GRONINGEN. FC Groningen and FC Emmen draw 1-1. R. Pepi scored the first goal (12′) for FC Groningen. M. Araujo settled the score (14′). FC Groningen was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Groningen was in firm control of the ball 64% while FC Emmen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match​.

FC Groningen shot 19 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Emmen shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Ragnar Oratmangoen). On the other side, FC Emmen received 3 yellow cards (Mike te Wierik, Lucas Bernadou and Jari Vlak).

Also, FC Emmen didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mike te Wierik (FC Emmen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (73′).

Standings

After this match, FC Groningen will have 14 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Emmen will have 17 points to remain in the 16th 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 record in favor of NEC (10 draws).

FC Emmen will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 18th of March with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (4 draws).

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dennis van der Ree decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips (6.7), Liam Van Gelderen (6.4), Thijmen Blokzijl (6.6), Radinio Balker (7.0), Isak Dybvik Määttä (6.3), Johan Hove (8.4), Ragnar Oratmangoen (7.0), Tomáš Suslov (7.0), Daleho Irandust (6.7), Ricardo Pepi (7.4) and Elvis Manu (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jan de Boer, Paulos Abraham, Thom van Bergen, Joey Pelupessy, Aimar Sher (6.5), Matěj Chaluš, Damil Dankerlui (6.5), Peter Leeuwenburgh and Florian Krüger.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 3 changes: Liam van Gelderen for Damil Dankerlui (81′), Ragnar Oratmangoen for Aimar Sher (81′) and Isak Dybvik Määttä for Florian Krüger (90′).

Best player: Johan Hove​

The most impressive player for FC Groningen was Johan Hove.

His rating is (8.4) with 45 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 12 crosses.

FC Emmen – Formation

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

Dick Lukkien played with: Mickey van der Hart (6.4), Mike te Wierik (7.0), Miguel Araujo (7.8), Jeroen Veldmate (6.9), Julius Dirksen (6.1), Lucas Bernadou (6.2), Keziah Veendorp (6.8), Mohamed Bouchouari (6.8), Ahmed El Messaoudi (6.2), Mark Diemers (7.1) and Richairo Živković (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Dennis Silvanus Vos, Jeremy Antonisse (6.6), Ben Scholte, Ole Romeny, Arnaud Luzayadio, Jasin Assehnoun, Michael Heylen, Eric Oelschlägel, Danny Hoesen (6.2), Azzeddine Toufiqui, Kyan van Dorp and Jari Vlak (7.0).

Substitutions

FC Emmen made 4 changes: Julius Dirksen for Danny Hoesen (46′), Ahmed El Messaoudi for Jari Vlak (55′), Richairo Živković for Jeremy Antonisse (78′) and Mark Diemers for Ole Romeny (81′).

Best player: Miguel Araujo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Emmen was Miguel Araujo.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• Feyenoord – AZ – 2-1
• FC Volendam – Vitesse – 2-0
• FC Groningen – FC Emmen – 1-1