ARNHEM. AZ overcomes Vitesse 1-0 after J. Karlsson scored just 1 goal (29′). Vitesse lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the support of Hessel Steegstra and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vitesse had a superior ball possession 60% while AZ was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitesse was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, AZ managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Vitesse shot 12 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Vitesse didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (Y. Sugawara).

Standings

After this encounter, Vitesse will stay with 23 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, AZ will have 50 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will host PSV on the 19th of March with a 28-3 head to head record in favor of PSV (6 draws).

AZ will play away agasint FC Twente on the 19th of March with a 17-13 head to head stats in favor of AZ (8 draws).

Vitesse – Formation

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

The manager Phillip Cocu decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen (7.3), Carlens Arcus (6.2), Dominik Oroz (6.6), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (6.4), Maximilian Wittek (7.0), Melle Meulensteen (6.8), Sondre Tronstad (6.8), Kacper Kozłowski (6.2), Marco van Ginkel (6.3), Matúš Bero (6.1) and Million Manhoef (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Romaric Yapi, Toni Domgjoni, Jeroen Houwen, Daan Reiziger, Tomáš Hájek, Simon van Duivenbooden, Mitchell Dijks, Ryan Flamingo (6.5), Mohamed Sankoh, Gabriel Vidović (6.5), Enzo Cornelisse and Bartosz Białek (6.4).

Substitutions

Vitesse made 5 changes: Nicolas Isimat-Mirin for R. Flamingo (19′), C. Arcus for Bartosz Bialek (46′), K. Kozłowski for Gabriel Vidović (54′), Dominik Oroz for S. van Duivenbooden (83′) and Sondre Tronstad for Romaric Yapi (83′).

Best player: Kjell Scherpen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was the goalkeeper: Kjell Scherpen. His rating is 7.30. He performed 5 saves.

AZ – Formation

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

Pascal Jansen played with: Mathew Ryan (6.7), Yukinari Sugawara (6.8), Wouter Goes (7.6), Pantelis Hatzidiakos (7.2), Miloš Kerkez (7.0), Tijjani Reijnders (7.3), Djordje Mihailović (6.7), Sven Mijnans (8.1), Jens Odgaard (6.8), Vangelis Pavlidis (6.9) and Jesper Karlsson (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Hobie Verhulst, Mees de Wit (6.4), Zico Buurmeester (6.8), Daniel Deen, Fedde De Jong, Mayckel Lahdo, Lewis Schouten, Mexx Meerdink, Yusuf Barasi and Myron Van Brederode.

Substitutions

AZ made 4 changes: M. Kerkez for Mees De Wit (66′), D. Mihailovic for Z. Buurmeester (66′), Jens Odgaard for Myron van Brederode (85′) and Jesper Karlsson for Mayckel Lahdo (86′).

Best player: Sven Mijnans​

The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was Sven Mijnans even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Vitesse – AZ – 0-1
• FC Utrecht – Fortuna Sittard – 1-2