UTRECHT. FC Utrecht tops SC Heerenveen 1-0 after A. Douvikas scored a penalty (68′).
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the support of Frans Ozinga and Roan van Marrewijk. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 7 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 97
- 41 Dangerous attack 39
- 79 Ball safe 97
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. SC Heerenveen that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match.
FC Utrecht shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Jens Toornstra). On the other side, SC Heerenveen received 2 yellow cards (Pawel Bochniewicz and Syb van Ottele).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Utrecht will have 33 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen will stay with 27 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away with NEC on the 12th of March with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (8 draws).
SC Heerenveen will play away agasint FC Twente on the 4th of March with a 16-14 head to head in favor of FC Twente (8 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
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FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas , Sean Klaiber , Mike Van der Hoorn , Modibo Sagnan , Nick Viergever , Can Bozdoğan , Jens Toornstra , Taylor Booth , Sander van de Streek , Othman Boussaid and Anastasios Douvikas .
The home team had on the bench: Mark van der Maarel , Hidde ter Avest, Amin Younes, Victor Jensen, Fabian De Keijzer, Luuk Brouwers, Anthony Descotte, Ruben Kluivert, Naoki Maeda, Thijmen Nijhuis and Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made only 1 change substituting T. Booth for Naoki Maeda (85′).
Best player: Anastasios Douvikas
The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Anastasios Douvikas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Kees van Wonderen played with: Xavier Mous , Jeffrey Bruma , Paweł Bochniewicz , Mats Köhlert , Thom Haye , Milan van Ewijk , Simon Olsson , Anas Tahiri , Antoine Colassin , Pelle van Amersfoort and Sydney van Hooijdonk .
They had on the bench: Che Nunnely , Hussein Ali, Joost van Aken, Jan Bekkema, Rami Kaib, Tibor Halilović , Syb van Ottele , Rami Al Hajj , Osame Sahraoui , Jesper van der Mark and Alex Timossi Andersson.
Substitutions
SC Heerenveen made 7 changes: Pelle van Amersfoort for Rami Hajal (46′), Jeffrey Bruma for Syb van Ottele (48′), Antoine Colassin for Osame Sahraoui (70′), Antoine Colassin for Che Nunnely (70′), Simon Olsson for Mark van der Maarel (75′), Anas Tahiri for Tibor Halilović (90′) and Thom Haye for Rami Kaib (90′).
Best player: Xavier Mous
The player that probably impressed the most for SC Heerenveen was the goalkeeper: Xavier Mous. His rating is 7.84. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Excelsior – RKC Waalwijk – 0-0
- FC Utrecht – SC Heerenveen – 1-0
- FC Emmen – Vitesse – 2-2
- FC Volendam – AZ – 1-1
