ROTTERDAM. Vitesse was able to reverse the scoreline against Excelsior to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Excelsior to strike first with a goal of Lance Duijvestijn at the 46′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin gave the win to Vitesse in the 86′ minute.

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Marc Nagtegaal assisted by Cristian Dobre and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.72 degrees Celsius or 45.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Excelsior

1 - 2

Vitesse

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 98 Attack 119
  • 44 Dangerous attack 65
  • 71 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 11
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Vitesse that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vitesse had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vitesse won the encounter.​

Excelsior shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Vitesse shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Excelsior didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (Melle Meulensteen).

Match Timeline

46'
Mathijs Tielemans- sub ->Gyan de Regt
Lance Duijvestijn(goal)Arthur Zagré
46'
53'
P. Aaronson(goal)
69'
Melle Meulensteen- Yellow
Lazaros Lamprou- sub ->Lance Duijvestijn
71'
75'
Toni Domgjoni- sub ->Melle Meulensteen
Noah Naujoks- sub ->Cisse Sandra
83'
86'
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin(goal)A. Hadj-Moussa
Richie Omorowa- sub ->Arthur Zagré
87'
Derensili Sanches Fernandes- sub ->Couhaib Driouech
88'
89'
Giovanni van Zwam- sub ->Kacper Kozlowski
90'
Andy Visser- sub ->Mexx Meerdink

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this match, Excelsior stays with 21 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse will has 16 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away against Fortuna Sittard on the 3rd of March with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Excelsior (5 draws).

Vitesse will host FC Twente on the 3rd of March with a 17-9 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (8 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
7.5
D
Kik Pierie 3.Netherlands
D
Casper Widell 5.Sweden
6.4
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
7.3
87'
M
C. Sandra 8.Belgium
7.1
83'
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 10.Netherlands
7.5
M
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
7.7
88'
M
Lance Duijvestijn 23.Netherlands
7.5
71' 46'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
7.3
F
Troy Parrott 9.Republic of Ireland
7.0
Substitutes
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
G
Pascal Kuiper 38.Netherlands
D
Sven Nieuwpoort 16.Netherlands
D
Mimeirhel Benita 22.Netherlands
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
6.6
83'
F
Lazaros Lamprou 7.Greece
6.6
71'
F
Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden
F
Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden
6.7
87'
F
Mike van Duinen 29.Netherlands
F
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 30.Netherlands
88'

Excelsior started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Kik Pierie , Stijn van Gassel (6.7), Siebe Horemans (7.5), Casper Widell (6.4), Redouan El Yaakoubi (7.3), Arthur Zagré (7.3), Lance Duijvestijn (7.5), Julian Baas (7.3), Cisse Sandra (7.1), Couhaib Driouech (7.7), Kenzo Goudmijn (7.5) and Troy Parrott (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lazaros Lamprou (6.6), Oscar Uddenäs, Noah Naujoks (6.6), Sven Nieuwpoort, Richie Omorowa (6.7), Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita, Mike van Duinen, Derensili Sanches Fernandes and Pascal Kuiper.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 4 changes: Lance Duijvestijn for Lazaros Lamprou (71′), Cisse Sandra for Noah Naujoks (83′), Couhaib Driouech for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (88′) and Arthur Zagré for Richie Omorowa (87′).

Player of the match: Couhaib Driouech​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Couhaib Driouech.

His rating is 7.7 with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse
G
Eloy Room 1.Curaçao
8.1
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29.France
8.4
86'
D
Carlens Arcus 2.Haiti
7.0
D
Mica Pinto 5.Portugal
7.3
D
Dominik Oroz 6.Croatia
7.0
D
Ramon Hendriks 15.Netherlands
M
Amine Boutrah 7.France
M
P. Aaronson 14.United States
7.5
53'
M
K. Kozłowski 17.Poland
6.4
89'
M
Melle Meulensteen 20.Netherlands
6.7
75' 69'
F
Gyan de Regt 25.Netherlands
6.4
46'
F
Anis Hadj Moussa 28.Algeria
7.5
F
Mexx Meerdink 35.Netherlands
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Markus Schubert 31.Germany
G
Tom Bramel 55.Netherlands
D
Giovanni van Zwam 43.Netherlands
89'
D
E. Cornelisse 13.Netherlands
M
Marco van Ginkel 8.Netherlands
M
Mathijs Tielemans 21.Netherlands
6.8
46'
M
Toni Domgjoni 22.Kosovo
6.6
75'
F
Joel Voelkerling Persson 9.Sweden
F
Thomas Buitink 19.Netherlands
F
A. Mazilu 30.Romania
F
Andy Visser 58.Netherlands
90'

Vitesse started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Edward Sturing played with: Amine Boutrah, Ramon Hendriks, Eloy Room (8.1), Carlens Arcus (7.0), Dominik Oroz (7.0), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (8.4), Mica Pinto (7.3), Paxten Aaronson (7.5), Kacper Kozlowski (6.4), Melle Meulensteen (6.7), A. Hadj-Moussa (7.5) and Mexx Meerdink (7.0), Gyan de Regt (6.4).

They had on the bench: Enzo Cornelisse, Marco van Ginkel , Joel Voelkerling Persson, Thomas Buitink , Mathijs Tielemans (6.8), Toni Domgjoni (6.6), Adrian Mazilu, Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam, Tom Bramel and Andy Visser.

Substitutions

Vitesse made 4 changes: Gyan de Regt for Mathijs Tielemans (46′), Melle Meulensteen for Toni Domgjoni (75′), Mexx Meerdink for Andy Visser (90′) and Kacper Kozlowski for Giovanni van Zwam (89′).

Player of the match: Nicolas Isimat-Mirin​

The most impressive player for Vitesse was Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 47 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​