BREDA. NAC Breda prevails over De Graafschap with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by O. Velanas (40′) and a goal from E. Banzuzi (56′). De Graafschap lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Rat Verlegh Stadion stadium in Breda on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Robin Gansner with the collaboration of Halis Murat Kucukerbir and Michael Osseweijer. The 4th official was Stijn van Zuilichem. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1 degrees Celsius or 33.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 6 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 133
- 56 Dangerous attack 81
- 91 Ball safe 114
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
De Graafschap was in firm control of the ball 56% while NAC Breda was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
De Graafschap was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, NAC Breda was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
NAC Breda shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, De Graafschap shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
NAC Breda didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, De Graafschap received 3 yellow cards (Robin Schouten, Alexander Büttner and Jeffry Fortes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, NAC Breda will have 34 points like Roda JC Kerkrade to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, De Graafschap will stay with 27 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, NAC Breda will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 15-8 head to head stats in favor of Heracles Almelo (3 draws).
De Graafschap will host FC Den Bosch on the 19th of May with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).
NAC Breda – Formation
NAC Breda started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Peter Hyballa decided to play with the following team: Roy Kortsmit
, Aimé Omgba , Javier Vet , Cuco Martina , Tijs Velthuis , Boyd Lucassen , Odysseus Velanas , Casper Staring , Sabir Agougil , Elías Már Ómarsson and Tom Boere .The home team had on the bench: Rowan Besselink, Moreno Rutten, Vieri Kotzebue, Victor Wernersson, Adam Kaied
, Boris van Schuppen, Anselmo Garcia McNulty, Ezechiel Banzuzi , Luc Marijnissen and Pepijn van de Merbel.Substitutions
NAC Breda made 3 changes: Aimé Omgba for Ezechiel Banzuzi (46′), Tom Boere for Adam Kaied (76′) and Elías Már Ómarsson for V. Kotzebue (90′).
Best player: Boyd Lucassen
The player that probably impressed the most for NAC Breda was Boyd Lucassen even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.De Graafschap – Formation
De Graafschap started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrie Poldervaart played with: Hidde Jurjus
, Robin Schouten , Jeffrey Fortes , Rio Hillen , Alexander Büttner , Philip Brittijn , Joel Valencia , Giovanni Korte , Camiel Neghli , Başar Önal and Charlison Benschop .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ties Wieggers, Joran Hardeman, Mees Bakker, Levi Schoppema, Hamza Bouihrouchane, Sam Bisselink, Mees Kaandorp
, Siem de Jong , Devin Haen , Lion Kaak, Ezra van der Heiden and Xandro Schenk.Substitutions
De Graafschap made 4 changes: C. Neghli for Mees Kaandorp (66′), Charlison Benschop for Devin Haen (71′), B. Önal for Ezra van der Heiden (71′) and Joel Valencia for Siem de Jong (71′).
Best player: Camiel Neghli
The most impressive player for De Graafschap was Camiel Neghli.
His rating is
with 21 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Willem II – FC Dordrecht – 1-0
- VVV-Venlo – Heracles Almelo – 3-1
- PEC Zwolle – Jong AZ – 4-1
- MVV Maastricht – TOP Oss – 5-1
- Helmond Sport – Roda JC Kerkrade – 1-0
- FC Eindhoven – Almere City – 0-1
- FC Den Bosch – Jong Ajax – 4-2
- NAC Breda – De Graafschap – 2-0