VBV De Graafschap vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VBV De Graafschap vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie .
- VBV De Graafschap 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- SBV Excelsior 34 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Patrick Langkamp
- Referee J. van der Laan
- Referee Joey Kooij
- Referee Freek van Herk
- Referee Dyon Fikkert
Standings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Oct SBV Excelsior H 4–1 W 21 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 1–3 L 06 Oct SC Heerenveen H 0–5 L 30 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 2–1 W 21 Sep Heracles Almelo A 0–4 L 15 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Oct VBV De Graafschap A 1–4 L 20 Oct SBV Vitesse H 2–0 W 06 Oct PEC Zwolle A 0–2 L 29 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–0 W 22 Sep SC Heerenveen H 3–3 D 15 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 2–2 D Key Stats
50% 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between VBV De Graafschap and SBV Excelsior.
- 5' It looks surprising VBV De Graafschap does not make any changes. Sven Nieuwpoort has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Daryl van Mieghem needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' The travelling SBV Excelsior supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' What a strike from Daryl van Mieghem! The score is 1-0.
- 30' SBV Excelsior is showing some good football. However, SBV Excelsior are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jurgen Mattheij suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' What a strike from Elias Mar Omarsson! The score is 1-1.
- 40' SBV Excelsior player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 42' Jurgen Mattheij was booked on 42.
- 45' VBV De Graafschap receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' It is a substitution in VBV De Graafschap team. Myenty Abena is replaced by Erik Bakker on 46 minute.
- 50' Furdjel Narsingh puts VBV De Graafschap on the lead.
- 55' What a strike from Youssef Jebli! The score is 3-1.
- 60' Another change for SBV Excelsior made on 60 minute. Ali Messaoud leaves to be changed by Mounir El Hamdaoui.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SBV Excelsior needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 66' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Jurgen Mattheij gets a Red card.
- 70' GOAL! Fabian Serrarens scores on 70.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robert Klaasen, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 79' The VBV De Graafschap manager makes a substitution. Sven Nieuwpoort departs to be replaced by Lars Nieuwpoort.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Anouar Hadouir. He replaces Elias Mar Omarsson on 82 minute.
- 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.
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Lineups
VBV De Graafschap Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 44
- 2
- 23
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12
Myenty Abena ↓ Erik Bakker 46'
- 5
- 6
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28
Frank Olijve ↓ Furdjel Narsingh 46'
- 20
- 11
- 22
Bench
- 10
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18
Erik Bakker ↑ 46'
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7
Furdjel Narsingh ↑ 46'
- 8
- 47
- 13
- 1
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4
Lars Nieuwpoort ↑ 79'
- 36
- 25
- 19
Coach Henk de JongSBV Excelsior Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 1
- 15
- 22
- 28
- 10
- 8
- 14
- 6
- 9
- 3
Bench
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34
Mounir El Hamdaoui ↑ 60'
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7
Anouar Hadouir ↑ 82'
- 21
- 5
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4
Thomas Oude Kotte ↑ 82'
- 2
- 24
- 23
- 36
Coach Adrie Poldervaart -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Elias Mar Omarsson 1 Furdjel Narsingh 1 Youssef Jebli 1 Daryl van Mieghem 1 Fabian Serrarens 1 Mounir El Hamdaoui 1 Luigi Bruins 1 Head to Head
VBV De Graafschap Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.24 VBV De Graafschap xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.22 SBV Excelsior xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VBV De Graafschap winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.46Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
VBV De Graafschap or Draw 79%Draw or SBV Excelsior 44%VBV De Graafschap or SBV Excelsior 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.4%2 – 1 9.3%2 – 0 7.9%3 – 1 6.9%1 – 0 6.6%3 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 2 5.1%0 – 0 4.5%3 – 2 4.2%4 – 1 Actual0 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — VBV De Graafschap
Handicap VBV De Graafschap covers Push SBV Excelsior covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 18% 62% -1.5 38% — 62% -1 38% 21% 41% -0.5 59% — 41% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 11% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
VBV De Graafschap keeps clean sheet 30% ✓SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

