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Willem II Tilburg vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Willem II Tilburg vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Joey Kooij

Head-to-Head

2
Willem II Tilburg 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep SBV Excelsior H 2–2 D
01 Sep PSV A 1–6 L
26 Aug Heracles Almelo H 5–0 W
17 Aug FC Groningen A 1–0 W
11 Aug VVV Venlo H 0–1 L
12 Aug Hamburger SV H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 2–2 D
01 Sep ADO Den Haag H 2–4 L
25 Aug NAC Breda A 2–0 W
19 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
11 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
12 Aug FC Hansa Rostock H 0–3 L

Season Stats

Willem II Tilburg SBV Excelsior
#18 Position #13
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Willem II Tilburg are 18th (0 pts). SBV Excelsior are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: SBV Excelsior gets underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Excelsior is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Jerdy Schouten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' It’s high time Adrie Poldervaart made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Timon Wellenreuther made 165 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 31' GOAL! Luigi Bruins scores on 31.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Excelsior that had 137 games and scored 155 goals.
  • 51' It looks surprising Willem II Tilburg does not make any changes. Elmo Lieftink has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' It’s a booking for Willem II Tilburg player. Freek Heerkens gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Ali Messaoud. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Willem II Tilburg. Elmo Lieftink is replaced by Vurnon Anita.
  • 72' The travelling SBV Excelsior supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' Willem II Tilburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Willem II Tilburg. Pol Llonch is replaced by Atakan Akkaynak.
  • 81' SBV Excelsior manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Denis Mahmudov is hanging Luigi Bruins on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' Goal! Denis Mahmudov scores his 5 goal in 137 matches.
  • 86' What a strike from Fran Sol! The score is 1-2.
  • 86' Time for substitution for SBV Excelsior. Elias Mar Omarsson is replaced by Anouar Hadouir.
  • 88' What an equalizer from Kristofer Ingi Kristinsson!
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeffrey Fortes on 90.
  • 90' The SBV Excelsior manager makes a substitution. Ryan Koolwijk departs to be replaced by Dogucan Haspolat.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.02 Willem II Tilburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Willem II Tilburg or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg40% Draw33% SBV Excelsior27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Willem II Tilburg or Draw
73%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
60%
Willem II Tilburg or SBV Excelsior
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg25% Draw57% SBV Excelsior18%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.1%
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
2.6%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg

Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% 85%
-1 15% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% 63%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 18% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
44%
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
37%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.