TILBURG. Willem II tops Vitesse 1-0 after J. Hornkamp scored just 1 goal (4′). Vitesse was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Koning Willem II Stadion stadium in Tilburg on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Vitesse was in firm control of the ball 63% while Willem II was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vitesse was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Willem II succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Willem II shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Willem II didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse received 4 yellow cards (J. Rasmussen, R. Bazoer, S. Tronstad and M. Bero).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Willem II will have 26 points like PEC Zwolle to remain in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Vitesse will stay with 44 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Willem II will play away against PSV on the 1st of May with a 24-3 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (3 draws).
Vitesse will play away agasint Go Ahead Eagles on the 1st of May with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
Willem II – Formation
Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Kevin Hofland decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Willem II made 3 changes: J. Hornkamp for E. Kabangu (73′), M. Svensson for D. Crowley (85′) and M. Kohlert for G. Roemeratoe (90′).
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Thomas Letsch played with: .
Substitutions
Vitesse made 2 changes: D. Huisman for S. van Duivenbooden (72′) and M. Manhoef for M. Jonathans (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – Heracles Almelo – 0-1
- Feyenoord – FC Utrecht – 2-1
- Fortuna Sittard – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-0
- Willem II – Vitesse – 1-0