UTRECHT. FC Utrecht and Feyenoord draw 1-1. J. Toornstra scored the first goal (3′) for FC Utrecht. made it even (90′). Feyenoord was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the help of Charl Schaap and Dave Goossens. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Utrecht

1 - 1

Feyenoord

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 8 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 103 Attack 147
  • 33 Dangerous attack 61
  • 96 Ball safe 103
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Feyenoord had a superior ball possession 60% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Feyenoord to win the encounter​.

FC Utrecht shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Feyenoord shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Mark van der Maarel). On the other side, Feyenoord received 2 yellow cards (Mike van der Hoorn  and Oussama Idrissi).

Match Timeline

Jens Toornstra(goal)
3'
33'
Mike van der Hoorn- Yellow
45'
45'
59'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh - sub ->Javairô Dilrosun
59'
Santiago Gimenez- sub ->Danilo
59'
Mats Wieffer- sub ->Jacob Rasmussen
Mark van der Maarel- Yellow
60'
68'
69'
78'
81'
82'
90'
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After playing this match, FC Utrecht will have 25 points like Sparta Rotterdam to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Feyenoord will have 34 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away with Go Ahead Eagles on the 15th of January with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (3 draws).

Feyenoord will play away agasint FC Groningen on the 15th of January with a 16-8 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (12 draws).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
7.0
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
6.3
60'
D
Mike van der Hoorn 33.Netherlands
6.8
D
Sean Klaiber 17.Suriname
6.9
D
Modibo Sagnan 27.France
7.1
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
7.8
90' 3'
M
Sander van de Streek 22.Netherlands
7.4
69'
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
6.8
F
T. Booth 10.United States
6.8
82'
F
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
6.7
81'
F
Bas Dost 28.Netherlands
7.1
68'
Substitutes
G
T. Nijhuis 31.Netherlands
G
C. Raatsie 32.Netherlands
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
D
D. van der Kust 15.Suriname
D
Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands
M
Luuk Brouwers 8.Netherlands
6.7
69'
F
Anastasios Douvikas 9.Greece
6.2
68'
F
D. Redan 7.Suriname
82'
F
Amin Younes 14.Germany
81'
F
Naoki Maeda 30.Japan
90'

FC Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas (7.0), Sean Klaiber (6.9), Mike Van der Hoorn (6.8), Modibo Sagnan (7.1), Mark van der Maarel (6.3), Can Bozdoğan (6.8), Jens Toornstra (7.8), Sander van de Streek (7.4), Taylor Booth (6.8), Bas Dost (7.1) and Othman Boussaid (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Anastasios Douvikas (6.2), Daishawn Redan, Amin Younes, Luuk Brouwers (6.7), Hidde ter Avest, Djevencio van der Kust, Nick Viergever, Naoki Maeda, Thijmen Nijhuis and Calvin Raatsie.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Bas Dost for Anastasios Douvikas (68′), Sander van de Streek for Luuk Brouwers (69′), Othmane Boussaid for Amin Younes (81′), Taylor Booth for Daishawn Redan (82′) and Jens Toornstra for Naoki Maeda (90′).

Best player: Jens Toornstra​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Jens Toornstra.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 28 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord
G
Justin Bijlow 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
Jacob Rasmussen 6.Denmark
6.2
59'
D
Dávid Hancko 33.Slovakia
7.3
D
M. López 15.Peru
7.0
78'
D
Marcus Pedersen 2.Norway
7.1
M
Lutsharel Geertruida 4.Netherlands
6.2
M
S. Szymański 17.Poland
7.4
M
Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey
6.6
M
Javairô Dilrosun 11.Netherlands
6.3
59'
M
Igor Paixão 14.Brazil
6.6
33'
F
Danilo 9.Brazil
7.1
59'
Substitutes
G
Timon Wellenreuther 22.Germany
G
O. Marciano 21.Israel
D
Q. Hartman 19.Netherlands
M
Mats Wieffer 20.Netherlands
6.5
59'
M
A. Milambo 48.Netherlands
M
M. Taabouni 25.Netherlands
M
Ezequiel Bullaude 30.Argentina
78'
F
Oussama Idrissi 26.Morocco
6.1
33' 45'
F
Patrik Walemark 23.Sweden
F
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 7.Iran
7.1
59' 90'
F
Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico
6.5
59'

Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Arne Slot played with: Justin Bijlow (6.8), Marcus Pedersen (7.1), Jacob Rasmussen (6.2), Dávid Hancko (7.3), Marcos López (7.0), Lutsharel Geertruida (6.2), Orkun Kökçü (6.6), Igor Paixão (6.6), Sebastian Szymański (7.4), Javairô Dilrosun (6.3) and Danilo (7.1).

They had on the bench: Oussama Idrissi (6.1), Quilindschy Hartman, Patrik Wålemark, Alireza Jahanbakhsh (7.1), Santiago Giménez (6.5), Mats Wieffer (6.5), Timon Wellenreuther, Ofir Marciano, Antoni Milambo, Mohamed Taabouni and Ezequiel Bullaude.

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: Igor Paixão for Oussama Idrissi (33′), Danilo Pereira for Santiago Giménez (59′), Javairô Dilrosun  for Alireza Jahanbakhsh (59′), Jacob Rasmussen for Mats Wieffer  (59′) and Marcos López for Ezequiel Bullaude (78′).

Best player: Sebastian Szymański​

The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Sebastian Szymański.

His rating is (7.4) with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​