Vitesse 1-2 Excelsior: result and report

Vitesse 1-2 Excelsior

Eredivisie · Saturday 17 February 2018, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Vitesse lost to Excelsior 1-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 17 February 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Luc Castaignos opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Vitesse's goal came from Luc Castaignos (2'). Excelsior scored through H. Faik (44') and Mike van Duinen (66').

Discipline: Vitesse received 3 yellow cards; Excelsior received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Vitesse were 7th on 37 points from 23 and Excelsior 12th on 26 points from 23. Vitesse went on to finish that season 5th with 61 points, and Excelsior 11th with 40.

Vitesse lined up in a 4-3-3 and Excelsior in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Hicham Faik of Excelsior (7.8), ahead of Luc Castaignos (7.5).

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

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