Excelsior vs Helmond Sport Predictions

• Excelsior have won five of their last six competitive and non-competitive meetings with Helmond Sport
• Both teams have scored in six of the last seven encounters between these two clubs
• Helmond Sport have lost four of their last six league games

Excelsior expected to win

Excelsior secured a point away at high-flying De Graafschap last time out and sit 9th in the Eerste Divisie table ahead of Sunday’s game against Helmond Sport. The visitors ran out 2-1 winners at home to Jong Utrecht in their last league outing but remain in the bottom half of the table, 4pts behind Excelsior.

Helmond Sport actually beat Excelsior 2-1 when the pair met in November for their reverse league fixture, but Sunday’s hosts have won five of their last six competitive and non-competitive matches against this weekend’s guests. We’re expecting action at both ends of the pitch this Sunday as both teams have scored in six of the last seven meetings between the pair.

Neither of these teams can claim to be playing at their very best right now but with two wins and a draw from their last four matches, Excelsior claim the title of form favourites. Excelsior and Helmond Sport’s last twelve league games combined have only produced a single clean sheet, adding further weight to our prediction for both teams to score this weekend.

We’re predicting that Excelsior will win and that both teams will score in the process, with the final scoreline ending 3-1 to the hosts. Helmond Sport have conceded three or more goals in two of their last three league games, including a 7-0 defeat to NEC, while Excelsior recently ran out 5-1 winners at home to Jong Ajax.

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