Match Report
16th against 15th, but level on points: Excelsior and RKC Waalwijk both had 29. Excelsior had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.47/2.15 for Excelsior and 1.12/1.65 for RKC Waalwijk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.62.
Excelsior had lost six in a row. The last-five ledger: Excelsior 0/15, RKC Waalwijk 6/15.
6 meetings are on record — 1 won by Excelsior, 2 by RKC Waalwijk, 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam, with room for 4,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Excelsior led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.




