ROTTERDAM. FC Twente didn’t concede much to Excelsior to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. FC Twente was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin Perez with the assistance of Richard Brondijk and Maarten Ketting. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
FC Twente had a superior ball possession 67% while Excelsior was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 9 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Twente to win the contest.
Excelsior shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Twente shot 30 times, 9 on target, 21 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 3 yellow cards (Nikolas Agrafiotis, N. Naujoks and Mike van Duinen). Talking about the opposition, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Michel Vlap).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Excelsior will have 24 points like Vitesse and FC Emmen to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Twente will have 48 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away against Vitesse on the 22nd of April with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
FC Twente will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 23rd of April with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (4 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
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Excelsior started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Marouan Azarkan, Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Sven Nieuwpoort , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Arthur Zagre , Peer Koopmeiners , Julian Baas , Couhaib Driouech , Kenzo Goudmijn , Lazaros Lamprou and Nikolas Agrafiotis .
The home team had on the bench: Reda Kharchouch, Yassin Ayoub, Norbert Alblas, Nathangelo Markelo, Joshua Eijgenraam, Kik Pierie, Mike van Duinen , Serano Seymor, Noah Naujoks and Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: Peer Koopmeiners for Ayoub El Jorfi (81′), Nikolas Agrafiotis for Mike van Duinen (81′), A. Zagré for Nathan Tjoe-A-On (81′), Kenzo Goudmijn for Noah Naujoks (81′) and Lazaros Lamprou for Reda Kharchouch (90′).
Best player: Stijn van Gassel
The player that probably impressed the most for Excelsior was the goalkeeper: Stijn van Gassel. His rating is 8.43. He performed 8 saves.
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ron Jans played with: Lars Unnerstall , Joshua Brenet , Max Bruns , Julio Pleguezuelo , Gijs Smal , Michel Vlap , Ramiz Zerrouki , Anass Salah-Eddine , Václav Černý , Ricky van Wolfswinkel , Virgil Misidjan .
These were the players on the bench: Juliën Mesbahi, Daan Rots , Gijs Besselink, Denilho Cleonise, Alfons Sampsted, Issam El Maach, Przemysław Tytoń, Wout Brama, Sem Steijn and Mats Rots.
Substitutions
FC Twente made 2 changes: Anass Salah-Eddine for Sem Steijn (65′) and Virgil Misidjan for Daan Rots (78′).
Best player: Václav Černý
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Václav Černý.
His rating is with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Cambuur – FC Emmen – 1-2
- RKC Waalwijk – Vitesse – 1-0
- NEC – PSV – 2-4
- Excelsior – FC Twente – 0-0
- AZ – SC Heerenveen – 1-1
