UTRECHT. FC Utrecht topped SC Heerenveen to win 2-1. It was FC Utrecht to strike first with a goal of M. Sylla at the 21′. Then it was an own goal in the 23′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. van de Streek gave the win to FC Utrecht in the 80′ minute with a goal. SC Heerenveen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis with the help of Roy de Nas and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 17 Total 13
- 5 On Target 7
- 12 Off Target 6
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 91 Attack 102
- 56 Dangerous attack 44
- 82 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
SC Heerenveen had a strong ball possession 57% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match.
FC Utrecht shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, SC Heerenveen shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (M. Van der Maarel). Talking about the opposition, SC Heerenveen received 1 yellow card (R. Kongolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, FC Utrecht will have 20 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, SC Heerenveen will stay with 13 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will host Willem II on the 31st of October with a 20-6 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (2 draws).
SC Heerenveen will host Vitesse on the 30th of October with a 12-9 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (15 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
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21'
FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager René Hake decided to play with the following team: Maarten Paes , Mark van der Maarel , Mike Van der Hoorn , Willem Janssen , Django Warmerdam , Adam Maher , Quinten Timber , Othman Boussaid , Bart Ramselaar , Moussa Sylla and Anastasios Douvikas .
The home team had on the bench: Fabian De Keijzer, Sander van de Streek , Remco Balk , Hidde ter Avest , Adrian Dalmau, Mohamed Mallahi , Benaissa Benamar, Arthur Zagre, Eric Oelschlägel and Joris van Overeem.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 5 changes: M. Van der Maarel for H. ter Avest (64′), Q. Timber for R. Balk (64′), O. Boussaid for S. van de Streek (64′), M. Sylla for M. Mallahi (82′) and M. van der Hoorn for B. Benamar (88′).
Best player: Maarten Paes
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Maarten Paes. His rating is 8.33. He performed 6 saves.
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen
Also SC Heerenveen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Johnny Jansen played with: Xavier Mous , Milan van Ewijk , Ibrahim Drešević , Nick Bakker , Rami Kaib , Rodney Kongolo , Joey Veerman , Anthony Musaba , Tibor Halilović , Arjen Van Der Heide and Siem de Jong .
These were the players on the bench: Syb van Ottele, Hamdi Akujobi, Jan Bekkema, Djenahro Nunumete, Rami Hajal , Jaimy Kroesen, Jan Ras, Benjamin Nygren , Henk Veerman and Timo Zaal.
Substitutions
SC Heerenveen made 4 changes: A. van der Heide for H. Veerman (75′), R. Kongolo for R. Hajal (85′), A. Musaba for B. Nygren (85′) and S. de Jong for H. Akujobi (90′).
Best player: Ibrahim Drešević
The player that probably impressed the most for SC Heerenveen was Ibrahim Drešević.
His rating is with 88 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
