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Eredivisie | Gameweek 3
Aug 31, 2022 at 8pm UK
De Grolsch Veste
Excelsior

FC Twente
4 - 0
SBV Excelsior

Cleonise (1'), Tzolis (8'), Cerny (62', 90+2')
FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Eredivisie clash between FC Twente and SBV Excelsior, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: FC Twente 2-1 SBV Excelsior

Despite boasting a poor record in the recent editions of this fixture, Twente possess a significantly better squad compared to their opponents and we are tipping them to get the job done, albeit by only a narrow margin. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Twente win with a probability of 61.39%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 17.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.94%) and 1-0 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.76%), while for a SBV Excelsior win it was 1-2 (4.89%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Twente would win this match.

Result
FC TwenteDrawSBV Excelsior
61.39% (0.074999999999996 0.07) 20.8% (0.00099999999999767 0) 17.81% (-0.073 -0.07)
Both teams to score 55.04% (-0.14 -0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.61% (-0.113 -0.11)41.39% (0.117 0.12)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.22% (-0.117 -0.12)63.78% (0.119 0.12)
FC Twente Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)13% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.48% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)39.52% (0.030999999999999 0.03)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.26% (-0.15 -0.15)36.74% (0.154 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.48% (-0.152 -0.15)73.53% (0.155 0.16)
Score Analysis
    FC Twente 61.39%
    SBV Excelsior 17.81%
    Draw 20.8%
FC TwenteDrawSBV Excelsior
2-1 @ 9.95%
2-0 @ 9.94% (0.042 0.04)
1-0 @ 9.74% (0.046000000000001 0.05)
3-1 @ 6.77% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 6.76% (0.025 0.03)
4-1 @ 3.45% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
4-0 @ 3.45% (0.011 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.39% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.73% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.41% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
5-0 @ 1.41% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 3.38%
Total : 61.39%
1-1 @ 9.76% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.98% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.77% (0.025 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.13% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 20.8%
1-2 @ 4.89% (-0.017 -0.02)
0-1 @ 4.78% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 2.39% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.66% (-0.013 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.63% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 17.81%

How you voted: FC Twente vs SBV Excelsior

FC Twente
77.8%
Draw
11.1%
SBV Excelsior
11.1%
27
Head to Head
Dec 23, 2017 7.45pm
Oct 27, 2017 7pm
FC Twente
1-3
SBV Excelsior
Boere (2')
Cuevas (38'), Lam (87')
Faik (41'), Massop (74'), Karami (80')
Caenepeel (84')
Feb 12, 2017 11.30am
Aug 6, 2016 6.45pm
FC Twente
1-2
SBV Excelsior
Oosterwijk (82')
Trajkovski (83')
Vermeulen (13'), Hasselbaink (61')
Koolwijk (17'), Kuipers (54'), Bruins (87')
Apr 20, 2016 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV312731103178684
2Feyenoord31236280245675
3FC Twente31196659312863
4AZ AlkmaarAZ31177762352758
5Ajax31131086558749
6NECNijmegen311211859471247
7FC UtrechtUtrecht31121094543246
8Sparta RotterdamSparta31127124643343
9Go Ahead Eagles31119114542342
10Heerenveen31106155064-1436
11PEC Zwolle3198144359-1635
12Fortuna SittardSittard3098133452-1835
13Almere CityAlmere City31712123151-2033
14Heracles3195174165-2432
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior31511154666-2026
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3167183152-2125
17FC VolendamVolendam3147203075-4519
RVitesse3045212268-46-1


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