FC Dordrecht vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eerste Divisie match on September 20th, 2024

A Eerste Divisie match between FC Dordrecht and Excelsior will hold on September 20th, 2024, Friday at 18:00h (UTC), in Netherlands, check the FC Dordrecht vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Dordrecht vs Excelsior will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion stadium, in the city of Dordrecht, with a capacity for 4100 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the FC Dordrecht vs Excelsior 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 2.86 goals per match played.

FC Dordrecht last match

The last match ended in a draw for the FC Dordrecht team. On that occasion they met FC Eindhoven for the Eerste Divisie, and the match ended 0-0. Coach M. Boel's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.80.

Despite the team's less-than-exciting average performance, Devin Haen is certainly one of the players on the roster to watch for the future. On the field he showed a good physical presence and good footwork, proving to be crucial to FC Dordrecht game.

Excelsior 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, Excelsior, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the VVV-Venlo team with a final score of 4-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.55, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

FC Dordrecht vs Excelsior h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 16-07-2022. On that occasion they were playing for the 2022 season of the Club Friendlies, and the match ended with a 3-2 win for Excelsior.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The performance of the Excelsior team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the FC Dordrecht team.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Excelsior thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against VVV-Venlo, FC Dordrecht drew in a match against FC Eindhoven. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

In this football match, R. Hensgens will be the referee while M. Beijer and M. Janssen will assist him.

FC Dordrecht

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

Considering the home team FC Dordrecht, standing in 9th place with 8 points in the Eerste Divisie competition in Netherlands. Their performance statistics have been such as 2 wins, 1 loss and, 2 draws.

In the 7th round, the team has the same score that the FC Eindhoven team which is ranked just below in position 10 and no difference of Jong PSV team that is in the 8th place.

FC Dordrecht will try to use the home factor as an advantage to get a win. This, despite being located in the middle of the league table in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie and having no high aspirations or relegation concerns.

FC Dordrecht analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for FC Dordrecht is positive: after 6 rounds the team has scored 6 goals, conceding only 5.

FC Dordrecht has been inconsistent in their recent matches, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1. They need to find more consistency in their performances if they want to challenge for the top positions in the league.

FC Dordrecht has a ball possession average of 44% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this FC Dordrecht vs Excelsior 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Signed by the team this season, Liam Bossin was crucial to FC Dordrecht victory in the last duel. With 4 number of saves in the match against FC Eindhoven, he showed once again the reasons for his hiring. Thus, he is definitively asserting himself as a starter.

Best goalscorer from FC Dordrecht

Devin Haen has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 2 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading FC Dordrecht to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Excelsior

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

The Excelsior team with 13 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

Which means that FC Den Bosch team, at position 3, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 7th round.

Excelsior analysis

We have reached matchday 6 in Eerste Divisie and at the moment Excelsior has made 17 goals and conceded 7.

Having 3 wins in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior is in a great moment! There is little doubt about who is the favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, Excelsior is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.83 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Eerste Divisie that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Excelsior is a more offensive team than FC Dordrecht, having 512 attacks vs. 481 from FC Dordrecht, having scored 17 times, in comparison, FC Dordrecht converted into goal 6 times.

Signed by the team this season, Calvin Raatsie was crucial to Excelsior victory in the last duel. With 3 number of saves in the match against VVV-Venlo, he showed once again the reasons for his hiring. Thus, he is definitively asserting himself as a starter.

Best goalscorer from Excelsior

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Richie Omorowa. Excelsior owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 6 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Excelsior scores an average of 2.33 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 2.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.44 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Excelsior is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.67 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Excelsior in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.33 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

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

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