Match Analysis
Excelsior SBV is now ranked 16th in the Holland Eredivisie standings so that the team is forced to take part in this week’s Relegation Play-offs competition. In the opening meeting yesterday Excelsior SBV was defeated by RKC Waalwijk from HOL D2 with a score of 1-2. Even though the SBV Excelsior was on the upper hand, his goal still conceded 2 goals in the situation of his opponent shooting 14 times. This match with home advantage, if Excelsior SBV can win 1-0 over RKC Waalwijk his team will qualify for the next phase. In these circumstances, RKC Waalwijk still has the chance to return considering that this season they appear more stable at home compared to playing on the road.
On the other hand, RKC Waalwijk successfully defeated NEC Nijmegen with a score of 3-2 in the last 2 meetings, his team relies on outstanding performance at home to finally win. The result gave the players great confidence, the psychological advantage of the team was up this week.
Handicap Analysis
This match is very important for Excelsior SBV if you want to promote. So the team is indeed more interested in the away team. Bookmaker gave the SBV Excelsior handicap -0.5 in the beginning, this handicap was somewhat lacking considering the level of the two teams was different and the results of Excelsior SBV’s cage were superior than away, so in that situation RKC Waalwijk was more credible.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 2.35