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Eredivisie | Gameweek 15
Dec 8, 2023 at 7pm UK
De Grolsch Veste
Excelsior

FC Twente
4 - 2
Excelsior

Ugalde (45'), van Wolfswinkel (59' pen., 80'), Taha (85')
Smal (67'), Propper (77')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Parrott (9'), Nieuwpoort (13')
Naujoks (24'), Dijkhuizen (25'), Driouech (26'), Horemans (57'), Nieuwpoort (59')
Zagre (24')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 1-3 FC Twente
Sunday, December 3 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 2-2 Excelsior
Saturday, December 2 at 7pm in Eredivisie

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 68.73%. A draw had a probability of 17.3% and a win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 13.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.28%) and 3-1 (7.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.75%), while for a SBV Excelsior win it was 1-2 (3.97%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Twente would win this match.

Result
FC TwenteDrawSBV Excelsior
68.73% (0.175 0.17)17.31% (-0.058 -0.06)13.96% (-0.115 -0.12)
Both teams to score 58.63% (-0.10599999999999 -0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.56% (0.019999999999996 0.02)32.44% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.93% (0.021999999999998 0.02)54.07% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)
FC Twente Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.42% (0.043999999999997 0.04)8.58% (-0.0419 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.35% (0.107 0.11)29.65% (-0.106 -0.11)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.14% (-0.146 -0.15)35.86% (0.147 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.36% (-0.148 -0.15)72.64% (0.14999999999999 0.15)
Score Analysis
    FC Twente 68.73%
    SBV Excelsior 13.96%
    Draw 17.31%
FC TwenteDrawSBV Excelsior
2-1 @ 9.52% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.28% (0.029 0.03)
3-1 @ 7.79% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-0 @ 7.59% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
1-0 @ 7.56% (0.008 0.01)
4-1 @ 4.78% (0.016 0.02)
4-0 @ 4.66% (0.033 0.03)
3-2 @ 3.99% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-2 @ 2.45% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
5-1 @ 2.35% (0.012 0.01)
5-0 @ 2.29% (0.021 0.02)
5-2 @ 1.2% (0.002 0)
6-1 @ 0.96% (0.007 0.01)
6-0 @ 0.94% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 3.37%
Total : 68.73%
1-1 @ 7.75% (-0.022 -0.02)
2-2 @ 4.88% (-0.023000000000001 -0.02)
0-0 @ 3.08% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
3-3 @ 1.37% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 17.31%
1-2 @ 3.97% (-0.027 -0.03)
0-1 @ 3.16% (-0.015 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.67% (-0.014 -0.01)
0-2 @ 1.62% (-0.015 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.36% (-0.015 -0.01)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 13.96%

How you voted: FC Twente vs Excelsior

FC Twente
92.6%
Draw
3.7%
SBV Excelsior
3.7%
27
Head to Head
Apr 1, 2023 5.45pm
Aug 31, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 3
FC Twente
4-0
Excelsior
Cleonise (1'), Tzolis (8'), Cerny (62', 90+2')
Dec 23, 2017 7.45pm
Oct 27, 2017 7pm
FC Twente
1-3
Excelsior
Boere (2')
Cuevas (38'), Lam (87')
Faik (41'), Massop (74'), Karami (80')
Caenepeel (84')
Feb 12, 2017 11.30am