Almere City - Excelsior predictions

Almere City are expected to win here, but we can’t call such betting predictions completely foolproof. Excelsior may surprise us yet, and even a tie game seems a decent possibility from where we’re standing.

An away win in this match would be a huge surprise and an equally big achievement for Excelsior who could consider themselves fortunate if they run away with a point in the bag.

Almere City’s previous Eredivisie match did not go their way, but not even the most stubborn fans would have predicted a different result against a team as strong as PSV . They played as visitors, and the top online bookmakers priced an away win at 32.49. They never recovered from some early concessions, and the score was brought to a conclusive 2:0 result before the end.

Excelsior are coming off of a minor success, relatively speaking. They secured a 1:1 draw against FC Utrecht, who were tagged as hard favourites going in, but never managed to pull ahead.

Almere City have displayed rather inconsistent defensive play in their previous outings. Specifically, their previous 3 away games have been marked by more than 5 conceded goals. They may be at home this time, but such records usually highlight deeper issues than a home-field disadvantage.

The away team’s previous three away games left a lot to be desired when it comes to how they perform defensively. Over 5 conceded goals in just 3 matches is never a good look, even if you’re playing as visitors.

We see several draws on record between these two teams in the past season alone. Almere City may be the favourites, but it’s becoming very clear that they can’t easily beat Excelsior.

Sven Nieuwpoort, Lazaros Lamprou, Serano Seymor, Jacky Donkor, Lennard Hartjes have all been forced to stay out of this match due to various injuries. That’s one more disadvantage that the visitors will have to deal with on top of being the less likely team to win.

Betting on a Draw is likely to be your best option, though it’s a relatively risky wager. It offers decent value with the 3.85 odds, though, which can be found at top online bookmakers such as Pncl.