TILBURG. Willem II defeats Roda JC Kerkrade 1-0 after E. Kabangu scored just 1 goal (1′).
The match was played at the Koning Willem II Stadion stadium in Tilburg on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout with the help of Dyon Fikkert and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Stijn van Zuilichem. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 5
- 3 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 91
- 72 Dangerous attack 39
- 87 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 0
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Willem II was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Roda JC Kerkrade that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Willem II was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Willem II won the match.
Willem II shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Roda JC Kerkrade shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Willem II didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Roda JC Kerkrade received 2 yellow cards (Terrence Douglas and Boyd Reith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Willem II will have 30 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Roda JC Kerkrade will stay with 24 points like Jong PSV and NAC Breda to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away with Roda JC Kerkrade on the 19th of May with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Willem II (5 draws).
Roda JC Kerkrade will host Willem II on the 19th of May with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Willem II (5 draws).
Willem II – Formation
Willem II started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Reinier Robbemond decided to play with the following team: Kostas Lamprou , Leeroy Owusu , Wessel Dammers , Matthias Verreth , Erik Schouten , Lucas Woudenberg , Jesse Bosch , Max Svensson , Ringo Meerveld , Michael de Leeuw and Elton Kabangu .
The home team had on the bench: Jizz Hornkamp , Freek Heerkens, Joshua Smits, Niels van Berkel, Jelte Pal, Thibaut Lesquoy, Amine Lachkar, Joeri Schroyen, Dani Mathieu , Daniel Crowley and Connor van den Berg.
Substitutions
Willem II made 3 changes: Michael de Leeuw for Jizz Hornkamp (72′), Max Svensson for D. Mathieu (72′) and Elton Kabangu for Joeri Schroijen (90′).
Best player: Elton Kabangu
The most impressive player for Willem II was Elton Kabangu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Roda JC Kerkrade – Formation
Roda JC Kerkrade started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jurgen Streppel played with: Moritz Nicolas , Boyd Reith , Nils Röseler , Guus Joppen , Terrence Douglas , Lennerd Daneels , Teun Bijleveld , Lennard Hartjes , Bryan Limbombe , Niek Vossebelt and Dylan Vente .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Loek Hamers, Xander Lambrix , Rody de Boer, Jamie Yayi Mpie, Ted Van de Pavert, Arjen Van Der Heide , Jamil Takidine, Ali Barak, Florian Mayer , Sami Ouaissa, Romano Postema and Phil Sieben.
Substitutions
Roda JC Kerkrade made 5 changes: Guus Joppen for Xander Lambrix (31′), Nils Röseler for Florian Mayer (71′), Lennerd Daneels for Arjen van der Heide (71′), Boyd Reith for Jamil Takidine (86′) and Niek Vossebelt for Romano Postema (87′).
Best player: Moritz Nicolas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Roda JC Kerkrade was the goalkeeper: Moritz Nicolas. His rating is 7.15. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Willem II – Roda JC Kerkrade – 1-0
- VVV-Venlo – Helmond Sport – 1-1
- NAC Breda – Jong PSV – 2-1
- MVV Maastricht – De Graafschap – 2-2
- FC Dordrecht – ADO Den Haag – 0-1
- FC Den Bosch – Jong Utrecht – 1-4
- Jong AZ – Heracles Almelo – 1-1
- Jong Ajax – FC Eindhoven – 1-1
- PEC Zwolle – Almere City – 3-2
- TOP Oss – Telstar – 2-1