Vitesse picked up a big win against Excelsior in Rotterdam today to put themselves within two points of RKC Waalwijk in a relegation playoff spot. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin made up for his unnecessary red card a few weeks ago by scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute. Excelsior had taken the lead in the match through Lance Duijvenstein before Paxten Aaronsen had leveled.
Feyenoord made hard work of beating RKC at home on Sunday. RKC goalkeeper Ettienne Vaessen was sent off after 35 minutes of playing, but despite the numerical advantage, it took a late goal by Mats Wieffer to secure the win for the Rotterdammers. Arne Slot's side made the right start. Santiago Gimenez had a finish from close range headed off the line by RKC defender Dario van den Buijs after just four minutes played.