ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord defeats FC Groningen 1-0 after E. Bullaude scored just 1 goal (90′). Feyenoord was truly superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Isak Dybvik Määttä received a red card (52′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why FC Groningen lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the help of Rogier Honig and Sjoerd Nanninga. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 23 Total 6
- 6 On Target 0
- 8 Off Target 3
- 9 Shots blocked 3
- 141 Attack 66
- 89 Dangerous attack 18
- 86 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Feyenoord had a strong ball possession 70% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
Feyenoord shot 23 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, FC Groningen shot 6 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord received 1 yellow card (Marcus Pedersen). Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen received 3 yellow cards (Isak Dybvik Määttä, D. Dankerlui and Liam van Gelderen).
Also, FC Groningen didn’t end the match with 11 players after Isak Dybvik Määttä (FC Groningen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (52′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Feyenoord will have 55 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, FC Groningen will stay with 17 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away with Ajax on the 19th of March with a 27-5 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (9 draws).
FC Groningen will host NEC on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head in favor of NEC (10 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
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Feyenoord adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Timon Wellenreuther , Marcus Pedersen , Lutsharel Geertruida , Dávid Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Mats Wieffer , Orkun Kökçü , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Javairô Dilrosun , Oussama Idrissi and Santiago Giménez .
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Taabouni, Gernot Trauner, Ofir Marciano, Danilo , Sebastian Szymański , Ezequiel Bullaude , Jacob Rasmussen, Tein Troost, Antoni Milambo, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Igor Paixão and Marcos López.
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 4 changes: Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Danilo (62′), Javairô Dilrosun for Igor Paixão (69′), Marcus Pedersen for Sebastian Szymański (69′) and Quilindschy Hartman for Ezequiel Bullaude (79′).
Best player: Oussama Idrissi
The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Oussama Idrissi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
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Also FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dennis van der Ree played with: Michael Verrips , Liam van Gelderen , Thijmen Blokzijl , Radinio Balker , Jetro Willems , Tomáš Suslov , Johan Hove , Daleho Irandust , Ricardo Pepi , Isak Dybvik Määttä and Elvis Manu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Thom van Bergen , Matěj Chaluš, Peter Leeuwenburgh, Laros Duarte , Jorg Schreuders, Aimar Sher, Jan de Boer, Joey Pelupessy, Kian Slor, Damil Dankerlui and Luciano Valente.
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 4 changes: Daleho Irandust for Thom van Bergen (34′), Elvis Manu for Damil Dankerlui (58′), Jetro Willems for Laros Duarte (58′) and Ricardo Pepi for Matěj Chaluš (87′).
Best player: Radinio Balker
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Radinio Balker.
His rating is with 19 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Feyenoord – FC Groningen – 1-0
- FC Volendam – FC Emmen – 3-1
- FC Twente – SC Heerenveen – 3-3
