TILBURG. Willem II was capable to reverse the score against De Graafschap. De Graafschap lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Willem II Jeugdcomplex Hoofdveld stadium in Tilburg on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the assistance of Dyon Fikkert and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 6 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 91 Attack 138
- 45 Dangerous attack 70
- 95 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
De Graafschap had a superior ball possession 58% while Willem II was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
De Graafschap was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Willem II was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Willem II shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, De Graafschap shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Willem II didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, De Graafschap received 3 yellow cards (Rio Hillen, Elie Raterink and Basar Önal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Willem II will have 63 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, De Graafschap will stay with 46 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away with Roda JC Kerkrade on the 19th of May with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Willem II (5 draws).
De Graafschap will host FC Den Bosch on the 19th of May with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).
Willem II – Formation
Willem II
75'
69'
Willem II started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Reinier Robbemond decided to play with the following team: Kostas Lamprou , Leeroy Owusu , Wessel Dammers , Matthias Verreth , Lucas Woudenberg , Niels van Berkel , Jesse Bosch , Thijs Oosting , Ringo Meerveld , Jizz Hornkamp and Elton Kabangu .
The home team had on the bench: Connor van den Berg, Joeri Schroyen, Amine Lachkar, Pol Llonch , Maarten Schut, Valentino Vermeulen , Jeremy Bokila , Michael de Leeuw, Jelte Pal, Wesley Spieringhs, Dani Mathieu and Max Svensson .
Substitutions
Willem II made 5 changes: Ringo Meerveld for Max Svensson (46′), Thijs Oosting for Jeremy Bokila (65′), Elton Kabangu for Pol Llonch (65′), Niels van Berkel for Valentino Vermeulen (75′) and Jizz Hornkamp for Michael De Leeuw (86′).
Best player: Niels van Berkel
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Niels van Berkel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 8 crosses.
De Graafschap – Formation
De Graafschap
51'
De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Adrie Poldervaart played with: Hidde Jurjus , Jeffrey Fortes , Jan Lammers , Rio Hillen , Alexander Büttner , Philip Brittijn , Camiel Neghli , Lion Kaak , Giovanni Korte , Devin Haen and Başar Önal .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mees Bakker, Levi Schoppema, Stan Wevers, Siem de Jong , Charlison Benschop, Robin Schouten, Elie Raterink , Mees Kaandorp, Pim Lukassen, Joran Hardeman, Ties Wieggers and Anis Yadir.
Substitutions
De Graafschap made 3 changes: Giovanni Korte for Siem de Jong (46′), Devin Haen for Elie Raterink (77′) and Lion Kaak for Charlison Benschop (85′).
Best player: Jan Lammers
The player that probably impressed the most for De Graafschap was Jan Lammers.
His rating is with 67 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
