NIJMEGEN. NEC was ultimately too good for FC Volendam with the goal of Iván Márquez (58′), Landry Dimata (66′) and Pedro Marques (90′). NEC was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion De Goffert stadium in Nijmegen on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the assistance of Charl Schaap and Roan van Marrewijk. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.6 degrees Celsius or 33.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

NEC

3 - 0

FC Volendam

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 21 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 141 Attack 95
  • 43 Dangerous attack 23
  • 91 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

NEC had a superior ball possession 66% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

NEC was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why NEC won the match​.

NEC shot 21 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

NEC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, FC Volendam received 3 yellow cards (Benaissa Benamar, Brian Plat and G. Oristanio).

Match Timeline

37'
Benaissa Benamar- Yellow
53'
Brian Plat- Yellow
58'
64'
65'
66'
69'
71'
71'
75'
76'
Oskar Buur- sub ->Benaissa Benamar
85'
Pedro Marques- sub ->Landry Dimata
85'
Pedro Marques(goal)Joris Kramer
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this contest, NEC will have 30 points like SC Heerenveen to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, FC Volendam will stay with 20 points like Excelsior to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away against FC Groningen on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of NEC (10 draws).

FC Volendam will host Fortuna Sittard on the 17th of March with a 16-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Volendam (1 draw).

NEC – Formation

NEC
G
Jasper Cillessen 22.Netherlands
8.4
D
Bart van Rooij 28.Netherlands
8.1
D
Iván Márquez 4.Spain
7.5
58'
D
Philippe Sandler 3.Netherlands
8.0
71'
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
6.9
M
Lasse Schöne 20.Denmark
7.1
M
Dirk Proper 71.Netherlands
8.0
M
O. Tannane 14.Morocco
8.4
90'
F
Elayis Tavsan 7.Netherlands
7.3
71'
F
L. Dimata 19.Belgium
7.4
85' 66'
F
Magnus Mattsson 11.Denmark
7.4
85'
Substitutes
G
R. Janse 31.Netherlands
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 1.Netherlands
D
Calvin Verdonk 24.Netherlands
D
Terry Sanniez 34.Netherlands
D
Joris Kramer 5.Netherlands
7.2
71'
D
Ilias Bronkhorst 2.Netherlands
M
Jordy Bruijn 6.Netherlands
6.1
85'
M
A. Baldursson 8.Iceland
90'
F
Ibrahim Cissoko 21.Netherlands
F
Pedro Marques 9.Portugal
7.1
85' 90'
F
Anthony Musaba 77.Netherlands
6.6
71'

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

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen (8.4), Bart van Rooij (8.1), Iván Márquez (7.5), Philippe Sandler (8.0), Souffian El Karouani (6.9), Lasse Schøne (7.1), Dirk Proper (8.0), Oussama Tannane (8.4), Elayis Tavsan (7.3), Landry Dimata (7.4) and Magnus Mattsson (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rijk Janse, Mattijs Branderhorst, Calvin Verdonk, Terry Sanniez, Joris Kramer (7.2), Ilias Bronkhorst, Jordy Bruijn (6.1), Andri Fannar Baldursson, Ibrahim Cissoko, Pedro Marques (7.1) and Anthony Musaba (6.6).

Substitutions

NEC made 5 changes: E. Tavşan for Anthony Musaba (71′), Philippe Sandler for Joris Kramer (71′), Landry Dimata for Marques (85′), Magnus Mattsson for Jordy Bruijn (85′) and Oussama Tannane for Andri Fannar Baldursson (90′).

Best player: Oussama Tannane​

The most impressive player for NEC was Oussama Tannane even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 57 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Filip Stankovic 1.Serbia
5.9
D
Brian Plat 3.Netherlands
6.0
53'
D
Xavier Mbuyamba 31.Netherlands
7.6
D
J. Flint 28.England
6.4
D
Benaissa Benamar 6.Morocco
6.4
76' 37'
D
Dean James 15.Netherlands
5.4
M
Daryl van Mieghem 7.Netherlands
6.1
69'
M
Carel Eiting 8.Netherlands
6.3
M
Calvin Twigt 17.Netherlands
6.2
75'
M
Francesco Antonucci 19.Belgium
6.7
65'
F
Gaetano Oristanio 10.Italy
7.4
64'
Substitutes
G
B. Lauwers 22.Netherlands
G
K. van Oevelen 20.Netherlands
D
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
D
Oskar Buur 2.Denmark
6.3
76'
M
Walid Ould-Chikh 33.Netherlands
6.2
69'
M
Florent Sanchez 12.France
6.1
75'
M
Flip Klomp 30.Netherlands
F
Ibrahim El Kadiri 34.Morocco
F
Achraf Douiri 24.Netherlands
F
Henk Veerman 9.Netherlands
6.8
65'

FC Volendam started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Wim Jonk played with: Filip Stanković (5.9), Brian Plat (6.0), Xavier Mbuyamba (7.6), Benaissa Benamar (6.4), Josh Flint (6.4), Dean James (5.4), Daryl van Mieghem (6.1), Carel Eiting (6.3), Calvin Twigt (6.2), Francesco Antonucci (6.7) and Gaetano Oristanio (7.4).

They had on the bench: Barry Lauwers, Kayne Van Oevelen, Damon Mirani, Oskar Buur (6.3), Walid Ould-Chikh (6.2), Florent Sanchez Da Silva (6.1), Flip Klomp, Ibrahim El Kadiri, Achraf Douiri and Henk Veerman (6.8).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 4 changes: Francesco Antonucci  for Henk Veerman (65′), Daryl van Mieghem for Walid Ould-Chikh (69′), C. Twigt for Florent da Silva (75′) and Benaissa Benamar for Oskar Buur (76′).

Best player: Xavier Mbuyamba​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was Xavier Mbuyamba.

His rating is (7.6) with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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