Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Excelsior and NEC Nijmegen, taking place on Sunday, 19 February 2023, at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam.
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Excelsior, Recent FormExcelsior will be looking to regroup after their bruising encounter with AZ in which they suffered a 5-0 away defeat.
Having conceded 11 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 4 points. There are concerning signs for them, having failed to score in 4 of their last 6 league games. They have produced a defensive record this season that they won't be proud of, having conceded at least 1 goal in 17 of their 21 league matches.
Results have been poor for Excelsior recently, with 4 losses and only 1 win from their last 6 league games their current form is not going to help them move up the table.
NEC Nijmegen, Recent FormNEC Nijmegen manager Rogier Meijer will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 0-0 draw in his team's last league outing against Cambuur.
It seems pretty certain that he will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 4 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 5 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. Unable to score in 5 of their last 6 away games, they will need to improve in front of goal if they are to pick up more points. When playing away from home this season, they have notched up a respectable 4 clean sheets.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win. They've had an unusually high number of draws this season, with 12 draws in 21 league games.
Landry Dimata will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for NEC Nijmegen.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.
Excelsior will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against NEC, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 7 meetings between the two.
Playing at home, Excelsior have won the last 2 and are unbeaten in the last 4 times they have faced NEC in the league.
Excelsior 4 - 2 NEC NijmegenExcelsior manager Marinus Dijkhuizen has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Yassin Ayoub (Leg), Jacky Donkor (Knee) and Kik Pierie (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Rogier Meijer has a number of injury concerns in his NEC squad to contend with: Jordy Bruijn (Knee), Mathias De Wolf (Hamstring), Landry Dimata (Illness), Magnus Mattsson (Unknown), Robin Roefs (Unknown), Philippe Sandler (Illness) and Lasse Schöne (Unknown)
Excelsior Playing at home | NEC Nijmegen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 0.6 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 40' | Time first goal scored | 38' |
| 33' | Time first goal conceded | 23' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 6-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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