Excelsior vs Almere City prediction, odds & betting tips 17/09/2023

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Excelsior - Almere City FC

Netherlands Eredivisie - Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

5th Round

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Top Predictions and Best Odds for Excelsior vs Almere City

The newcomer in the Eredivisie, Almere City has come crashing down to earth after losing all four matches this season.

Over 3.5 Goals

• Excelsior went over the line four times in their last five games
• Almere City covered this bet on three occasions in a five-match span
• Three out of the last five h2h encounters had more than three goals scored

Both Teams to Score – Yes

• The home team is on a five-match streak of BTTS games
• Almere covered the bet in question for six straight matches
• The last two h2h battles had one team failing to get on the scoresheet

Stats and Latest Odds for Excelsior vs Almere City prediction

Here are the top stats for the game along with a tool to help you pick the best odds.

Head to Head

01/04/22

Netherlands Eerste Divisie EER

Almere City FC

Excelsior

3

0

14/11/21

Netherlands Eerste Divisie EER

Excelsior

Almere City FC

4

4

06/03/21

Netherlands Eerste Divisie EER

Almere City FC

Excelsior

4

1

06/09/20

Netherlands Eerste Divisie EER

Excelsior

Almere City FC

4

6

13/09/19

Netherlands Eerste Divisie EER

Excelsior

Almere City FC

4

2

Last Five - Excelsior

01/10/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Sparta Rotterdam

Excelsior

0

0

D

23/09/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Heerenveen

Excelsior

0

3

W

17/09/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Almere City FC

Excelsior

0

0

D

02/09/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Heracles

Excelsior

3

1

L

26/08/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Fortuna Sittard

Excelsior

2

2

D

Last Five - Almere City FC

30/09/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Utrecht

Almere City FC

0

0

D

23/09/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

PSV

Almere City FC

4

0

L

17/09/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Excelsior

Almere City FC

0

0

D

02/09/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

PEC Zwolle

Almere City FC

2

1

L

27/08/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Feyenoord

Almere City FC

6

1

L

This is how the bookies have set up the Excelsior vs Almere City odds:

Excelsior odds: 1/1 (2.00) – 50%

Draw odds: 13/5 (3.50) – 28.6%

Almere City odds: 11/5 (3.20) – 31.3%

The latest odds give Excelsior the advantage as the expected winner. When we look at the probability margin which is set at 50 percent, it seems that the bookmakers don't put much trust into the visiting side, but it is worth noting that there will be a lot of injury absentees for the hosts. Feel free to visit our football predictions today page for all the latest offerings around the markets and here are some options for your consideration when it comes to this Excelsior vs Almere City pick: Nikolaos Agrafiotis to Score Anytime is priced at 6/4 (2.50) – 40% while Almere City leading after Half-Time could get you odds up to 11/4 (3.75) – 26.7%.

Excelsior vs Almere City Lineups, Team News, and Match Preview

Excelsior

One thing can always be counted when it comes to Excelsior, there is a chance for a lot of goals to be scored. The home side has all sorts of injury issues ahead of this weekend's match: Kik Pierie, Adrian Fein, Lennard Hartjes, Couhaib Driouech, Jacky Donkor, Mike van Duinen, and Raphael Eyongo are likely to miss the game. Lazaros Lamprou is suspended.

Possible lineup: van Gassel, Widell, Horemans, Nieuwpoort, Zagre, Baas, el Yaakoubi, Sandra, Agrafiotis, Fernandes, Naujoks.

Almere City

There was a lot of excitement for the Almere City fan base when they qualified for the Eredivisie, but those feelings are long gone after the club understood their new reality with four straight losses and a goal difference of 4-14. Danny Post, Milan Corryn, Faiz Mattoir, and Kornelius Hansen are injured.

Possible lineup: Bakker, Akujobi, Barbet, Floranus, van Bruggen, Pena, Koopmeiners, Cathline, Duijvestijn, van La Parra, Robinet.

Player to Watch: Nikolaos Agrafiotis

There is a surprising name at the top of the scorer's charts in the Eredivisie, it's Nikolaos Agrafiotis who has scored four goals in as many matches for Excelsior. The 23-year-old Serbian international is in his second season with the Rotterdam outfit and has been doing some impressive work to keep his team out of the relegation zone for the time being.

Agrafiotis was raised at Vitesse's academy, he went through all the youth teams but never made his debut for the senior squad. Eventually, he ended up at FC Dordrecht before moving to Excelsior which has been his best transfer yet. The team from Rotterdam has held its ground thus far and Agrafiotis has everything to do with that fact.

Starting lineups

Starting lineups are usually released 60 minutes before kick-off.

Excelsior

4-3-3

1

Stijn Van Gassel

2

Siebe Horemans

5

Casper Widell

16

Sven Nieuwpoort

12

Arthur Zagre

8

Cisse Sandra

4

Redouan El Yaakoubi

33

Julian Baas

30

Derensili Sanches Fernandes

19

Nikolas Agrafiotis

14

Couhaib Driouech

Substitutes

11

Oscar Uddenas

10

Kian Fitz Jim

9

Troy Parrott

18

Norbert Alblas

28

Ian Smeulers

25

Adrian Fein

38

Pascal Kuiper

34

Serano Seymor

22

Mimeirhel Benita

Almere City FC

4-2-3-1

1

Nordin Bakker

20

Hamdi Akujobi

4

Damian Van Bruggen

22

Theo Barbet

2

Sherel Floranus

15

Peer Koopmeiners

27

Rajiv Van La Parra

28

Stije Resink

23

Manel Royo Castell

9

Thomas Robinet

Substitutes

10

Lance Duijvestijn

18

Samuel Radlinger

6

Alvaro Pena

25

Christopher Mamengi

11

Yann Kitala

29

Bradly Van Hoeven

26

Stijn Keller

17

Kornelius Normann Hansen

14

Jose Pascual Alba Seva

19

Yoann Cathline

3

Joey Jacobs

5

Loic Mbe Soh