Cambuur Excelsior betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 2^nd position of the league, with 42 points won, after 12 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against VVV‑Venlo, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against FC Dordrecht, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 17 points in away matches and 25 points at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 8 goals conceded at home, against 18 goals scored and 12 conceded in away matches. In their last match, for the KNVB Beker, they got an away loss against PSV by (5‑4), after extended time. In the last 10 away league matches Excelsior has a record of 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 11 matches). Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times but have turned the score around in 2.

Excelsior were eliminated from the cup, but in the Eerste Divisie 2024/2025 they're aiming for the top in this round and come in on the back of a 9-game unbeaten run with 5 wins and 4 draws. The team stands out for having an almost perfect balance, with the third best attack (40 goals scored in 21 games, an average of 1.9 goals per game) and the second best defense in the league (20 goals conceded in 21 games, an average of 0.9 goals per game). Curiously, Excelsior also top the clean sheet ranking (having not conceded a goal in 9 matches). Coach Ruben den Uil could repeat last week's starting line-up, based on a 4-3-3 tactical formation, with Calvin Raatsie in particular, who as well as being the league leader in clean sheets is one of the league's lowest-scoring goalkeepers (he's conceded 16 goals in 19 appearances and hasn't conceded a goal in 9 of them). The only doubt is whether Italian right winger Seydou Fini will be available after coming off injured during the second half of the last KNVB Beker match. In any case, Zach Booth is usually the starter.

Confirmed Lineup: Calvin Raatsie, Arthur Zagre, Ilias Bronkhorst, Kik Pierie, Casper Widell, Django Warmerdam, Lance Duijvestijn, Noah Naujoks, Mike van Duinen, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Chadwick Zachary Booth.
Coach: M. Dijkhuizen.