Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Go Ahead Eagles (9th, 46 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Vitesse (18th, 6 pts). Vitesse ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Vitesse 0.88 scored and 2.18 conceded per game, Go Ahead Eagles 1.38 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.62.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 6 for Vitesse, 2 for Go Ahead Eagles and 4 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.
J. Kooij took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. GelreDome in Arnhem staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Go Ahead Eagles led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.