Willem II defeats FC Dordrecht 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Kabangu. HIGHLIGHTS

TILBURG. Willem II defeats FC Dordrecht 1-0 after E. Kabangu scored just 1 goal (77').

Willem II defeats FC Dordrecht 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Kabangu. HIGHLIGHTS

TILBURG. Willem II tops FC Dordrecht 1-0 after E. Kabangu scored just 1 goal (77′). Willem II made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

Jizz Hornkamp didn’t score a penalty (50′) for Willem II.​

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 Richard Martens with the assistance of Frans Ozinga and Danny Kempinga. The 4th official was Shona Shukrula. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 19 Total 2
  • 2 On Target 0
  • 10 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 127 Attack 65
  • 91 Dangerous attack 23
  • 79 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 0
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Willem II had a superior ball possession 58% while FC Dordrecht was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Willem II was putting more pressure with 91 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Willem II won the match​.

Willem II shot 19 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Dordrecht shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Willem II received 4 yellow cards (Erik Schouten, Konstantinos Lamprou, Tim Receveur and Wessel Dammers). On the opposite side, FC Dordrecht received 4 yellow cards (T. Touré, Elso Brito, Abdallah Aberkane and Ş. Çetin).

Match Timeline

Erik Schouten- Yellow
21'
21'
21'
Tim Receveur- Yellow
42'
Elso Brito- Yellow
50'
50'
59'
59'
60'
Jeremy Bokila- sub ->Jizz Hornkamp
63'
Dani Mathieu- sub ->Max Svensson
63'
67'
72'
72'
77'
Michael de Leeuw- sub ->Elton Kabangu
78'
Freek Heerkens- sub ->Ringo Meerveld
81'
84'
Boubakar Camara- sub ->Jop van der Avert

Standings

After this match, Willem II will have 39 points like FC Eindhoven and VVV-Venlo to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Dordrecht will stay with 26 points like FC Den Bosch to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away with Roda JC Kerkrade on the 19th of May with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Willem II (5 draws).

FC Dordrecht will host TOP Oss on the 19th of May with a 14-9 head to head statistic in favor of FC Dordrecht (9 draws).

Willem II – Formation

Willem II
G
Kostas Lamprou 1.Greece
6.2
21'
D
Erik Schouten 4.Netherlands
6.8
21'
D
Lucas Woudenberg 25.Netherlands
7.2
D
Leeroy Owusu 13.Netherlands
8.5
D
Wessel Dammers 6.Netherlands
6.8
67'
D
Matthias Verreth 10.Belgium
6.8
M
Pol Llonch 8.Spain
7.4
M
Ringo Meerveld 16.Netherlands
8.4
81'
M
Max Svensson 11.Sweden
6.4
63'
F
Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium
7.7
78' Goals77'
F
Jizz Hornkamp  9.Netherlands
6.1
63'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Smits 21.Netherlands
G
Connor van den Berg 24.Netherlands
D
Freek Heerkens 3.Netherlands
6.6
81'
D
Amine Lachkar 42.Netherlands
D
Niels van Berkel 44.Netherlands
D
Valentino Vermeulen 20.Netherlands
M
Wesley Spieringhs 22.Netherlands
M
Dani Mathieu 27.Netherlands
6.2
63'
F
Michael de Leeuw 23.Netherlands
7.0
78'
F
Jeremy Bokila 18.DR Congo
6.7
63'
F
Jelte Pal 36.Netherlands
F
Joeri Schroyen 14.Netherlands

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 (6.2), Leeroy Owusu (8.5), Wessel Dammers (6.8), Matthias Verreth (6.8), Erik Schouten (6.8), Lucas Woudenberg (7.2), Max Svensson (6.4), Pol Llonch (7.4), Ringo Meerveld (8.4), Jizz Hornkamp (6.1) and Elton Kabangu (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Wesley Spieringhs, Freek Heerkens (6.6), Joshua Smits, Amine Lachkar, Niels van Berkel, Michael de Leeuw (7.0), Valentino Vermeulen, Jeremy Bokila (6.7), Connor van den Berg, Dani Mathieu (6.2), Jelte Pal and Joeri Schroyen.

Substitutions

Willem II made 4 changes: Jizz Hornkamp for Jeremy Bokila (63′), Max Svensson for D. Mathieu (63′), Elton Kabangu for Michael De Leeuw (78′) and Ringo Meerveld for Freek Heerkens (81′).

Best player: Leeroy Owusu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Leeroy Owusu even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 14 crosses.

FC Dordrecht – Formation

FC Dordrecht
G
Liam Bossin  1.Republic of Ireland
7.8
D
Toine Van Huizen 21.Netherlands
7.1
D
Elso Brito 28.Cape Verde
6.8
72' 42'
D
Abdallah Aberkane 16.Netherlands
5.6
72' 50'
D
Jop van den Avert 14.Netherlands
6.2
84'
M
6.2
M
Tim Receveur 15.Netherlands
6.5
M
Jari Schuurman 10.Netherlands
7.0
M
Jaymillio Pinas 7.Netherlands
6.5
F
Pepijn Doesburg 19.Netherlands
6.4
59'
Substitutes
G
T. Doornbusch 31.Curaçao
D
Mauro Savastano 5.Netherlands
6.4
72'
D
Vincent Schippers 12.Netherlands
6.4
72'
D
Devon Koswal 3.Netherlands
M
Şahverdi Çetin 27.Germany
6.2
59' 60'
M
Benjamin Reemst 8.Netherlands
M
Alessio Miceli 4.Italy
M
Mathis Suray 20.Belgium
F
Samuele Longo 9.Italy
6.8
59'
F
Boubakar Camara 11.France
6.4
84'

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

Michele Santoni played with: Liam Bossin (7.8), Abdallah Aberkane (5.6), Toine Van Huizen (7.1), Jop van den Avert (6.2), Elso Brito (6.8), Anouar El Azzouzi (6.2), Tim Receveur (6.5), Jaymillio Pinas (6.5), Jari Schuurman (7.0), Tidjany Touré (5.8) and Pepijn Doesburg (6.4).

They had on the bench: Şahverdi Çetin (6.2), Benjamin Reemst, Alessio Miceli, Mauro Savastano (6.4), Vincent Schippers (6.4), Devon Koswal, Mathis Suray, Bartlomiej Smolarczyk, Samuele Longo (6.8), Boubakar Camara (6.4) and Trevor Doornbusch.

Substitutions

FC Dordrecht made 5 changes: T. Touré for Şahverdi Çetin (59′), Pepijn Doesburg for Samuele Longo (59′), Elso Brito for Mauro Savastano (72′), Abdallah Aberkane for Vincent Schippers (72′) and Jop van der Avert for Boubakar Camara (84′).

Best player: Liam Bossin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Dordrecht was the goalkeeper: Liam Bossin. His rating is 7.84. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​