Excelsior vs Zwolle prediction, odds & betting tips 22/10/2023

22/10/23 - 13:30

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Excelsior - PEC Zwolle

Netherlands Eredivisie - Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

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

Excelsior vs Zwolle Best Predictions and Top Picks

Excelsior will be looking to maintain their great start to the season by reinforcing the top five spot they currently hold.

Excelsior to Win

• The Rotterdam outfit is unbeaten in the last four matches
• Zwolle lost three games in a row
• Zwolle defeated Excelsior three times in their last four h2h meetings

Over 2.5 Goals

• Excelsior went over the line six times in eight league matches
• Zwolle had three games with more than two goals scored in a five-match span
• One out of the previous five h2h clashes covered the bet in question

Latest Statistics and Current Odds for Excelsior vs Zwolle prediction

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

Last Five - Excelsior

02/12/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

RKC

Excelsior

2

2

D

25/11/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Feyenoord

Excelsior

4

2

L

12/11/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Utrecht

Excelsior

2

2

D

04/11/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

AZ

Excelsior

1

1

D

01/11/23

Netherlands Cup Netherlands

FC Den Bosch

Excelsior

1

2

W

Last Five - PEC Zwolle

02/12/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Volendam

PEC Zwolle

0

5

W

25/11/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

RKC

PEC Zwolle

2

1

L

16/11/23

Europe Friendlies Europe

FC Utrecht

PEC Zwolle

3

1

L

12/11/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

PSV

PEC Zwolle

4

0

L

05/11/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Fortuna Sittard

PEC Zwolle

0

2

W

Here are the odds put forth by the bookmakers for this Eredivisie clash:

Excelsior odds: 5/4 (2.25) – 44.4%

Draw odds: 13/5 (3.50) – 28.6%

Zwolle odds: 6/4 (2.50) – 40%

Excelsior vs Zwolle odds suggest that the home team is the expected winner, but only by a small probability margin. Excelsior has a 44 percent chance of winning this match, only four percentage points more than Zwolle which shows that this match could go either way. Visit our dedicated football betting tips today page for all the available offers throughout the markets and here are some options for this game: The opening Goal being scored in the first 15 minutes of play could get you odds up to 9/5 (2.80) – 35.7% and Lennart Thy possibly scoring Anytime is valued at 3/1 (3.00) – 33.3%.

Excelsior vs Zwolle Latest News, Team Information, and Lineups

Excelsior

Seeing Excelsior in the top five of the Eredivisie standings is one of the biggest surprises in recent years, especially because the team won only three times. On the other hand, they suffered a single loss which puts things into perspective. There are a lot of unknowns whether some players for the home team will be available, these are Raphael Eyongo, Mike van Duinen, Noah Naujoks, Lennard Hartjes, Kik Pierie, and Jacky Donkor.

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

Zwolle

The recent three-match losing streak put Zwolle closer to the relegation zone which is worrying the fans, especially after a positive start to the season. Lennart Czyborra, Ryan Thomas, and Samir Lagsir are injured.

Possible lineup: Schendelaar, Lam, Garcia, Kersten, Reijnders, Buurmeester, Van Den Berg, Namli, Huiberts, Velanas, Vellios.

Player to Watch: Nikolas Agrafiotis

Excelsior's surprising start to the season had some players coming to the forefront. Nikolas Agrafiotis is one of those players as a team leader and the club's best scorer with five goals while also adding an assist to his record. Agrafiotis played in all eight matches this campaign.

Curiously, Agrafiotis was born in the Netherlands, he has Greek roots but chose to represent Serbia on the youth level. He last played for that country's U16 team. He joined Excelsior last year from Dordrecht after spending much of his early days at Vitesse.

Starting lineups

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

Excelsior

4-1-2-3

1

Stijn Van Gassel

2

Siebe Horemans

5

Casper Widell

16

Sven Nieuwpoort

12

Arthur Zagre

4

Redouan El Yaakoubi

8

Cisse Sandra

33

Julian Baas

30

Derensili Sanches Fernandes

19

Nikolas Agrafiotis

14

Couhaib Driouech

Substitutes

11

Oscar Uddenas

17

Richie Omorowa

15

Noah Naujoks

10

Kian Fitz Jim

22

Mimeirhel Benita

9

Troy Parrott

28

Ian Smeulers

18

Norbert Alblas

7

Lazaros Lamprou

PEC Zwolle

4-2-1-3

1

Jasper Schendelaar

23

Eliano Reijnders

4

Sam Kersten

2

Bram Van Polen

15

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty

11

Dave Johannes Andreas Van Den Berg

28

Zico Buurmeester

9

Lennart Thy

7

Younes Namli

10

Ferdy Druijf

18

Odysseus Velanas

Substitutes

17

Anthony Fontana

33

Damian van der Haar

14

Apostolos Vellios

19

Nicolas Serrano

6

Anouar El Azzouzi

40

Mike Hauptmeijer

30

Ryan Thomas

3

Luis Gorlich

8

Dean Huiberts

41

Duke Verduin