ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord snatched a late win Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 after C. Dessers scored just 1 goal (90′). Feyenoord was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 11:15 am local time. The referee was Kevin Blom who had the assistance of Roy de Nas and Angelo Boonman. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 6 Total 16
- 3 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 111
- 41 Dangerous attack 52
- 62 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 66% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
Sparta Rotterdam shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Feyenoord shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (D. Abels and A. Auassar). On the other side, Feyenoord received 1 yellow card (M. Senesi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 7 points to stay in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Feyenoord will have 22 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away with Willem II on the 6th of November with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Willem II (6 draws).
Feyenoord will host AZ on the 7th of November with a 16-10 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (8 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
12'
79'
Sparta Rotterdam started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Maduka Okoye , Giannis Masouras , Bart Vriends , Tom Beugelsdijk , Mica Pinto , Sven Mijnans , Dirk Abels , Bryan Smeets , Adil Auassar , Lennart Thy and Emanuel Emegha .
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Meijers, Mario Engels , Michael Heylen, Mohammed Tahiri, Vito van Crooy , Mohammed Osman, Laurent Jans, Benjamin van Leer, Tim Coremans, Kenzo Goudmijn and Jeremy Van Mullem.
Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of V. van Crooij (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 2 changes: L. Thy for M. Engels (79′) and E. Emegha for V. van Crooij (84′).
Best player: Maduka Okoye
The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: Maduka Okoye. His rating is 7.64. He performed 5 saves.
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
90'
Feyenoord started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Talking about the opposition, Arne Slot played with: Justin Bijlow , Marcus Pedersen , Gernot Trauner , Marcos Senesi , Tyrell Malacia , Guus Til , Orkun Kökçü , Jens Toornstra , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Bryan Linssen and Luis Sinisterra .
These were the players on the bench: Naoufal Bannis, Fredrik Aursnes , Tein Troost, Thijs Jansen, Lutsharel Geertruida , Cyriel Dessers , Reiss Nelson , João Teixeira and Ramon Hendriks.
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 4 changes: J. Toornstra for F. Aursnes (61′), B. Linssen for C. Dessers (66′), A. Jahanbakhsh for R. Nelson (83′) and M. Pedersen for L. Geertruida (83′).
Best player: Luis Sinisterra
The most impressive player for Feyenoord was Luis Sinisterra even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Go Ahead Eagles – Fortuna Sittard – 4-3
- Sparta Rotterdam – Feyenoord – 0-1
- NEC – FC Groningen – 3-0
- RKC Waalwijk – SC Cambuur – 0-1
- FC Utrecht – Willem II – 5-1
