Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between De Treffers (2nd, 63 pts) and Excelsior Maassluis (16th, 31 pts). Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, De Treffers ran at 1.88 scored and 1.09 conceded, Excelsior Maassluis at 1.15 and 1.71.
From the last five rounds, De Treffers held 12 points of 15 and Excelsior Maassluis 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 De Treffers wins, 1 for Excelsior Maassluis, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
Sportpark Zuid staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,700. On the scoreboard, De Treffers led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
De Treffers: Jari van Ginkel (33'), Steven van der Heijden (43'), Sebastiaan van Bakel (52'), Bas Brussaard (68') · Excelsior Maassluis: Quincy Tavares Mojica (9')
Key stats
Possession: De Treffers 58% · Excelsior Maassluis 42% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 6-2