RKC Waalwijk sit in 15th place with 12 points through 12 matches. The hosts won their last Eredivisie match 2-1 against PEC Zwolle, ending a three-match losing streak.
Excelsior meanwhile suffered a 4-2 defeat against Feyenoord last time out, extending their winless streak to six, leaving them in ninth place on 15 points through 13 matches.
Filip Stevanovic, Yassin Oukili and Michiel Kramer have stepped up for Waalwijk this season. They are the club's joint top scorers with two goals.
Nikolas Agrafiotis and Troy Parrott have been Excelsior's main attacking threats, scoring five and four times, respectively.