Predictions & Statistics

With 28 points from 30 games and a place of 16, Excelsior still have clear room for improvement in overall consistency. Their record of 7 wins, 7 draws, and 16 losses, together with goals at 31:51, reflects poor form over their recent run. Much of their threat comes through Noah Naujoks (8 goals), I. Yegoian (4 goals), Arthur Zagre (3 goals), with creative support from G. de Regt (5 assists), I. Yegoian (2 assists), D. Sanches Fernandes (2 assists), while the defensive numbers suggest they have been quite vulnerable. At home, they have returned 4 wins, 2 draws, and 9 losses, which indicates a weak split record. They are under visible pressure near the relegation zone. Stylistically, they tend to play with a more cautious and defensive approach. They are not at full strength, with M. Jonathans, S. Henderikx, M. Tielemans unavailable, although the overall attacking core still looks largely intact.

From their first 30 matches, Utrecht have collected 44 points and now occupy 8 place in the table. The record of 12 wins, 8 draws, and 10 defeats, together with a 49:36 goal balance, points toward good form over their recent run. Much of their attacking threat comes through G. Zechiel (8 goals), D. de Wit (5 goals), V. Jensen (5 goals), with creative support from Souffian El Karouani (10 assists), G. Zechiel (4 assists), Y. Cathline (4 assists), while at the back they have looked fairly stable. Away from home, they have returned 4 wins, 5 draws, and 6 losses, a split that suggests a fairly balanced split record. They are operating from a relatively stable mid-table position. In football terms, they tend to show balanced attacking football. Although they are without S. Haller, V. Jensen, M. Rodriguez, that absence is especially important because it affects one of their main scoring outlets.