SBV Excelsior vs Willem II Tilburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SBV Excelsior vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.
- SBV Excelsior 34 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
- Willem II Tilburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Allard Lindhout
- Referee Cristian Dobre
- Referee Terry Hoekstra
- Referee Martin Perez
- Referee Christian Mulder
23 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 1–1 D 13 Apr AFC Ajax A 2–6 L 06 Apr FC Groningen A 0–1 L 03 Apr NAC Breda H 1–2 L 30 Mar SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L 17 Mar PEC Zwolle H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr SBV Excelsior A 1–1 D 14 Apr PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W 06 Apr AFC Ajax H 1–4 L 02 Apr Heracles Almelo A 4–3 W 30 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 3–2 W 16 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–2 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
SBV Excelsior0-151/316-301/131-452/–46-602/361-753/176+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SBV Excelsior and Willem II Tilburg has kicked off!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Willem II Tilburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Koolwijk made 134 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 16' Renato Tapia puts Willem II Tilburg on the lead.
- 21' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Willem II Tilburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' It looks surprising SBV Excelsior does not make any changes. Dries Saddiki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' The travelling Willem II Tilburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Another substitution for SBV Excelsior to replace Luigi Bruins by Marcus Edwards on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Willem II Tilburg seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 61' Michael Woud needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 63' It is a substitution in SBV Excelsior team. Siebe Horemans is replaced by Denis Mahmudov on 63 minute.
- 65' The Willem II Tilburg manager makes a substitution. Marious Vrousai departs to be replaced by Vurnon Anita.
- 70' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' Ali Messaoud has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 78' It is a substitution in Willem II Tilburg team. Damil Dankerlui is replaced by Dries Saddiki on 78 minute.
- 81' Willem II Tilburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
- 85' Another substitution for Willem II Tilburg to replace Alexander Isak by Karim Coulibaly on 85 minute.
- 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
SBV Excelsior Lineups
Starting XI
- 34
- 1
- 15
- 22
- 28
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Luigi Bruins ↓ Marcus Edwards 46'
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- 14
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Siebe Horemans ↓ Denis Mahmudov 63'
- 6
- 3
Bench
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18
Marcus Edwards ↑ 46'
- 7
- 21
- 5
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4
Thomas Oude Kotte ↑ 46'
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24
Denis Mahmudov ↑ 63'
- 19
- 9
- 23
- 20
- 11
Coach Ricardo MonizWillem II Tilburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 2
- 25
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15
Damil Dankerlui ↓ Dries Saddiki 78'
- 14
- 5
- 8
- 12
- 26
- 9
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16
Marious Vrousai ↓ Vurnon Anita 65'
Bench
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23
Vurnon Anita ↑ 65'
- 24
- 22
- 27
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20
Karim Coulibaly ↑ 85'
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17
Dries Saddiki ↑ 78'
- 28
Coach Adrie Koster -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Luigi Bruins 1 Denis Mahmudov 1 Renato Tapia 1 Mounir El Hamdaoui 1 Luigi Bruins 1 Denis Mahmudov 1 Kristofer Ingi Kristinsson 1 Fran Sol 1 Head to Head
SBV Excelsior Form
Willem II Tilburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.36 SBV Excelsior xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.45 Willem II Tilburg xGI would bet for: SBV Excelsior or Willem II Tilburg 71% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.81Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
SBV Excelsior or Draw 63%Draw or Willem II Tilburg 66%SBV Excelsior or Willem II Tilburg 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Willem II Tilburg win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 2 8.3%0 – 0 7.9%2 – 1 7.8%0 – 1 7.8%1 – 0 7.2%0 – 2 6.2%2 – 2 5.7%2 – 0 5.5%1 – 3 4%3 – 1 3.6%0 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior
Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 18% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 19% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.