Willem II vs ExcelsiorPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Willem II are 15th with 1 point from 3 rounds: no wins, one draw and two defeats, 4 goals scored and 10 conceded. At home they have drawn one and lost one (3-6), and their only away game ended 1-4. Recent results include a 2-2 with Heerenveen, a 1-4 at home to NEC Nijmegen and a 1-4 at GO Ahead Eagles, after a 2-1 against OFI and a 1-0 against KV Mechelen. Excelsior are ninth with 6 points: 3 games, 2 wins and 1 defeat, 7 goals scored and only 3 conceded. At home they have won one and lost one (3-3), and their single away game was a 4-0 win. Lately they beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1, lost 1-2 to PSV Eindhoven and won 4-0 at Cambuur and 5-1 at De Graafschap. The Eredivisie is running very high, at 4.03 goals per game. In the head-to-head Willem II won 3-1 at home in 2022 and 2-0 in 2021; the other three meetings produced a 1-1, a 2-2 and a 2-1 Excelsior win on their own ground. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.