ENSCHEDE. NEC overcome FC Twente to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was NEC to strike first with a goal of E. Tavsan at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Vet gave the win to NEC in the 76′ minute with a goal. FC Twente lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 10:15 am local time. The referee was Kevin Blom who had the assistance of Thomas Krijt and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Robin Gansner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
FC Twente had a superior ball possession 58% while NEC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, NEC found a way to find the solution to win this match.
FC Twente shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, NEC shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 2 yellow cards (G. Troupee and R. Propper). On the opposite side, NEC received 4 yellow cards (J. Okita, S. El Karouani, C. Odenthal and J. Vet).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, FC Twente will stay with 15 points to stay in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, NEC will have 14 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away against PSV on the 30th of October with a 12-5 head to head in favor of PSV (16 draws).
NEC will host FC Groningen on the 31st of October with a 9-9 head to head statistic.
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
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58'FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall , Giovanni Troupee , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Jayden Oosterwolde , Jesse Bosch , Michal Sadílek , Daan Rots , Michel Vlap , Dimitris Limnios and Ricky van Wolfswinkel .
The home team had on the bench: Gijs Smal , Denilho Cleonise , C. Staring, Virgil Misidjan , J. de Lange, Julio Pleguezuelo , D. Đumić, E. van der Gouw and Luka Ilić .
Substitutions
FC Twente made 5 changes: G. Troupee for J. Pleguezuelo (46′), D. Limnios for V. Misidjan (46′), D. Rots for D. Cleonise (73′), J. Oosterwolde for G. Smal (73′) and J. Bosch for L. Ilic (88′).
Best player: Michal Sadílek
The most impressive player for FC Twente was Michal Sadílek.
His rating is with 67 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
NEC – Formation
NEC
Also NEC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Rogier Meijer played with: Mattijs Branderhorst , Bart van Rooij , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Souffian El Karouani , Édgar Barreto , Lasse Schöne , Elayis Tavsan , Jordy Bruijn , Jonathan Okita and Ali Akman .
They had on the bench: D. Proper, D. Vuković, T. Beekman, Ole Romeny , Javier Vet , R. Roefs, Rodrigo Guth, I. Bronkhorst and Calvin Verdonk .
Substitutions
NEC made 3 changes: S. El Karouani for C. Verdonk (68′), A. Akman for O. ter Haar Romeny (75′) and J. Bruijn for J. Vet (75′).
Best player: Mattijs Branderhorst
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was the goalkeeper: Mattijs Branderhorst. His rating is 7.62. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Twente – NEC – 1-2
- SC Cambuur – Feyenoord – 2-3
- FC Groningen – AZ – 2-0
- Vitesse – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-2
- Ajax – PSV – 5-0
