On Sun Oct 2nd, in week 8, FC Utrecht will travel to Rotterdam to battle Excelsior in a clash of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Excelsior sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Fortuna Sittard. Remi Vita struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 87th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Excelsior couldn’t muster any offence and Fortuna Sittard ran away with the shutout win. Excelsior is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while fC Utrecht is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against NEC. FC Utrecht had 18 on net, and NEC had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
FC Utrecht is fortunate enough to have Anastasios Douvikas in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Excelsior hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Horemans and Redouan El Yaakoubi, and they each have 1 goal
Marinus Dijkhuizen’s Excelsior squad will be without Marouan Azarkan, Jacky Donkor and Reda Kharchouch, while Bart Ramselaar, Mike Van der Hoorn and Ramon Hendriks are unavailable to play for FC Utrecht.