Cambuur – Excelsior 2–1

	1H	2H	T
C	2	0	2
EXC	1	0	1

Match report

Cambuur beat Excelsior 2–1 at Cambuur Stadium in Eredivisie. Pereira opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Cambuur have 3 wins in their last 5, while Excelsior have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Pereiraassist Nielsen

20'

31'

⚽N. El Hamdaouiassist N. El Hamdaoui

Costa

36'

⚽Moreau

43'

2H

53'

Tijmen Holla

Hansen

70'

⇄Walsh↓ Costa

76'

⇄C. Raatsie↓ E. Hansson

⇄Haas↓ Nielsen

85'

⇄S. van Gassel↓ N. El Hamdaoui

Momentum

C

⚽⚽⚽

EXC

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offMay 14, 2025 · 19:00

VenueCambuur Stadium

Attendance67,318 / 71,615 (94%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Novak

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-36.97Formation7.104-3-3 EXC

16.8Rossi 27.9Novak 37.2Hansen 46.6Ferrari 56.4Silva 67.2García 76.4Moreau 86.6Romano 97.4Pereira 107.4Nielsen 116.8Costa

Cambuur

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Rossi6.8 2Novak7.9 3Hansen7.2 4Ferrari6.6 5Silva6.4 6García7.2 7Moreau6.4 8Romano6.6 9Pereira7.4 10Nielsen7.4 11Costa6.8

Excelsior

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL