Excelsior 2-1 Willem II: result and report

Excelsior 2-1 Willem II

Eredivisie · Friday 6 April 2018, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Excelsior defeated Willem II 2-1 in Eredivisie on Friday 6 April 2018. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Fran Sol opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Excelsior's goals came from Luigi Bruins (28', penalty) and Stanley Elbers (45+1'). Willem II scored through Fran Sol (14').

Discipline: Excelsior received no yellow cards; Willem II received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Excelsior were 11th on 35 points from 29 and Willem II 13th on 30 points from 29. Excelsior went on to finish that season 11th with 40 points, and Willem II 13th with 37.

Excelsior lined up in a 4-3-3 and Willem II in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Hicham Faik of Excelsior (8.0), ahead of Luigi Bruins (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Excelsior win, 0 draws and 0 for Willem II.

Going into the match Excelsior's last five read L-L-W-L-W and Willem II's W-D-W-L-W.