Match Report
Noordwijk went into the game 15th in the table on 38 points; Excelsior Maassluis sat 14th on 39 — a 1-point gap. Excelsior Maassluis had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Noordwijk 1.88 scored and 2.03 conceded per game, Excelsior Maassluis 0.94 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.66.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Noordwijk 0, draws 2, Excelsior Maassluis 3, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 80% of the meetings.
Sportpark Duinwetering in Noordwijk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Excelsior Maassluis led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Noordwijk: Emiel Wendt (59'), Arantis Roep (73') · Excelsior Maassluis: Pieter Langedijk (90'), Marius Van Mil (40')