TILBURG. Willem II liquidates Helmond Sport 5-1 with goals of Leeroy Owusu (25′), Elton Kabangu (45′), Jizz Hornkamp (54′ pen), Max Svensson (73′) and Jeremy Bokila (84′). Talking about the opposition, Helmond Sport scored with Martijn Kaars (50′). Willem II was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Joey Kooij with the support of Patrick Inia and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Jaafar Aafouallah. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 21 Total 7
- 7 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 69
- 64 Dangerous attack 26
- 60 Ball safe 60
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Willem II had a superior ball possession 65% while Helmond Sport was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Willem II was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Willem II won the match.
Willem II shot 21 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Helmond Sport shot 7 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Willem II received 2 yellow cards (Max Svensson and Erik Schouten). Regarding the opposition, Helmond Sport received 4 yellow cards (Peter van Ooijen, Flor Van den Eynden, Elmo Lieftink and Jarno Lion).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Willem II will have 33 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Helmond Sport will stay with 22 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away against Roda JC Kerkrade on the 19th of May with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Willem II (5 draws).
Helmond Sport will play away agasint FC Eindhoven on the 12th of May with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of FC Eindhoven (10 draws).
Willem II – Formation
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Willem II started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Kevin Hofland decided to play with the following team: Kostas Lamprou
, Leeroy Owusu , Wessel Dammers , Matthias Verreth , Erik Schouten , Lucas Woudenberg , Max Svensson , Pol Llonch , Ringo Meerveld , Jizz Hornkamp and Elton Kabangu .The home team had on the bench: Connor van den Berg, Jeremy Bokila
, Joshua Smits, Freek Heerkens , Wesley Spieringhs, Amine Lachkar, Dani Mathieu, Niels van Berkel, Valentino Vermeulen, Joeri Schroyen and Michael de Leeuw.Substitutions
Willem II made 5 changes: Elton Kabangu for Jeremy Bokila (75′), Pol Llonch for Freek Heerkens (75′), Max Svensson for Joeri Schroyen (82′), Jizz Hornkamp for Michael De Leeuw (83′) and Ringo Meerveld for Wesley Spieringhs (87′).
Best player: Leeroy Owusu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Leeroy Owusu.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 45 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 8 crosses.Helmond Sport – Formation
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Helmond Sport started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bob Peeters played with: Mike Havekotte
, Bram Van Vlerken , Flor Van Den Eynden , Robin Van der Meer , Gabriel Culhaci , Jarno Lion , David Mistrafović , Eros Maddy , Peter van Ooijen , Arno Van Keilegom and Martijn Kaars .These were the players on the bench: Jelle Goselink, Wassim Essanoussi, Lucas Vankerkhoven
, Marcus Scholten , Ahmed Azmi, Robin Mantel, Emir Terzi, Jafar Arias, Elmo Lieftink , Mees Kreekels , Dylan van Diepen and Hakon Lorentzen .Substitutions
Helmond Sport made 5 changes: David Mistrafovic for Hakon Lorentzen (46′), Peter van Ooijen for Elmo Lieftink (61′), Flor Van den Eynden for Mees Kreekels (61′), Jarno Lion for M. Scholten (83′) and Arno Van Keilegom for Lucas Eric Vankerkhoven (83′).
Best player: Martijn Kaars
The most impressive player for Helmond Sport was Martijn Kaars.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 11 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong AZ – VVV-Venlo – 4-3
- TOP Oss – FC Den Bosch – 3-0
- Heracles Almelo – Jong Utrecht – 6-1
- FC Dordrecht – FC Eindhoven – 4-0
- Almere City – Jong PSV – 1-2
- Willem II – Helmond Sport – 5-1
- De Graafschap – Telstar – 0-1
- ADO Den Haag – NAC Breda – 2-1