Preview

• Home side AZ II meet Excelsior at AFAS Trainingscomplex on 2025-05-09 (kick-off 19:00 GMT), contesting week 38 of the 2024-2025 Eerste Divisie.
• Referee W. Wiersma has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, plus 24 fouls per match across 10 games.
• In the past meeting, R. den Uil leads 1-0 over L. Echteld, with no draws.
• AZ II currently rank 10th (with 49 pts), versus Excelsior at 2nd on 74 pts.
• There are no injury or suspension concerns for either AZ II or Excelsior.
• We're predicting AZ II to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Excelsior are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
• In their last outing, AZ II's highest-rated performer was Z. Buurmeester (7.3), while Excelsior's standout was N. Naujoks (8.9).
• Both sides left it all on the pitch: AZ II won 4-2 against Eindhoven, and Excelsior secured a victory 5-0 over PSV II.
• AZ II (2-2-1) and Excelsior (5-0-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• Excelsior lead this rivalry - 4 wins from 7 matches versus AZ II (who've won just 1 game), alongside 2 draws.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting AZ II's 5-6-7 home form and Excelsior's 8-5-5 away record.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

09/05/2025 18:00

AFAS Trainingscomplex

W. Wiersma

Eerste Divisie

Team Kits

Events

24'		0 - 1	D. Sanches Fernandes N. Naujoks
34'	R. Robbemond	1 - 1
41'	J. van Aken
HT 1 - 1
55'	J. Berkhout
61'			M. Tielemans N. Naujoks
62'	B. van Duijl L. Schouten
68'	M. Menu K. Toppenberg
68'	A. Smits J. Berkhout
72'			D. Warmerdam
73'			R. Omorowa J. Bergraaf
73'			Z. Booth D. Sanches Fernandes
73'			J. Donkor S. Fini
78'			I. Bronkhorst
81'			R. Rosario D. Warmerdam
83'	L. Lenssen R. Robbemond
83'	I. Splinter J. Kalisvaart
88'	L. Lenssen S. van Duijn	2 - 1

Stats

Lineups

AZ IIExcelsior

AZ II 4-3-3 L. Echteld

7.3

Daniel Deen

7

Jorn Berkhout

6.9

Lewis Schouten

6.9

Job Kalisvaart

7

Jurre van Aken

6.7

Misha Engel

7.7

Lev Lenssen

6.7

Nick Twisk

7.2

Kevin Toppenberg

7.3

Sem van Duijn

7.9

Ro-Zangelo Daal

Substitute Players

10

Rio Robbemond

20

Ilias Splinter

14

Kiani Inge

15

Billy van Duijl

21

Joeri Oud

12

Mathijs Menu

19

Anthony Smits

18

Adam Ait Ali Oulhaj

16

Tristan Kuijsten

Excelsior 4-2-3-1 M. Breuer

6.5

Calvin Raatsie

6.2

Jerolldino Bergraaf

6.6

Nolan Martens

6.7

Ilias Bronkhorst

6.3

Rayvien Rosario

7

Arthur Zagre

6.6

Xander Blomme

6.9

Mathijs Tielemans

6.7

Zach Booth

7.6

Lance Duijvestijn

6.5

Jacky Donkor

Substitute Players

4

Django Warmerdam

15

Noah Naujoks

30

Derensili Sanches Fernandes

7

Seydou Fini

28

Giulliano Cairo

32

Siem de Moes

24

Joshua Eijgenraam

9

Richie Omorowa

40

Edwin Danquah

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Volendam	38	26	4	8	87	48	39	82	L W W L W
2	Excelsior	38	22	8	8	74	38	36	74	L W W W W
3	Cambuur	38	22	5	11	63	42	21	71	W W W D W
4	ADO Den Haag	38	20	10	8	69	47	22	70	W L D W D
5	Dordrecht	38	20	8	10	69	46	23	68	W L W L W
6	De Graafschap	38	19	8	11	73	50	23	65	W W L W L
7	Telstar	38	17	10	11	69	47	22	61	W L W W D
8	Emmen	38	17	5	16	56	53	3	56	L W L L L
9	Den Bosch	38	15	10	13	53	48	5	55	L W D D L
10	AZ II	38	14	10	14	69	63	6	52	W W D W L
11	Eindhoven	38	14	9	15	58	64	-6	51	W L W L W
12	Roda JC	38	13	10	15	49	57	-8	49	L L D L W
13	Helmond Sport	38	12	10	16	53	61	-8	46	L L L D L
14	VVV	38	11	8	19	44	69	-25	41	L L W D W
15	MVV	38	10	10	18	52	59	-7	40	L W L W L
16	TOP Oss	38	8	14	16	31	61	-30	38	D D L W L
17	Ajax II	38	9	9	20	37	52	-15	36	D L W L D
18	PSV II	38	8	6	24	55	86	-31	30	W L L L W
19	Utrecht II	38	4	11	23	31	82	-51	23	L W L L L
20	Vitesse	38	11	11	16	54	73	-19	5	W D L W D

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