October 18th features a match where ADO Den Haag and Excelsior ’31 will play a match in Rijssen in a meeting of these two KNVB Beker teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Excelsior ’31 has not played yet this season, while in their last match, ADO Den Haag recorded a 2-1 win against NAC Breda. van der Sande scored the first goal for NAC Breda in the 3rd minute, then in the 13th minute, Xander Severina sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Verheydt Finally they completed the comback victory in the 32nd minute on a goal by Verheydt to cap off a wild match. ADO Den Haag is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Verheydt has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for ADO Den Haag. Excelsior ’31’s most prolific scorer has been Boy Boeloerditi. The Dutch attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.