Roda vs Excelsior Match Preview

Roda is ranked at 12th place with 17 points and comes in a bad run after a single win two draws and two losses over the last five matches. This is far from what a team aiming for the playoffs looks like and they know that they got to bounce back starting from this duel against a direct rival. They were lucky in the last game to earn a point after Nijmegen having missed a penalty kick. With 20 goals scored so far they have shown a pretty good offensive side and 11 of these came while at home, managing to find the back of the net at least once in five out of six encounters.

Excelsior, on the other hand, is ranked at 7th place with 20 points and is doing better, collecting three wins a draw, and a loss over the last five matches. Currently, they are sitting into the playoff zone and they have also to try for a win here, in order not just to consolidate their position, but also to try and shorten the distance with the teams above them.

With 27 goals scored so far, they have one of the best offensive sides in the league, averaging at least two goals per game, and in the last five matches, they scored nine goals managing to find the back of the net at least once in four duels. Also, on the road, they have done pretty well with 12 goals scored in seven games.

In conclusion, I think this match can have over 2.5 goals today. Roda will try to get back to winning ways and at home, they have been really good as they are still unbeaten, so I guess they can score at least once. Excelsior plays offensive football and I expect to continue this trend here. Over 2.5 goals have been seen in nine out of 13 matches they played this season.