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Excelsior vs Heerenveen Match Preview and Prediction
Excelsior vs Heerenveen: Excelsior’s most recent match resulted in a loss to PSV, who are now leading the league. In the past two months, they have not won a single league match, and they are currently three points above the relegation zone from where they were previously. Matchday 18 will see them compete against Heerenveen at this point.
Excelsior will be seeking to improve their performance in this match after suffering a defeat at the hands of KNVB Beker by a score of 0-2 in their last match against FC Groningen.
On the other side, Heerenveen got off to a strong start this year by securing a 2-2 draw against PEC Zwolle. One thing that is important to note is that during that match, they had eleven shots that were on target.
That encounter saw SC Heerenveen have 45% possession of the ball and 20 shots on goal, with only two of them finding the target. Anas Tahiri (7 minutes) and Che Nunnely (91 minutes) scored the goals for SC Heerenveen. Their adversaries, PEC Zwolle, had a total of thirteen shots on goal, with only two of them finding the target. FC Zwolle scored from Younes Namli in the 64th minute and Lennart Thy in the 73rd minute.
Excelsior vs Heerenveen: Betting Analysis
In all three of the previous four encounters with this team, the visitors have gone undefeated. Additionally, during the past two months, Excelsior has lost every home game. In light of everything mentioned, the initial prediction indicates that Heerenveen will prevail in this match; the suggested odd is 2.07.
Now let’s go on to our second prediction for the game: both teams will score. The prediction’s odds will be 1.60. The fact that Excelsior have scored goals in each of their five most recent home games is the primary justification for this pick. Heerenveen also scored two goals in their matchup with PEC Zwolle.
Who will win the match between Excelsior and Heerenveen?
In order for Excelsior to have any chance of scoring against this SC Heerenveen squad, who we believe will score a goal themselves and emerge victorious, we believe that Excelsior will require a little bit of luck throughout the duration of the game. In light of this, we anticipate a game that is extremely competitive, with SC Heerenveen holding a 1-0 advantage when everything is said and done.
Excelsior vs Heerenveen: Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
What are the top odds for this match?
The price of Excelsior is 3.25, the price of a gamble on the draw is 3.7, and the price of a punt on the winning team being SC Heerenveen is 2.38. At the moment, they have the most competitive pricing that is being given.
