Helmond Sport stops Almere City with a 0-0 draw

ALMERE. Almere City and Helmond Sport could not score a single goal.

Helmond Sport stops Almere City with a 0-0 draw

ALMERE. Almere City didn’t concede much to Helmond Sport to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Friday. Almere City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%)​.

The match was played at the Yanmar Stadion stadium in Almere on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Wouter Wiersma with the collaboration of Charl Schaap and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Shona Shukrula. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 14 Total 3
  • 2 On Target 0
  • 7 Off Target 0
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 71 Attack 47
  • 65 Dangerous attack 26
  • 62 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 1
  • 6 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 4 Total 18
  • 0 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Almere City had a superior ball possession 61% while Helmond Sport was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Almere City was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Almere City to win the match​.

Almere City shot 14 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Helmond Sport shot 3 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Almere City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Helmond Sport received 5 yellow cards (M. Kreekels, Arno Van Keilegom, Eros Maddy, Martijn Kaars and Elmo Lieftink).

Match Timeline

46'
53'
Mees Kreekels- Yellow
54'
Arno Van Keilegom- Yellow
Milan Corryn- sub ->Jorrit Smeets
60'
Kornelius Hansen - sub ->Pascu
70'
74'
77'
79'
83'
Martijn Kaars- Yellow
88'
90'
90'
Elmo Lieftink- Yellow

Standings

After playing this encounter, Almere City will have 43 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Helmond Sport will have 26 points like FC Dordrecht and FC Den Bosch to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Almere City will host MVV Maastricht on the 19th of May with a 17-8 head to head stats in favor of MVV Maastricht (11 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).

Almere City – Formation

Almere City
G
Nordin Bakker 1.Netherlands
6.5
D
Damian van Bruggen 4.Netherlands
7.4
D
Théo Barbet 22.France
7.1
D
Thomas Poll 5.Netherlands
7.3
D
Hamdi Akujobi 20.Netherlands
7.5
M
Stije Resink 28.Netherlands
7.1
M
7.5
79'
M
Anthony Limbombe 7.Belgium
7.1
M
Jorrit Smeets 25.Netherlands
7.1
60'
M
Pascu 14.Spain
6.2
70'
F
Lance Duijvestijn 10.Netherlands
7.0
Substitutes
G
Stijn Keller 26.Switzerland
G
Agil Etemadi 40.Netherlands
D
Joey Jacobs 3.Netherlands
D
J. Rullens 35.Netherlands
D
Niciano Omzigtig 46.Netherlands
M
Marcelencio Esajas 36.Netherlands
M
Milan Corryn 21.Belgium
6.1
60'
F
Jeffry Puriel 32.Netherlands
F
Jeredy Hilterman 9.Suriname
79'
F
Kornelius Hansen  17.Norway
7.0
70'
F
Ilias Alhaft 11.Netherlands

Almere City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Alex Pastoor decided to play with the following team: Nordin Bakker (6.5), Hamdi Akujobi (7.5), Damian van Bruggen (7.4), Theo Barbet (7.1), Thomas Poll (7.3), Stije Resink (7.1), Jorrit Smeets (7.1), Jochem van de Kamp (7.5), Pascu (6.2), Anthony Limbombe (7.1) and Lance Duijvestijn (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Marcelencio Esajas, Jeffry Puriel, Stijn Keller, Joey Jacobs, Jeredy Hilterman, Milan Corryn (6.1), Jordy Rullens, Agil Etemadi, Niciano Omzigtig, Kornelius Hansen (7.0) and Ilias Alhaft.

Substitutions

Almere City made 3 changes: Jorrit Smeets for Milan Corryn (60′), Pascu for Kornelius Hansen (70′) and J. Ritmeester van de Kamp for Jeredy Hilterman (79′).

Best player: Jochem van de Kamp​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almere City was Jochem van de Kamp.

His rating is (7.5) with 43 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.

Helmond Sport – Formation

Helmond Sport
G
Mike Havekotte 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
Bram van Vlerken 2.Netherlands
6.9
D
Robin Van der Meer 4.Netherlands
6.8
D
Mees Kreekels 28.Netherlands
6.9
53'
D
Gabriël Culhaci 30.Netherlands
6.0
M
Elmo Lieftink 22.Netherlands
7.0
90'
M
David Mistrafovic 5.Switzerland
7.0
M
Peter van Ooijen 11.Netherlands
6.2
46'
M
Eros Maddy 25.Netherlands
6.0
90' 74'
M
Arno Van Keilegom 10.Belgium
6.1
77' 54'
F
Martijn Kaars 9.Netherlands
6.1
88' 83'
Substitutes
G
Ahmed Azmi 23.Netherlands
G
Robin Mantel 21.Belgium
D
D
Emir Terzi 15.Germany
90'
M
Lucas Vankerkhoven 12.Belgium
M
Marcus Scholten 14.Netherlands
6.7
46'
F
Jelle Goselink 19.Netherlands
88'
F
J. Arias 18.Curaçao
6.8
77'
F
Wassim Essanoussi 7.Netherlands

Also Helmond Sport adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Bob Peeters played with: Mike Havekotte (7.1), Bram Van Vlerken (6.9), Mees Kreekels (6.9), Robin Van der Meer (6.8), Gabriel Culhaci (6.0), Elmo Lieftink (7.0), David Mistrafović (7.0), Eros Maddy (6.0), Peter van Ooijen (6.2), Arno Van Keilegom (6.1) and Martijn Kaars (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ahmed Azmi, Lucas Vankerkhoven, Jelle Goselink, Jafar Arias (6.8), Flor Van Den Eynden, Robin Mantel, Emir Terzi, Marcus Scholten (6.7) and Wassim Essanoussi.

Substitutions

Helmond Sport made 4 changes: Peter van Ooijen for M. Scholten (46′), Arno Van Keilegom for Jafar Arias (77′), Martijn Kaars for Jelle Goselink (88′) and Eros Maddy for Emir Terzi (90′).

Best player: Mike Havekotte​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Helmond Sport was the goalkeeper: Mike Havekotte. His rating is 7.05. He performed 1 save.

Results of the day

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