Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Feyenoord 2nd with 84 points, Vitesse 18th with 6, 78 apart. The last five rounds placed Vitesse 8th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.88/2.18 for Vitesse and 2.71/0.76 for Feyenoord (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.62.
28 meetings are on record — 7 won by Vitesse, 14 by Feyenoord, 7 drawn, at 2.39 goals per meeting. The recent trend is more open — 3.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.39 all-time.
GelreDome in Arnhem, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Feyenoord led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.