Netherlands - EredivisieStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Almere City and Excelsior, taking place on Friday, 02 February 2024, at Yanmar Stadion in Almere.
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Almere City, Recent FormAlmere City won't feel too deflated by the 2-0 away defeat to PSV, given that their opponents sit a full 13 places above them in the league table. During that encounter they had 30% possession and had 4 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents hit 8 of their 17 shots on goal.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 7, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 9 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.
Excelsior, Recent FormExcelsior had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 1-1 draw against FC Utrecht. They achieved 51% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against FC Utrecht's tally of 16 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 10 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 11, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games; however, they've scored in 17 of their 19 games this season.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.
Couhaib Driouech will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Almere City in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Excelsior.
It was a 0-0 draw last time these two met, so not one to look back on fondly, with both sides taking away just a single point for their troubles.
Almere have managed to keep a clean sheet against Roodzwarten in each of their previous 2 meetings. Almere have scored in each of their last 7 games at home in the league against Roodzwarten. When it comes to breaching the opposition defence, De Zwarte Schapen know how to do it against Excelsior, having clocked up 17 goals against them in their previous 5 meetings.
Excelsior has a very poor track record against Almere when playing away from home in the league, losing the last 4 times they have met at Yanmar Stadion.
There is only really one injury concern for the Almere manager Alex Pastoor ahead of this clash, with Faiz Mattoir (Knee) missing out, which gives Pastoor a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Marinus Dijkhuizen has a number of injury concerns in his Excelsior squad to contend with: Jacky Donkor (Knee), Raphaël Eyongo (Ankle), Adrian Fein (Illness), Lennard Hartjes (Knee) and Serano Seymor (Foot)
Almere City Playing at home | Excelsior Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.9 | Goals conceded | 2.2 |
| 59' | Time first goal scored | 38' |
| 32' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 5-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
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