NIJMEGEN. NEC overcomes FC Emmen 3-1. NEC got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Landry Dimata (12′) and Landry Dimata (37′). FC Emmen tried to recover with a goal from Richairo Živković (44′). However, the match was closed by a goal (52′) scored by Ibrahim Cissoko for NEC.

The match was played at the Stadion De Goffert stadium in Nijmegen on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the help of Bas van Dongen and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -0.7 degrees Celsius or 30.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. NEC was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. FC Emmen that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Emmen was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, NEC was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

NEC shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, FC Emmen shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

NEC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, FC Emmen received 1 yellow card (Richairo Živković).

Standings

After playing this match, NEC will have 22 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, FC Emmen will stay with 15 points like Vitesse to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away with FC Groningen on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of NEC (10 draws).

FC Emmen will play away agasint RKC Waalwijk on the 28th of January with a 9-5 head to head in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).

NEC – Formation

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

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen (7.1), Bart van Rooij (7.2), Iván Márquez (6.8), Philippe Sandler (7.1), Calvin Verdonk (6.8), Lasse Schøne (7.1), Mikkel Duelund (7.1), Dirk Proper (6.8), Elayis Tavsan (8.1), Landry Dimata (8.3) and Ibrahim Cissoko (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joris Kramer, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Pedro Marques, Ilias Bronkhorst, Rijk Janse, Nils Rossen, Mattijs Branderhorst, Anthony Musaba (6.5) and Terry Sanniez.

NEC could not rely on the presence of A. Baldursson (injured).

Substitutions

NEC made 4 changes: Ibrahim Cissoko for Anthony Musaba (75′), Calvin Verdonk for Ilias Bronkhorst (84′), Mikkel Duelund for A. Baldursson (90′) and Mikkel Duelund for Pedro Marques (90′).

Best player: Landry Dimata​

The most impressive player for NEC was Landry Dimata.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 11 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

FC Emmen – Formation

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

Dick Lukkien played with: Mickey van der Hart (5.8), Mohamed Bouchouari (6.6), Miguel Araujo (6.7), Jeroen Veldmate (6.8), Julius Dirksen (7.4), Keziah Veendorp (7.0), Jari Vlak (5.8), Ole Romeny (6.1), Ahmed El Messaoudi (6.9), Mark Diemers (6.6) and Richairo Živković (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Eric Oelschlägel, Kyan van Dorp, Lucas Bernadou (6.4), Maurilio de Lannoy, Azzeddine Toufiqui (6.2), Rui Mendes (6.4), Jasin Assehnoun (6.6), Ben Scholte, Arnaud Luzayadio and Michael Heylen.

Substitutions

FC Emmen made 4 changes: Jeroen Veldmate for Lucas Bernadou (67′), Ole Romeny for Jasin Assehnoun (72′), Jari Vlak for Rui Mendes (72′) and Mark Diemers for Azzeddine Toufiqui (85′).

Best player: Julius Dirksen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Emmen was Julius Dirksen.

His rating is (7.4) with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• NEC – FC Emmen – 3-1
• SC Cambuur – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-3
• PSV – Vitesse – 1-0