About Match
The table reads 6th (Excelsior, 10 pts) against 2nd (AZ Alkmaar, 16 pts), 6 points apart. Against a league average of 1.95 goals per team per game, Excelsior run at 2.17 scored and 1.17 conceded, AZ Alkmaar at 2.83 and 1. A win here leaves Excelsior on 13 points and up to 4th, other results permitting.
Defeat has not touched AZ Alkmaar in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 7/15 points for Excelsior against 13/15 for AZ Alkmaar.
Across 22 recorded meetings, Excelsior have 5 wins to AZ Alkmaar's 9, with 8 draws, at 3.55 goals per meeting. Only 41% of these meetings ended in a home win. 64% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 68%.
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam stages the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500.