Bovenberg and Wolfswinkel to battle in SBV Excelsior versus FC Utrecht – Dutch Eredivisie Preview
FC Utrecht will travel to Excelsior to clash with SBV Excelsior at the Stadion Woudestein on Sunday, May 1, with a hope to cement their UEFA Europa League play-offs berth.
SBV Excelsior
The Kralingers never managed adjust in the Dutch top tier after earning promotion last season. They have performed poorly throughout the season and were unable to achieve superior results
on a regular basis.
The outfit from Excelsior are currently placed 16th in the league table, 6 points adrift from the safety zone. However, with only six points left to play in the season, there is
not much hope for the Kralingers to climb out of the relegation zone. The Kralingers only chance to prolong their stay at the Dutch top flight is to win the relegation play-offs.
The Kralingers have a dismal record on the road, but somehow achieved better results while playing at their home turf. They emerged victorious in six of their 16 matches played in front of
their home crowd. They have an overall record of 32 played, 8 won, 5 drawn and 19 lost.
Alex Pastoor, SBV Excelsior's manager, remains optimistic about his side’s survival in the Eredivisie and believes that his troops will surely avoid relegation this season.
FC Utrecht
The Utreg would be brimming with confidence, as they are coming into this match on the back of a morale-boosting 4-2 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 Arnhem last week. The outfit from Utrecht have every
right to remain confident to play in the Europa League play-offs next season.
The Utreg are currently placed eighth in the league table, holding the last Europa League play-offs berth spot. They have achieved superb results in front of their home crowd, but failed
to dominate proceedings on the road. They won only three of their 16 encounters played away from their home crowd. The Utrecht outfit have an overall record of 32 played, 12 won, 8 drawn and 12 lost.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ton-c35408 du Chatinier, FC Utrecht manager, will be hoping that his side performs impressively in the remaining two encounters of the season and cement their place in the league table. Chatinier
knows that any slip-ups could dent their hopes of playing in the Europe’s secondary club competition next season, as a solitary point separates them from the trailing pack.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daan-Bovenberg-c9693 – SBV Excelsior
The versatile defender has remained the strength of the Kralingers’ back-line in the ongoing season. The 22-year-old defender has played 29 matches this season and scored six goals as well.
He will play an important role if his side manages to bag a point or more.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricky-van-Wolfswinkel-c31131 – FC Utrecht
The 22-year-old prolific striker has been the vital part in the Utreg’s attacking third since his arrival in 2009-10 season. He has scored 13 goals in 27 appearances this season and looking
to add more to his tally. It will be hard for the Kralingers' defenders to restrict the prolific striker from finding the back of the net.
Head-to-Head statistics
Both sides have previously met each other on three occasions and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237 emerged victorious in all three encounters.
Prediction
The Utreg have only conceded a lone goal against the Excelsior outfit and scored eight goals in their three wins. It seems like that the match will end in a 2-0 win for the Utrecht outfit.
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