Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Excelsior and NEC Nijmegen, taking place on Monday, 06 May 2024, at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam.
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Excelsior, Recent FormExcelsior will be reasonably happy to come away from their match against Ajax with a 2-2 draw and a valuable point. During that encounter they had 43% possession and had 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target, while their opponents hit 5 of their 8 shots on goal.
It seems pretty certain that Marinus Dijkhuizen will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 8 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 10 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. So far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 26 of their 31 games.
This can't be seen as a good run of form at their home stadium, with 3 defeats and only 1 win from their last 6 league matches there. They've had an unusually high number of draws when playing at home this season, with 7 draws in 15 home league games.
On an individual basis, Lazaros Lamprou will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Excelsior's last 6 league games.
NEC Nijmegen, Recent FormNEC Nijmegen boss Rogier Meijer will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 home mauling from AZ. Their share of possession in that meeting was 54%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target. AZ had 11 shots on goal with 6 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 9 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 8 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 14 of their 15 games on the road.
It's been a mixed run of away form for NEC recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road. They've had an unusually high number of draws when playing away from home this season, with 7 draws in 15 away league games.
Sontje Hansen has scored 3 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Excelsior.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Excelsior that came out on top with a 3-4 win.
Goals should be on the cards for NEC in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Excelsior in their last 6 meetings together.
Excelsior manager Marinus Dijkhuizen has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Couhaib Driouech (Hamstring), Lennard Hartjes (Knee), Kik Pierie (Foot), Serano Seymor (Foot) and Ian Smeulers (Unknown) are all currently out of contention for this game.
The injury list is starting to mount up for NEC manager Rogier Meijer with Yvandro Borges Sanches (Cruciate ligament), Kas de Wit (Unknown) and Bas Dost (Heart problems) all unavailable for selection, and Bart van Rooij (Hamstring) out for the rest of the season.
Excelsior Playing at home | NEC Nijmegen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.6 | Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| 48' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 49' | Time first goal conceded | 46' |
| 1.1 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.6 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 5-2 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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