ZWOLLE. Sparta Rotterdam bested PEC Zwolle to win 2-1. It was Sparta Rotterdam to strike first with a goal of Tobias Lauritsen at the 71′. Then scored again for Sparta Rotterdam in the ‘ minutea goal. Eventually, Lennart Thy reduced the distance for PEC Zwolle (82’). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the MAC³PARK Stadion stadium in Zwolle on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the help of Bas van Dongen and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.83 degrees Celsius or 62.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 7 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 127 Attack 107
- 66 Dangerous attack 43
- 61 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. PEC Zwolle was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
PEC Zwolle was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Sparta Rotterdam managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
PEC Zwolle shot 20 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
PEC Zwolle received 2 yellow cards (Apostolos Vellios and Sam Kersten). Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam received 4 yellow cards (Django Warmerdam, Jonathan de Guzmán, Joshua Kitolano and Saïd Bakari).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, PEC Zwolle stays with 0 points to occupy the 13th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam has 3 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, PEC Zwolle will host FC Twente on the 19th of May with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of May with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).
PEC Zwolle – Formation
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PEC Zwolle started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Johnny Jansen decided to play with the following team: Sam Kersten, Koji Yamase, Yuki Nakashima, Mike Hauptmeijer, Jasper Schendelaar
, Eliano Reijnders , Bram Van Polen , Sam Kersten , Bart van Hintum , Lennart Czyborra , Zico Buurmeester , Thomas Lam , Davy van den Berg , Younes Namli and Ferdy Druijf .The home team had on the bench: Dean Huiberts, Lennart Thy
, Apostolos Vellios , Anselmo Garcia McNulty, Divaio Bobson , Odysseus Velanas, Nico Serrano , Daijiro Chirino, Damian van der Haar, Nick Fichtinger and Duke Verduin.Substitutions
PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: Lennart Czyborra for Divaio Bobson (48′), Thomas Lam for Nico Serrano (63′), Younes Namli for Camiel Neghli (72′), Davy van den Berg for Lennart Thy (74′) and Younes Namli for Apostolos Vellios (74′).
Best player: Bart van Hintum
The most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Bart van Hintum.
His rating is
with 60 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
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Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Koki Saito, Nick Olij
, Saïd Bakari , Bart Vriends , Tijs Velthuis , Django Warmerdam , Jonathan de Guzmán , Joshua Kitolano , Pelle Clement , Arno Verschueren , Vito van Crooij , Tobias Lauritsen .These were the players on the bench: Rick Meissen, Jeremy Van Mullem
, Djevencio van der Kust, Pedro Alemañ Serna, Agustin Anello, Camiel Neghli , Charles-Andreas Brym, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Delano van Crooy, Dylan van Wageningen, Mehmet Yuksel and Delano Vianello.Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: Jonathan de Guzmán for Jeremy Van Mullem (58′), Tobias Lauritsen for Charles-Andreas Brym (85′) and Pelle Clement for Rick Meissen (85′).
Best player: Vito van Crooij
The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Vito van Crooij even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 37 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Ajax – Heracles Almelo – 4-1
- SC Heerenveen – RKC Waalwijk – 3-1
- PSV – FC Utrecht – 2-0
- PEC Zwolle – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-2