten, Netherlands. Having made his senior debut playing for SC Heerenveen in the 2020 - 2021 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 4 league goals in this Eredivisie 2023 - 2024 campaign so far from a total of 20 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 65 | WDWWW |
2 |
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22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 52 | WDWWW |
3 |
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22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 44 | LDWWL |
4 |
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22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 39 | DDLDW |
5 |
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22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | WWDLD |
6 |
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22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | WDWDW |
7 |
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23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | DWLDW |
8 |
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23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 32 | DWWWW |
9 |
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23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 29 | DLLWL |
10 |
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22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -15 | 27 | DLWDW |
11 |
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23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 27 | WWDLL |
12 |
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23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -16 | 27 | WDLLW |
13 |
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22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 25 | LDDWL |
14 |
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23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -24 | 22 | LLWLL |
15 |
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22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -10 | 21 | WDLLL |
16 |
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23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 18 | DLWLL |
17 |
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22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -30 | 13 | DLLLD |
18 |
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22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | -30 | 13 | LLLLD |
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FC Twente |
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Almere City |
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FC Twente |
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FC Volendam |
Heracles Almelo |
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FC Utrecht |
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SC Heerenveen |
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Go Ahead Eagles |
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Feyenoord |
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Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.7 |
Time first goal scored | 51 |
Time first goal conceded | 44 |
Yellow cards | 1.2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 0.8 |
Goals conceded | 2.7 |
Time first goal scored | 46 |
Time first goal conceded | 19 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Troy Parrott | 7 |
Nikolas Agrafiotis | 5 |
Couhaib Driouech | 4 |
Lazaros Lamprou | 3 |
Oscar Uddenäs | 3 |
Million Manhoef | 4 |
Marco van Ginkel | 4 |
Paxten Aaronson | 2 |
Amine Boutrah | 2 |
Gyan de Regt | 1 |
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Heracles Almelo |
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Almere City |
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Fortuna Sittard |
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SC Heerenveen |
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