Week 14 features a match on Sun Nov 13th, where Excelsior will travel to Rotterdam to battle Feyenoord in a clash of the Eredivisie in the anticipated Rotterdam derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 3rd placed Feyenoord, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against FC Volendam. Danilo struck first for Feyenoord in the 16th minute, then Sebastian Szymański added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Danilo In the end, FC Volendam was frustrated by Feyenoord’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Feyenoord ended the match with the shutout victory. Feyenoord is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while 12th placed Excelsior is fresh off their 0-1 loss against SC Heerenveen. Milan van Ewijk struck first for SC Heerenveen in the 58th minute on a feed from Paweł Bochniewicz, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Excelsior was frustrated by SC Heerenveen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. SC Heerenveen ended the match with the shutout victory. Excelsior looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Excelsior’s top weapon lately has been Lazaros Lamprou, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. For Feyenoord, their top scorers are Javairô Dilrosun and Sebastian Szymański, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.