Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Excelsior and FC Twente, taking place on Saturday, 10 February 2024, at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam.
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Excelsior, Recent FormThe Excelsior squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 away defeat against Almere City, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. During that encounter they had 50% possession and had 6 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 2 of their 11 shots on goal.
It's fair to say that manager Marinus Dijkhuizen will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 11 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games; however, they have scored in 9 of their 10 played at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion this season.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win. Their home form in the early part of the season has produced an unusually high number of draws, with 6 draws in 10 home league games.
Troy Parrott 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 Excelsior.
FC Twente, Recent FormIn their last match FC Twente enforced their superiority over RKC Waalwijk with a 3-0 home win. They achieved 58% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 10 hitting the target, up against RKC Waalwijk's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Joseph Oosting will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 11 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 6 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 away games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.
With 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league, Sem Steijn has given the travelling FC Twente support something to shout about on the road.
The last meeting between these 2 teams in the league resulted in an unsurprising 4-2 win for FC Twente.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, De Tukkers have been unable to break through the Excelsior defence and find the back of the net. The Twente defence tends to hold pretty firm when they visit Roodzwarten in the league, with Twente conceding just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
Twente have had a poor run of results when visiting Excelsior, drawing their last 4 and having not won any of their last 5 league encounters at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.
Excelsior manager Marinus Dijkhuizen has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Jacky Donkor (Knee), Raphaël Eyongo (Ankle) and Lennard Hartjes (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Twente manager Joseph Oosting ahead of this clash, with Mitchell van Bergen (Unknown) missing out, which gives Oosting a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Excelsior Playing at home | FC Twente Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 1.6 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 51' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| 49' | Time first goal conceded | 61' |
| 1.2 | Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
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