Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: Almere City against Excelsior Rotterdam
Almere City enjoyed a remarkably quiet transfer period, avoiding the need for last-minute panic acquisitions. As a newly promoted team, they have displayed impressive performances and currently hold a comfortable five-point lead above the relegation zone. In their last six home matches, Alex Pastoor’s squad suffered only one defeat (W2, D3), securing clean sheets in four of those encounters.
Lance Duijvestijn, a standout player for Almere in the Eerste Divisie, found himself on the bench at the top level and made a late move to Excelsior on the final day of the transfer window. In April 2022, he played a pivotal role in Almere’s 3-0 victory over Excelsior (D1, A2). Although encounters between these teams often result in high-scoring affairs, the earlier fixture this season concluded without any goals.
Currently holding one more point than Almere, Excelsior has conceded an equal number of goals. However, the significant difference lies in goal production, with Excelsior scoring thirteen more goals than the visitors from Flevoland. Despite losing several players in this transfer window, including Nikolas Agrafiotis, Adrian Fein, and Kian Fitz-Jim, Couhaib Driouech chose to remain with the club.
Kenzo Goudmijn, returning on loan from AZ, has been a consistent presence for the mid-table team, not missing a minute of play. His contribution will be crucial as Excelsior aims to break their unfavorable streak in matches against Almere. Excelsior has secured a victory in only one of their seven visits to Almere (D2, L4) and suffered defeats by a three-goal margin in the last two encounters.
Players worth keeping an eye on: Thomas Robinet leads Almere’s scoring charts with eight goals across all competitions. Meanwhile, right-back Siebe Horemans netted his fifth league goal last week since Excelsior’s return to the Eredivisie.
Hot stat: In five of the last six head-to-head matches, at least one of the two teams scored three or more goals.