Excelsior vs MVV Maastricht betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eerste Divisie match on October 18th, 2024

Excelsior and MVV Maastricht will meet each other in a football match counting for Eerste Divisie on October 18th, 2024, Friday at 18:00h (UTC), in Netherlands, check the Excelsior vs MVV Maastricht betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Excelsior vs MVV Maastricht will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium, in the city of Rotterdam, with a capacity for 4500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Excelsior vs MVV Maastricht betting tip 2024/2025

The Eerste Divisie has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.05 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.92 goals per match played.

Excelsior last match

Excelsior come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Roda JC Kerkrade, valid for the Eerste Divisie, ended with a 3-0. The team coached by R. den Uil lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.55, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Jose De Almeida Reis had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

MVV Maastricht last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eerste Divisie, MVV Maastricht, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the VVV-Venlo team with a final score of 2-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 1.95.

Excelsior vs MVV Maastricht h2h

It was on 19-10-2022 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 5-1 win for Excelsior, was valid for the 2022/2023 season of the KNVB Beker.

The Excelsior team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while MVV Maastricht has been more irregular.

This game will have J. Kamphuis fully in charge on the pitch while C. Dobre alongside S. de Groot will be supporting from the sideline.

Excelsior

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

The Excelsior team with 17 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

In the 11th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point over the De Graafschap team which is just below, in 4th place and with 1 point less than Helmond Sport team that is in the 2nd place.

Excelsior analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Excelsior is positive: after 10 rounds the team has scored 23 goals, conceding only 14.

The Excelsior team comes from a defeat in the Eerste Divisie, and its coach Ruben den Uil wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 1 game as the visiting team, compared to their record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws playing in their home base.

The adaptation of Joshua Eijgenraam with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Excelsior last game of the season, against Roda JC Kerkrade. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Excelsior

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Richie Omorowa is the player to highlight. Helping Excelsior with 8 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

MVV Maastricht

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

MVV Maastricht arrives in this game with 11 points, and in 14th place in the Eerste Divisie, having won twice in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 5 draws.

The team has the same number of points that the ADO Den Haag who holds the 13th place in the 11th round.

MVV Maastricht analysis

After round 10 of Eerste Divisie we count 11 goals scored by MVV Maastricht and 14 conceded.

It seems that MVV Maastricht is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

Best goalscorer from MVV Maastricht

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Nabil El Basri has held that position so far in the competition. Serving MVV Maastricht with 3 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Excelsior is Richie Omorowa, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of MVV Maastricht is Nabil El Basri, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that MVV Maastricht scores an average of 0.4 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.88.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 5.34 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.1 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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