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
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 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: Wesley Spieringhs, Freek Heerkens
, Joshua Smits, Amine Lachkar, Niels van Berkel, Michael de Leeuw , Valentino Vermeulen, Jeremy Bokila , Connor van den Berg, Dani Mathieu , 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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michele Santoni played with: Liam Bossin
, Abdallah Aberkane , Toine Van Huizen , Jop van den Avert , Elso Brito , Anouar El Azzouzi , Tim Receveur , Jaymillio Pinas , Jari Schuurman , Tidjany Touré and Pepijn Doesburg .They had on the bench: Şahverdi Çetin
, Benjamin Reemst, Alessio Miceli, Mauro Savastano , Vincent Schippers , Devon Koswal, Mathis Suray, Bartlomiej Smolarczyk, Samuele Longo , Boubakar Camara 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.
- Willem II – FC Dordrecht – 1-0
- VVV-Venlo – Heracles Almelo – 3-1
- PEC Zwolle – Jong AZ – 4-1
- MVV Maastricht – TOP Oss – 5-1
- Helmond Sport – Roda JC Kerkrade – 1-0
- FC Eindhoven – Almere City – 0-1
- FC Den Bosch – Jong Ajax – 4-2
- NAC Breda – De Graafschap – 2-0