Match Report
74 points for Excelsior (2nd), 70 for ADO Den Haag (4th): a 4-point gap. On recent form ADO Den Haag sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Excelsior 1.95 scored and 1 conceded per game, ADO Den Haag 1.82 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.51.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 4 Excelsior wins, 10 for ADO Den Haag, 4 draws, at 4.39 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 89% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 94%.
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Excelsior: Lance Duijvestijn (88')