ROTTERDAM. Vitesse overcomes Feyenoord 1-0 after L. Openda scored just 1 goal (69′). Feyenoord lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout assisted by Charl Schaap and Rens Bluemink. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 1.8 degrees Celsius or 35.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 58% while Vitesse was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Vitesse found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Feyenoord shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord received 2 yellow cards (L. Geertruida and A. Jahanbakhsh). On the other side, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (E. Dasa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Feyenoord will stay with 39 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse will have 36 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away against NEC on the 23rd of January with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (5 draws).
Vitesse will host FC Groningen on the 22nd of January with a 17-15 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (7 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow
, Marcus Pedersen , Gernot Trauner , Lutsharel Geertruida , Tyrell Malacia , Fredrik Aursnes , Orkun Kökçü , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Guus Til , Reiss Nelson and Bryan Linssen .The home team had on the bench: T. Jansen, Cyriel Dessers
, D. Hall, M. Senesi, L. Hartjes, R. Hendriks, A. Milambo, O. Marciano and Jens Toornstra .Substitutions
Feyenoord made 2 changes: R. Nelson for C. Dessers (68′) and G. Trauner for J. Toornstra (82′).
Best player: Orkun Kökçü
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Orkun Kökçü.
His rating is
with 79 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Thomas Letsch played with: Jeroen Houwen
, Danilho Doekhi , Riechedly Bazoer , Jacob Rasmussen , Eli Dasa , Toni Domgjoni , Sondre Tronstad , Maximilian Wittek , Thomas Buitink , Adrian Grbić and Loïs Openda .The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Manhoef, G. de Regt, Alois Oroz
, E. Cornelisse, R. Yapi, E. Verstappen, Tomáš Hájek , Enrico Hernández, Patrick Vroegh , Daan Huisman and Markus Schubert.Substitutions
Vitesse made 4 changes: S. Tronstad for P. Vroegh (69′), T. Buitink for D. Huisman (79′), A. Grbic for D. Oroz (79′) and R. Bazoer for T. Hajek (89′).
Best player: Jacob Rasmussen
The most impressive player for Vitesse was Jacob Rasmussen even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 52 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- NEC – Heracles Almelo – 0-0
- Feyenoord – Vitesse – 0-1
- FC Twente – SC Heerenveen – 2-0
- Go Ahead Eagles – RKC Waalwijk – 0-2