FC Emmen vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eerste Divisie match on December 08th, 2024

A football match between FC Emmen and Excelsior of the Eerste Divisie will take place in Netherlands on Sunday, December 08th, 2024, at 15:45h (UTC), check the FC Emmen vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Emmen vs Excelsior will occur

The game will be played in the small De Oude Meerdijk stadium, in the city of Emmen, with a capacity for 8600 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the FC Emmen vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Eerste Divisie has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.01 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.05 goals per game of the last championship.

FC Emmen last match

FC Emmen in its last official match lost (2-1) against ADO Den Haag, in a match valid for Eerste Divisie. Coach R. Peter's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.05.

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

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 Jong Ajax team with a final score of 2-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.30, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

FC Emmen vs Excelsior h2h

FC Emmen was in 16th place in the Eredivisie while Excelsior was in 15th place, the last time these teams faced each other. FC Emmen team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Excelsior used in the match.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 11-03-2023, in a match of the 2022/2023 season of the Eredivisie, and the match ended with a 2-0 win for FC Emmen.

J. Kooij will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by R. Bluemink and M. Janssen.

FC Emmen

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

The FC Emmen team with 30 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses.

This means that, in the 18th round, the team has the same score, and the Helmond Sport team is just behind in 5th place.

FC Emmen analysis

FC Emmen at the end of round 17 in Eerste Divisie had 30 goals scored and 19 conceded.

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

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the FC Emmen team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 55.35%.

Best goalscorer from FC Emmen

In this season, the individual highlight is Kelian Nsona Wa Saka that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 7 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that FC Emmen achieved in several matches.

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

Excelsior

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

The Excelsior team with 36 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 11 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses.

Excelsior analysis

Currently, in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior sums 37 goals for and a total of 18 goals against, after 17 rounds played.

Excelsior has been in impressive form lately, winning 4 out of their last 5 matches, and drawing 1. They have been showing great resilience and determination, and it seems that they are on track to achieve their goals this season.

As we approach the Regular Season, Excelsior is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.88 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Eerste Divisie.

With Excelsior having a balance of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws when playing away in the Eerste Divisie, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Best goalscorer from Excelsior

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Richie Omorowa. The Attacker has scored 9 times in this competition and helped Excelsior avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

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

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of FC Emmen is Kelian Nsona Wa Saka, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Excelsior is Richie Omorowa, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

Excelsior has conceded 10 away goals in 9 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Excelsior will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-0, something to take into consideration.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Since Excelsior has an average of 1.78 goals per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 6.18 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

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 6.29 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

These teams together have a combined average of 4.53 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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

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