VOLENDAM. FC Volendam managed to reverse the scoreline against Excelsior. It was Excelsior to score first with a goal from Couhaib Driouech. Nevertheless, later FC Volendam found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Benaissa Benamar (53′), Robert Mühren (57′) and Milan de Haan (71′).
The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 6,500 spectators. The referee was Alex Bos with the support of Richard Brondijk and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 20 Total 10
- 12 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 94 Attack 90
- 68 Dangerous attack 38
- 51 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 4 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Volendam was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Excelsior that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Volendam was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Volendam won the match.
FC Volendam shot 20 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Excelsior shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (Bilal Ould-Chikh). Talking about the opposition, Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Troy Parrott and Siebe Horemans).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Volendam will have 7 points like FC Utrecht to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Excelsior will stay with 13 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).
Excelsior will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Heracles Almelo (4 draws).
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Matthias Kohler decided to play with the following team: Deron Payne, Xavier Mbuyamba, Mio Backhaus
, Oskar Buur , Benaissa Benamar , Josh Flint , George Cox , Milan de Haan , Damon Mirani , Calvin Twigt , Bilal Ould-Chikh , Robert Mühren and Garang Kuol .The home team had on the bench: Imran Nazih, Kayne van Oevelen, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri
, Lequincio Zeefuik, Hoeve Quincy, Rob Tol, Ibrahim El Kadiri, Darius Johnson and Bram van Driel.Substitutions
FC Volendam made 3 changes: Oskar Buur for Achraf Douiri (60′), Garang Kuol for Darius Johnson (46′) and Robert Mühren for Lequincio Zeefuik (66′).
Best player: Benaissa Benamar
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Benaissa Benamar.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 62 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.Excelsior – Formation
Also Excelsior adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Stijn van Gassel
, Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Sven Nieuwpoort , Arthur Zagré , Julian Baas , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Cisse Sandra , Lazaros Lamprou , Nikolas Agrafiotis , Couhaib Driouech .They had on the bench: Derensili Sanches Fernandes
, Troy Parrott , Kian Fitz-Jim , Oscar Uddenäs, Noah Naujoks, Richie Omorowa , Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita and Ian Smeulers.Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: Oskar Buur for Troy Parrott (66′), Sven Nieuwpoort for Mimeirhel Benita (72′), Lazaros Lamprou for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (72′), Cisse Sandra for Kian Fitz-Jim (72′) and Casper Widell for Richie Omorowa (83′).
Best player: Couhaib Driouech
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Couhaib Driouech.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 29 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.