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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 20 Sep 2025

FC Volendam 1–2 Excelsior

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.7 – 0.4
Actual xG
0.4 – 0.3
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot saw it as open: FC Volendam 38%, the draw 43%, Excelsior 19%.

Excelsior won a close one on the chances: 0.3 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Robin van Cruijsen, 100.0 in 89′.

Well below it: Ozan Kökçü −13.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Volendam

13 Sep 2025L 0–3at Go Ahead Eagles Eredivisie
30 Aug 2025D 1–1v AFC Ajax Eredivisie
23 Aug 2025D 2–2at SC Telstar Eredivisie
17 Aug 2025D 2–2v AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie
9 Aug 2025D 1–1at SC Heerenveen Eredivisie

Excelsior

14 Sep 2025L 0–1v Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
30 Aug 2025W 1–0v FC Twente Eredivisie
24 Aug 2025L 1–4at FC Utrecht Eredivisie
16 Aug 2025L 1–2v Feyenoord Eredivisie
9 Aug 2025L 0–5at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Volendam

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Robin van Cruijsen Midfielder89100.22100.0–
Brandley Kuwas Forward82000.1560.3–
Deron Payne Defender4500–50.3–
Nordin Bukala Midfielder9000–46.1−3.4
Ozan Kökçü Midfielder4500–45.9−13.8
Kiano Dyer Midfielder800–43.6–
Robert Mühren Forward2400–39.4–

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Simon Janssen Defender90000.0465.9–
Ilias Bronkhorst Defender90000.0263.0–
Rick Meissen Defender90010.0757.0–
Casper Widell Defender90000.1351.6–