ROTTERDAM. Excelsior crushes FC Volendam 4-0 with goals of Lance Duijvestijn (41′), Lazaros Lamprou (43′), Troy Parrott (55′) and Lazaros Lamprou (67′). Excelsior was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Excelsior remained in 9 after the following players were sent off: Troy Parrott (16′ for a red card) and Redouan El Yaakoubi (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who had the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Marc Nagtegaal. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.41 degrees Celsius or 63.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 35 Total 13
- 15 On Target 5
- 12 Off Target 5
- 8 Shots blocked 4
- 93 Attack 104
- 63 Dangerous attack 44
- 88 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Excelsior had a strong ball possession 64% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Excelsior was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 35 shots of which 15 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Excelsior won the match.
Excelsior shot 35 times, 15 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Kenzo Goudmijn and Mimeirhel Benita). On the other side, FC Volendam received 3 yellow cards (Benaissa Benamar, Oskar Buur and Safouane Karim).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Excelsior has 25 points to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam will stays with 19 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away against Ajax on the 28th of April with a 16-2 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (4 draws).
FC Volendam will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 28th of April with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (8 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel
, Mimeirhel Benita , Siebe Horemans , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Arthur Zagré , Kenzo Goudmijn , J. Baas , Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Lance Duijvestijn , Lazaros Lamprou and Troy Parrott .The home team had on the bench: Casper Widell
, C. Sandra , Sven Nieuwpoort, Richie Omorowa , Siem de Moes , Oscar Uddenäs , Noah Naujoks, Jacky Donkor , Mike van Duinen and Pascal Kuiper.Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: Arthur Zagré for Siem de Moes (74′), Derensili Sanches Fernandes for Oscar Uddenäs (82′), Mimeirhel Benita for Casper Widell (81′), Troy Parrott for Richie Omorowa (68′) and J. Baas for C. Sandra (82′).
Player of the match: Lance Duijvestijn
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Lance Duijvestijn.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 35 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10.FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regillio Simons played with: Mio Backhaus
, Oskar Buur , Benaissa Benamar , J. Flint , Brian Plat , Damon Mirani , George Cox , Zach Booth , Robin Maulun , D. Johnson and Robert Mühren .They had on the bench: Luke Le Roux
, Vivaldo Semedo , Imran Nazih, Calvin Twigt , K. van Oevelen, B. Lauwers, B. van Duijl, D. Payne, Q. Hoeve , Safouane Karim , Ibrahim El Kadiri and M. Mau-Asam.FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of Vivaldo Semedo (injured).
Substitutions
FC Volendam made 5 changes: George Cox for Calvin Twigt (76′), Robert Mühren for Vivaldo Semedo (20′), Damon Mirani for Q. Hoeve (62′), D. Johnson for Safouane Karim (62′) and Robin Maulun for Luke Le Roux (46′).
Player of the match: Mio Backhaus
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was the goalkeeper: Mio Backhaus. His rating is 9.18. He performed 11 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Excelsior – FC Volendam – 4-0