Excelsior Rotterdam
- Excelsior Rotterdam and FC Zwolle are both mid-table sides in the Eredivisie 2025-2026 standings, with the hosts 14th on 16 points from 15 matches and FC Zwolle 11th on 19 points from 16.
- However, this is a tough spot for Excelsior to improve their inconsistent home form (1 win from their last 3 at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion) against a Zwolle side that have an excellent recent record in this fixture.
FC Zwolle
- Henry van der Vegt’s FC Zwolle side have an aggressive, vertical style of play with lots of high-pressing and numbers forward.
- This leaves them exposed at times, and their away form has been poor so far in 2025-2026, with just one win from eight away Eredivisie matches.
Head-to-Head
- FC Zwolle have won each of the last two Eredivisie head-to-head matchups, including a 2-1 home win last season.
- Excelsior Rotterdam have won two, drawn one, and lost two of their last five Eredivisie games, holding AZ Alkmaar to a 0-0 away draw before losing 2-0 at home to FC Groningen.
Key Players
- They have a big-time player in Noah Naujoks (4 goals in 12 Eredivisie appearances), who has been in red-hot form of late, scoring all three of his side’s goals in their last five.
- Koen Kostons leads the line for FC with 8 goals in 16 Eredivisie games this season, finding the net three times in his last five.
Betting Insights
- Ruben den Uil’s Excelsior are the favorites here at 2.15 against Zwolle’s 3.24, with the draw priced up at 3.72, but we expect Saturday’s contest to be a close one.
- The over 2.5 goals odds are just 1.65.
Prediction
Koen Kostons’ clinical finishing could be the difference in this one, but we’ll take the bookies odds and Excelsior Rotterdam to edge this one out, with both teams finding the score due to Zwolle’s defensive fragility and the fact that the over 2.5 goals odds are just 1.65 .
