Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Feyenoord (2nd, 65 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Excelsior (13th, 38 pts). Excelsior's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Feyenoord ran at 2.06 scored and 1.29 conceded, Excelsior at 1.26 and 1.65.
Excelsior entered with four losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Feyenoord, 3/15 for Excelsior.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 16 wins for Feyenoord, 0 draws and 3 for Excelsior, at 3.84 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings. 79% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Stadion Feijenoord, capacity 51,177, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Excelsior led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Feyenoord: Ayase Ueda (58'), Ayase Ueda (59') · Excelsior: Arthur Zagré (28')
Key stats
Possession: Feyenoord 49% · Excelsior 51% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 9-5