Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Excelsior (2nd, 74 pts) held a 33-point advantage over VVV-Venlo (14th, 41 pts). Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, VVV-Venlo ran at 1.16 scored and 1.82 conceded, Excelsior at 1.95 and 1.
Defeat had not touched Excelsior in 9 games.
12 meetings are on record — 3 won by VVV-Venlo, 7 by Excelsior, 2 drawn, at 2.42 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, M. Nagtegaal was the man in the middle. Covebo Stadion - De Koel in Venlo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
VVV-Venlo: Lasse Wehmeyer (90') · Excelsior: Lennard Hartjes (53')