GRONINGEN. FC Twente and FC Groningen draw 1-1. S. Steijn scored the first goal (5′) for FC Twente. O. Antman equalized (70′). FC Twente was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel who had the assistance of Rob van de Ven and Maarten Ketting. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 23 Total 10
- 10 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 8
- 9 Shots blocked 2
- 109 Attack 109
- 62 Dangerous attack 49
- 90 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 57% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match.
FC Groningen shot 23 times, 10 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, FC Twente shot 10 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Sem Steijn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Groningen will have 13 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, FC Twente will have 37 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will host NEC on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of NEC (10 draws).
FC Twente will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 22nd of April with a 14-7 head to head in favor of FC Twente (4 draws).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
90'
70'
FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dennis van der Ree decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips , Radinio Balker , Thijmen Blokzijl , Mads Bech Sørensen , Isak Dybvik Määttä , Joey Pelupessy , Johan Hove , Daleho Irandust , Tomáš Suslov , Elvis Manu and Ricardo Pepi .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Antman , Thom van Bergen, Jan de Boer, Peter Leeuwenburgh, Damil Dankerlui, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Florian Krüger , Jorg Schreuders and Aimar Sher .
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 4 changes: Joey Pelupessy for Oliver Antman (65′), Elvis Manu for Florian Krüger (81′), Daleho Irandust for Aimar Sher (81′) and Mads Bech Sörensen for Damil Dankerlui (90′).
Best player: Johan Hove
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Johan Hove.
His rating is with 39 passes (69% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
31'
Also FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ron Jans played with: Lars Unnerstall , Joshua Brenet , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Gijs Smal , Ramiz Zerrouki , Michal Sadílek , Václav Černý , Sem Steijn , Virgil Misidjan and Ricky van Wolfswinkel .
They had on the bench: Manfred Ugalde, Daan Rots, Przemysław Tytoń, Anass Salah-Eddine, Issam El Maach, Alfons Sampsted, Michel Vlap, Denilho Cleonise, Max Bruns and Mathias Kjølø .
Substitutions
FC Twente made 4 changes: Michal Sadilek for Mathias Kjølø (35′), M. Hilgers for Max Bruns (66′), Sem Steijn for Michel Vlap (88′) and Virgil Misidjan for Denilho Cleonise (88′).
Best player: Lars Unnerstall
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was the goalkeeper: Lars Unnerstall. His rating is 7.60. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – FC Twente – 1-1
- Go Ahead Eagles – NEC – 1-0
- Feyenoord – PSV – 2-2
- SC Cambuur – Ajax – 0-5
