UTRECHT. FC Utrecht and FC Volendam didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. FC Utrecht was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Richard Martens with the help of Patrick Inia and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Jesse Rozendal. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 162 Attack 80
- 69 Dangerous attack 32
- 72 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FC Utrecht had a superior ball possession 68% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the match.
FC Utrecht shot 18 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Volendam shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Mike van der Hoorn and S. Klaiber). Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (Henk Veerman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Utrecht will have 39 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, FC Volendam will have 27 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away against Feyenoord on the 23rd of April with a 23-5 head to head in favor of Feyenoord (11 draws).
FC Volendam will host SC Cambuur on the 21st of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of SC Cambuur (6 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
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FC Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer decided to play with the following team: Fabian De Keijzer , Sean Klaiber , Mike van der Hoorn , Nick Viergever , Ramon Hendriks , Jens Toornstra , Luuk Brouwers , Sander van de Streek , Taylor Booth , Anastasios Douvikas and Bart Ramselaar .
The home team had on the bench: Ruben Kluivert, Mark van der Maarel, Othman Boussaid , Thijmen Nijhuis, Modibo Sagnan, Victor Jensen , Hidde ter Avest, Bas Dost , Zakaria Labyad, Kevin Gadellaa, Anthony Descotte and Rocco Robert Shein.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 3 changes: T. Booth for Othman Boussaid (64′), Bart Ramselaar for Bas Dost (64′) and Sander van de Streek for Victor Jensen (80′).
Best player: Luuk Brouwers
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Luuk Brouwers.
His rating is with 55 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam
FC Volendam started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Wim Jonk played with: Filip Stanković , Oskar Buur , Brian Plat , Benaissa Benamar , Xavier Mbuyamba , Derry Murkin , Daryl van Mieghem , Carel Eiting , Calvin Twigt , Gaetano Oristanio and Henk Veerman .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Barry Lauwers, Florent Sanchez Da Silva, Kayne Van Oevelen, Robert Mühren , Walid Ould-Chikh, Damon Mirani, Ibrahim El Kadiri, Bilal Ould-Chikh, Achraf Douiri, Josh Flint, Givairo Read and Francesco Antonucci .
Substitutions
FC Volendam made 4 changes: Daryl van Mieghem for Francesco Antonucci (75′), Henk Veerman for Robert Muhren (82′), C. Twigt for Florent da Silva (89′) and C. Twigt for Florent da Silva (89′).
Best player: Carel Eiting
The most impressive player for FC Volendam was Carel Eiting.
His rating is with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 7 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
