Our prediction for this KNVB Cup match:
Excelsior
Match Time & Date:
15/12/2020
12:45 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Zwolle
A place in the Dutch Cup last 16 will be at stake when Excelsior and Zwolle face each other at Vab Donge & De Roo Stadion on Tuesday evening. Excelsior kicked off their KNVB Beker campaign in a 4-0 win over Helmond, but they have been struggling in the Eerste Divisie of late. The Kralingers are on a three-game losing run in the Dutch second tier, and it is no wonder they are seen as underdogs in Tuesday’s clash.
Zwolle suffered a 4-0 loss to Ajax in their last league fixture, but there were some positivities in their display in the second half of the match. The Eredivisie outfit aim to save the season by recording a good result in the KNVB Beker, and they should take advantage of Excelsior’s current form. In their last meeting in a competitive match Zwolle defeated Excelsior 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Lam):
Thomas Lam is a footballer who can play as both centre back and defensive midfielder. Lam was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 18 December, 1993, but seeing that his mother is Finnish, he was eligible to play for the Finland national team.
After making 11 appearances for the Finland U21 team, he made his debut for the senior team on 9 June, 2015, in a friendly against Estonia. He started the game, but the Finns suffered a 2-0 loss to the Estonians in Turku. Speaking of his club career, Thomas Lam played for AZ Alkmaar between 2011 and 2014 and then he joined fellow Eredivisie side Zwolle.
The 188-cm-tall footballer scored four goals in 64 appearances for the club and in July 2016 he signed a contract with Nottingham Forest. Lam won the KVNB Cup with AZ Alkmaar in 2013 and he was named Promising Player of the Year in 2011. His agent is world-famous Mino Raiola and his contract with Forest expires on 30 June, 2018.
Highlighted Team (Zwolle):
Founded on June 12, 1910, PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club which competes in the Eredivisie. Zwolle have yet to win the national championship, but they did remarkably well to lift the Dutch Cup trophy in 2014. Ron Jans’s troops impressed in the title game, with the team rolling over Dutch giants Ajax 5-1.
The Blauwingers play their home games at MACPARK Stadion, the venue with the capacity of 14,000 people. The multi-use stadium was opened on August 29, 2009. Zwolle’s home kit is blue and white, while the colour of their away jersey is green and white. In the 2014/15 season the Blauwingers represented the Netherlands in the Europa League, with the team losing to Sparta Prague in the play-off round.
The likes of Henk Timmer (237), Johan Hansma (231), Bert Konterman (219), Arne Slot (208), and Jasper Drost (182) are the players with the most league appearances for the club. Go Ahead Eagles are considered the club’s biggest rivals as both teams are located at the river Ijssel.
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