Based on last 50 matches in "Netherlands. Eredivisie", up to 12/08/2023
To build a prediction for the Twente - Excelsior match, scheduled for 8 December 2023, several key factors could influence the outcome. Twente have played 50 matches, in which they won 28 of them, drew 14 times and lost 8 matches. Excelsior, having played 50 matches, won 12 times, drew 14 matches and lost 24 defeats. In the league, Twente average 2 goals scored per game and 0.9 conceded. Excelsior average 1.2 scored and 2 conceded. These sides last met on 31 March 2023 at Excelsior's ground, where the match ended in a draw.
Twente have an excellent attack, but their defensive side has been just as “excellent” in a bad way lately, while Excelsior are a very resilient team and, especially in away games, have picked up more points than at home, so they will surely try to get something from this game as well.
Hello everyone, colleagues! An interesting match awaits us. The teams are in fairly good form, and many goals were scored in previous matches. But injuries to key players suggest to me that today’s game will be low-scoring.
Good day, everyone. Today I want to take the result on corners between these teams. According to the statistics, Twente always takes many corners at home when playing against teams that are not leaders. Excelsior is not among the leaders, so I expect Twente to have a -4 handicap on corners.
Pre-Match Facts
Main
Motivation
Twente scores under 2 goals against Excelsior in 8 out of 10 last matches.
IT1U (1.5)3.35
In 5 out of 6 last matches, Twente concedes in the second half.
2nd Half - IT2O (0.5)2.6
In 5 out of 6 last matches involving Excelsior, over over 3 goals were scored.
TO (3.5)2.24
In 6 last matches involving Excelsior, both teams scored.
Both Teams To Score - Yes2.01
Twente scores over 2 goals in 15 out of 29 last matches.
IT1O (2.5)1.95
Twente scores over 2 goals in 10 out of last 16 home matches.
IT1O (2.5)1.95
Excelsior concedes over 2 goals in 12 out of last 23 away matches.
IT1O (2.5)1.95
Twente does not concedeat home in 13 out of 25 last matches.
IT2U (0.5)1.87
Excelsior does not scoreaway in 9 out of 16 last matches.
IT2U (0.5)1.87
Twente wins at homeby more than 1 goal in 13 out of 25 last matches.
H1 (-1.5)1.7
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without a first-team player - defender Мес Хильгерс. The away side will be missing several key players, including defender Серано Сеймор, and are also missing several rotation players.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Ингмар Остром (Netherlands). Over the last 87 matches, he has shown 249 yellow cards (averaging 2.9 per match) and 7 red cards (averaging 0.1 per match), making him one of the most lenient referees. He has awarded a penalty in 14% of matches (12 out of 87). Based on this statistic, an under on total yellow cards could be worth considering for this match.