ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord conquers Excelsior 4-2. Feyenoord was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 4,400 spectators. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the assistance of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.99 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Feyenoord had a superior ball possession 62% while Excelsior was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the contest.
Excelsior shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Feyenoord shot 20 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 1 yellow card (Kian Fitz-Jim). Regarding the opposition, Feyenoord received 1 yellow card (Igor Paixão).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Excelsior will stay with 15 points like Ajax to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Feyenoord will have 32 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Heracles Almelo (4 draws).
Feyenoord will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 3rd of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
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Excelsior started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Sven Nieuwpoort , Arthur Zagré , Kian Fitz-Jim , Cisse Sandra , Julian Baas , Lazaros Lamprou , Troy Parrott and Couhaib Driouech .
The home team had on the bench: Redouan El Yaakoubi , Oscar Uddenäs, Noah Naujoks, Richie Omorowa , Norbert Alblas, Nikolas Agrafiotis , Mimeirhel Benita, Ian Smeulers and Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
Excelsior could not rely on the presence of Richie Omorowa (injured).
Substitutions
Excelsior made 3 changes: Kian Fitz-Jim for Redouan El Yaakoubi (58′), Sven Nieuwpoort for Richie Omorowa (84′) and Igor Paixão for Ramiz Zerrouki (83′).
Player of the match: Lazaros Lamprou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Lazaros Lamprou.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 15.
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Arne Slot played with: Justin Bijlow , Lutsharel Geertruida , Bart Nieuwkoop , David Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Mats Wieffer , Quinten Timber , Igor Paixão , Calvin Stengs , Luka Ivanusec and Santiago Gimenez .
These were the players on the bench: Ramiz Zerrouki , Marcos López, Gernot Trauner, Thomas Beelen , Ayase Ueda , Thomas van den Belt, Yankuba Minteh , Timon Wellenreuther, Leo Sauer, Antoni Milambo , Kostas Lamprou and Ondrej Lingr.
Feyenoord could not rely on the presence of Thomas Beelen (injured).
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 4 changes: Luka Ivanusec for Yankuba Minteh (59′), Bart Nieuwkoop for Thomas Beelen (52′), Santiago Gimenez for Ramiz Zerrouki (82′) and Santiago Gimenez for Ayase Ueda (83′).
Player of the match: Santiago Gimenez
The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Santiago Gimenez.
His rating is with 3 goals, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – Fortuna Sittard – 3-0
- FC Twente – PSV – 0-3
- Ajax – Vitesse – 5-0
- PEC Zwolle – RKC Waalwijk – 1-2
- Excelsior – Feyenoord – 2-4
