Excelsior Rotterdam v NAC

Excelsior vs NAC Breda Preview

Excelsior face a mountain to climb ahead of this relegation play-off 2nd leg against NAC Breda on Sunday evening despite holding home advantage at their Van Donge & De Roo Stadion following their recent 6-2 mauling away from home to their Eerste Divisie opposition, and the hosts now have little option but to attack from the kick-off in order to chase down this four-goal deficit.

A final day of the season 4-0 battering at the hands of Feyenoord in the Eredivisie saw Excelsior resign themselves to the protracted process of these promotion/relegation play-offs which Excelsior actually excelled in; a 9-2 win on aggregate against Den Haag consisted of a 2-1 win away from home in the 1st leg followed by a resounding 7-1 victory on home soil in the return leg.

Excelsior will therefore be looking for more of the same on Sunday evening when they return to their Van Donge & De Roo Stadion but having managed to pick up just four wins out of their last 19 matches overall, the hosts will do well to secure not only a win here but also by a significant margin.

The goals market looks attractive here though as six of Excelsior's last 10 games have produced four goals or more.

NAC Breda look to have one foot already in the Dutch top flight for next season after recording an emphatic 6-2 win at home against their Eredivisie opposition in the 1st leg of this two-legged tie at their Rat Verlegh Stadion and the visitors now just need to avoid a heavy defeat in order to achieve promotion.

However, holding out for a draw in the 2nd leg of a play-off tie is a dangerous tactic to employ and as we saw earlier in the week, Bochum overcame a 3-0 deficit to eventually secure their German top flight status for another season when they got the better of Fortuna Dusseldorf.

NAC Breda therefore have to play their normal game and having progressed through the lengthy play-off phase which consisted of wins against Roda JC 8-1 on aggregate and Emmen 4-1 on aggregate along with last week's 6-2 landslide victory, NAC Breda stand an excellent chance of finishing the job here against Excelsior.

In addition, NAC Breda have lost just once in their previous nine outings on the road and this will give Jean Paul van Gastel's side plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming return leg on Sunday evening.

Excelsior v NAC Breda Verdict

Excelsior must attack from the off here and further goals look likely as NAC Breda will have opportunities to hit their hosts on the counter as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 3 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

NAC Breda win @ 3.60

Correct Score: NAC Breda 3-1 @ 23.00