ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord conquers Sparta Rotterdam 3-1. Feyenoord capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).
Vito van Crooij didn’t convert a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Sparta Rotterdam to draw the match.
The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Mario Diks. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 7 Total 22
- 5 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 9
- 95 Attack 125
- 19 Dangerous attack 66
- 75 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Feyenoord had a strong ball possession 56% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the contest.
Sparta Rotterdam shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Feyenoord shot 22 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Arno Verschueren). On the opposite side, Feyenoord received 1 yellow card (Mats Wieffer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 46 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Feyenoord will have 64 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away with FC Twente on the 23rd of April with a 14-7 head to head in favor of FC Twente (4 draws).
Feyenoord will host FC Utrecht on the 23rd of April with a 23-5 head to head in favor of Feyenoord (11 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
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Sparta Rotterdam started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Maurice Steijn decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij , Shurandy Sambo , Bart Vriends , Mike Eerdhuijzen , Mica Pinto , Jeremy Van Mullem , Joshua Kitolano , Vito van Crooij , Arno Verschueren , Koki Saito and Tobias Lauritsen .
The home team had on the bench: Elias Hoff Melkersen, Pedro Serra, Delano van Crooij, Aaron Meijers, Younes Namli , Rick Meissen, Adil Auassar, Dirk Abels and Tim Coremans.
Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of Younes Namli (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made only 1 change substituting Joshua Kitolano for Younes Namli (74′).
Best player: Mica Pinto
The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Mica Pinto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
Feyenoord started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Arne Slot played with: Timon Wellenreuther , Marcus Pedersen , Gernot Trauner , Dávid Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Mats Wieffer , Sebastian Szymański , Orkun Kökçü , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Santiago Giménez and Igor Paixão .
These were the players on the bench: Ofir Meir Marciano, Ezequiel Eduardo Bullaude, Danilo, Mohamed Taabouni, Javairô Dilrosun , Tein Troost, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Jacob Rasmussen, Marcos Johan López Lanfranco and Antoni-Djibu Milambo.
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 3 changes: Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Javairô Dilrosun (71′), Igor Paixão for Danilo (82′) and Orkun Kökcü for Antoni-Djibu Milambo (90′).
Best player: Igor Paixão
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Igor Paixão.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – Feyenoord – 1-3
- Go Ahead Eagles – Ajax – 0-0
- Fortuna Sittard – FC Groningen – 3-1
- FC Utrecht – FC Volendam – 0-0
