Match Report
20 points separated the sides: FC Twente 4th on 58, Excelsior 13th on 38. Excelsior ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, FC Twente ran at 1.74 scored and 1.18 conceded, Excelsior at 1.26 and 1.65.
FC Twente were unbeaten in 12, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for FC Twente against 5/15 for Excelsior.
17 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — FC Twente 7, draws 5, Excelsior 5, at 2.59 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 35% of those meetings.
The venue was De Grolsch Veste, with room for 30,205 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: FC Twente 65% · Excelsior 35% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 11-5