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Excelsior – Willem II Tilburg

Excelsior 7th in Eredivisie Home 1.80 projected goals by the model
Willem II Tilburg 18th in Eredivisie Away 1.22 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.80 1.22
Excelsior Willem II Tilburg
Excelsior
50%
Draw
27%
Willem II Tilburg
23%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Excelsior Draw Willem II Tilburg
Fair odds 2.01 3.70 4.32
Total goals
3.02
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
64%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Excelsior

50% Excelsior to win

Attack
14th vs 18th
Excelsior attack v Willem II Tilburg defence
Defence
6th vs 13th
Excelsior defence v Willem II Tilburg attack
Recent xG form
-0.47 vs -1.00
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.80 – 1.22
Excelsior v Willem II Tilburg

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Excelsior and Willem II Tilburg compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Excelsior Willem II Tilburg
xG / match (better) 1.35 · 12th 1.29 · 13th
xGA / match (better) 1.44 · 7th 2.28 · 17th
xGD / match (better) -0.09 · 7th -0.99 · 15th
xPts / match (better) 1.31 · 7th 0.79 · 16th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.47 -1.00

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Excelsior clean sheet
27%
Excelsior 2+ goals
56%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.1%
2:1
11.2%
2:0
7.8%
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Match result

Excelsior to win
49.8% 2.01 —
Draw
27.0% 3.70 —
Willem II Tilburg to win
23.2% 4.32 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
84.2% 1.19 —
Under 1.5 goals
15.8% 6.33 —
Over 2.5 goals
59.9% 1.67 —
Under 2.5 goals
40.1% 2.50 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
64.4% 1.55 —
Both teams not to score
35.6% 2.81 —

Team goals — Excelsior

Excelsior to score
85.7% 1.17 —
Excelsior not to score
14.3% 7.01 —
Excelsior 2+ goals
55.6% 1.80 —
Excelsior at most 1 goal
44.4% 2.25 —

Team goals — Willem II Tilburg

Willem II Tilburg to score
73.4% 1.36 —
Willem II Tilburg not to score
26.6% 3.76 —
Willem II Tilburg 2+ goals
35.1% 2.85 —
Willem II Tilburg at most 1 goal
64.9% 1.54 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Excelsior sample
20 matches
Willem II Tilburg sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · Excelsior
3 matches
Away xG sample · Willem II Tilburg
3 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 18:30

Warnings

  • Willem II Tilburg has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.