NIJMEGEN. NEC was in the end too strong for FC Groningen with the goal of A. Akman (45′), E. Tavsan (55′) and J. Okita (90′).

The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Ingmar Oostrom who had the assistance of Mario Diks and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

NEC

3 - 0

FC Groningen

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 19 Total 11
  • 10 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 101 Attack 99
  • 50 Dangerous attack 44
  • 87 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. NEC was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. FC Groningen that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

NEC was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why NEC won the match​.

NEC shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

NEC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards (W. Dammers and C. Ngonge).

Match Timeline

39'
45'
46'
55'
65'
70'
73'
Romano Postema- sub ->Michael de Leeuw
73'
73'
77'
81'
Calvin Verdonk- sub ->E. Tavsan
83'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
83
34
PSV
81
34
Feyenoord
71
34
FC Twente
68
34
AZ
61
34
Vitesse
51
34
FC Utrecht
47
34
SC Heerenveen
41
34
SC Cambuur
39
34
RKC Waalwijk
38
34
NEC
38
34
FC Groningen
36
34
Go Ahead Eagles
36
34
Sparta Rotterdam
35
34
Fortuna Sittard
35
34
Heracles Almelo
34
34
Willem II
33
34
PEC Zwolle
27
34

After this match, NEC will have 17 points to stay in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen will stay with 10 points like RKC Waalwijk to stay in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will host SC Heerenveen on the 6th of November with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).

FC Groningen will host RKC Waalwijk on the 7th of November with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of FC Groningen (4 draws).

NEC – Formation

NEC
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
Iván Márquez 4.Spain
7.3
D
Cas Odenthal 26.Netherlands
7.1
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
8.1
D
Bart van Rooij 28.Netherlands
6.6
M
É. Barreto Cáceres 8.Paraguay
7.3
M
Lasse Schöne 20.Denmark
7.4
M
Jordy Bruijn 6.Netherlands
7.1
77'
F
Jonathan Okita 10.Germany
6.8
90'
F
Elayis Tavsan 7.Netherlands
7.6
83' 55'
F
Ali Akman 9.Turkey
7.6
65' 45'
Substitutes
G
Maximilian Mehring 27.Australia
G
R. Roefs 31.Netherlands
D
Ilias Bronkhorst 2.Netherlands
D
Rodrigo Guth 5.Brazil
D
Calvin Verdonk 24.Netherlands
7.1
83'
M
Dirk Proper 71.Netherlands
M
Thomas Beekman 23.Netherlands
M
Javier Vet 15.Netherlands
6.5
77'
M
Magnus Mattsson 11.Denmark
6.8
65'

NEC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst (6.8), Bart van Rooij (6.6), Iván Márquez (7.3), Cas Odenthal (7.1), Souffian El Karouani (8.1), Lasse Schöne (7.4), Jordy Bruijn (7.1), Édgar Barreto (7.3), Elayis Tavsan (7.6), Ali Akman (7.6) and Jonathan Okita (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dirk Proper, Thomas Beekman, Javier Vet (6.5), Magnus Mattsson (6.8), Danny Vukovic, Ilias Bronkhorst, Rodrigo Guth, Calvin Verdonk (7.1) and Robin Roefs.

Substitutions

NEC made 3 changes: A. Akman for M. Mattsson (65′), J. Bruijn for J. Vet (77′) and E. Tavsan for C. Verdonk (83′).

Best player: Souffian El Karouani​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Souffian El Karouani even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 35 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen
G
Peter Leeuwenburgh 1.Netherlands
6.2
D
Bart van Hintum 3.Netherlands
6.7
39'
D
Wessel Dammers 4.Netherlands
7.3
81'
D
N. Kasanwirjo 21.Netherlands
7.0
46'
M
D. Dankerlui 2.Suriname
7.0
M
Laros Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.2
M
Tomas Suslov 7.Slovakia
7.1
M
Mohammed El Hankouri 11.Morocco
6.0
73'
F
Michael de Leeuw 8.Netherlands
6.4
73'
F
Cyril Ngonge 27.Belgium
6.4
70'
F
Paulos Abraham 19.Sweden
6.1
73'
Substitutes
G
Jan Hoekstra 16.Netherlands
G
Jan de Boer 25.Netherlands
D
B. Meijer 40.Netherlands
D
Marin Å verko 20.Croatia
6.5
39'
D
Yahya Kalley 15.Sweden
M
Daleho Irandust 10.Sweden
6.6
46'
M
Daniël van Kaam 26.Netherlands
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 9.Norway
6.4
73'
F
Romano Postema 29.Netherlands
6.4
73'
F
Patrick Joosten 14.Netherlands
6.2
73'

FC Groningen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Talking about the opposition, Danny Buijs played with: Peter Leeuwenburgh (6.2), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (7.0), Wessel Dammers (7.3), Bart Van Hintum (6.7), Damil Dankerlui (7.0), Laros Duarte (7.2), Tomáš Suslov (7.1), Mo El Hankouri (6.0), Cyril Ngonge (6.4), Paulos Abraham (6.1) and Michael De Leeuw (6.4).

They had on the bench: Bjorn Meijer, Jan Hoekstra, Marin Šverko (6.5), Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.4), Romano Postema (6.4), Patrick Joosten (6.2), Jan de Boer, Yahya Kalley, Daleho Irandust (6.6) and Daniel Van Kaam.

FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of M. Sverko (injured).

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: B. van Hintum for M. Sverko (39′), N. Kasanwirjo for D. Irandust (46′), M. El Hankouri for J. Larsen (73′), P. Abraham for P. Joosten (73′) and M. de Leeuw for R. Postema (73′).

Best player: Wessel Dammers​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Wessel Dammers.

His rating is (7.3) with 52 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​