Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen Intro
Excelsior are in dire straits as they await the visit of NEC Nijmegen to the Van Donge and De Roo Stadion. With the Eredivisie season almost up, Excelsior need to start picking up points and quickly. NEC Nijmegen look set to finish in the top half of the table, but still need the points to confirm their position. The two meet on Monday May 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM. Entering matchweek 32, Marinus Dijkhuizen’s Excelsior side sit in the 15th place on the table with 26 points from 31 games played while Rogier Meijer’s NEC Nijmegen squad are currently on 47 points sitting in the 6th place. As we head deeper into the Eredivisie season, there’s a gap between Excelsior and NEC Nijmegen in the table. There’s a difference of 21 points and 9 places between the sides.
Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen Form
Excelsior drew against Ajax in the last game, and have now managed 4 points in the last 5, in a poor run of form. In the meantime, NEC Nijmegen have struggled a little in the last few games, and losing to AZ Alkmaar hasn’t brought in any new points, keeping the team at eight in the five rounds. Looking at last five games at home, Excelsior doesn’t have a very good record. They have only won 4 points from a possible 15. NEC Nijmegen have gathered 8 points from the five away games played in Eredivisie.
Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen H2H
There has been very little to choose between these two down through the 25 games played over the years. NEC Nijmegen just about lead the H2H with 11 wins to Excelsior’s 10. Things are fairly even between Excelsior and NEC Nijmegen in the most recent meetings between the two. Excelsior has the very slight advantage of winning one more.
Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen Analysis
In their last game, Excelsior earned 1 point from their drawn match. Ajax was the opponent of Marinus Dijkhuizen’s men. After 90 minutes, the score was 2-2. This week Excelsior will be thinking about one thing only, NEC Nijmegen. Against Ajax, Excelsior claimed 43% of the ball. In terms of shots on goal, Excelsior struck a total of 9 shots in attack while in defence conceding 8 shots to Ajax. Meanwhile, NEC Nijmegen lost its previous game. Rogier Meijer’s team played AZ Alkmaar. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 0-3. While facing AZ Alkmaar, NEC Nijmegen had 54% of ball possession. In front of goal, NEC Nijmegen delivered 14 shots on goal while down back giving up a total of 12 shots to their opponents AZ Alkmaar.
Excelsior vs NEC Nijmegen Odds
If we take a look at the odds for this match between Excelsior and NEC Nijmegen we see that the bookmakers have NEC Nijmegen as favourites to get the win.
