Vitesse – Excelsior Prediction & Picks (18.01.2019)

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Vitesse – Excelsior SOCCER PICKS

Vitesse and Excelsior meet at GelreDome, in a match for the 18th round of the Eredivisie. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 20-10-2018, the Excelsior won at home (2-0). The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 17-02-2018, for the Eredivisie, which ended with the victory of Excelsior by (1-2). L. Castaignos (2 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Vitesse, and H. Faik (44′) and M. van Duinen (66 ‘), for the Excelsior. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Vitesse:

After 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 26 points won. In the last match, they have tied with De Graafschap by (2-2), after in the previous match they have won (2-1) at home, in a match against VVV Venlo. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 40 goals scored and 17 suffered. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they beat Livingston at home by (3-2). In the last 8 home matches for the championship Vitesse has won 5, tied 2 and lost 1, for which they have won 17 points out of 24 possible.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 6 games ago. In the matches played in their stadium there are some frequent results: at half-time 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 2-1 (3 out of 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.

If there is one thing that the Vitesse can not do is to claim his position in the championship, since he is in a comfortable situation and with possibilities to climb the table if he has regularity, therefore, he expects to have a positive sequence in his games and results In the current round he will enter the field to conquer a victory and he knows that he has the conditions to make it a reality, depending only on himself to do so. That being the case, it hopes to impose itself and annul the visitors, since it reduces the risks of scoring and increases the probability of winning the three points at the end of the 90 ‘. In this match, Arnold Kruiswijk, Hilary Gong, Oussama Darfalou, Tim Matavz, Danilo Doekhi and Charly Musonda Jr. will be absent, for being in the medical department.

Excelsior:

After 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 16 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against AZ Alkmaar, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Heracles, by (0-3). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 36 conceded; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 36 suffered. In the last 8 away matches for the championship the Excelsior has 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 24 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 8 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only won 1 result. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The proximity to the area of ​​playoff descent concerns the Excelsior, because only one point separates him from that area and it is clear that he will not want to enter there, because that is very harmful.


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