DEVENTER. FC Groningen and Go Ahead Eagles draw 1-1. R. Pepi scored the first goal (6′) for FC Groningen. W. Thór settled the score (30′).

The match was played at the De Adelaarshorst stadium in Deventer on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Robin Hensgens with the help of Stefan de Groot and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Go Ahead Eagles had a superior ball possession 55% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Go Ahead Eagles to win the match​.

Go Ahead Eagles shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Go Ahead Eagles received 1 yellow card (Bas Kuipers). On the opposite side, FC Groningen received 4 yellow cards (Jorg Schreuders, Ricardo Pepi, Luciano Valente and Tomáš Suslov).

Standings

After this match, Go Ahead Eagles will have 37 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, FC Groningen will have 18 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Go Ahead Eagles will play away with Feyenoord on the 14th of May with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Feyenoord (1 draw).

FC Groningen will host Ajax on the 14th of May with a 27-7 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (4 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager René Hake decided to play with the following team: Jeffrey De Lange (6.9), Mats Deijl (6.9), Jamal Amofa (6.9), Jay Idzes (6.5), Bas Kuipers (7.1), Xander Blomme (6.5), Philippe Rommens (7.6), Bobby Adekanye (7.4), Willum Thor Willumsson (7.7), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (7.0) and Isac Lidberg (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jorn Smits, Luca Plogmann, Milan Berenschot, Pim Saathof, Enric Llansana (6.7), Darío Serra Alvarez, Sylla Sow (6.8), Aventis Aventisian and Erwin Mulder.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 3 changes: Oliver Valaker Edvardsen for Sylla Sow (63′), Xander Blomme for Enric Llansana (73′) and Bobby Adekanye for Darío Serra Alvarez (90′).

Best player: Willum Thor Willumsson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Willum Thor Willumsson.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 38 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Dennis van der Ree played with: Peter Leeuwenburgh (7.3), Jorg Schreuders (6.4), Radinio Balker (6.5), Mads Bech Sørensen (7.3), Nordin Musampa (6.6), Johan Hove (6.8), Oliver Antman (7.1), Tomáš Suslov (6.8), Luciano Valente (6.2), Isak Dybvik Määttä (6.3) and Ricardo Pepi (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ragnar Oratmangoen, Florian Krüger (6.1), Joey Pelupessy (6.4), Jan de Boer, Thom van Bergen (6.5), Matěj Chaluš (6.7), Dirk Baron, Aimar Sher, Daleho Irandust and Elvis Manu.

FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of Matej Chalus (injured).

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: Luciano Valente for Florian Krüger (69′), Jorg Schreuders for Thom van Bergen (69′), Radinio Balker for Matěj Chaluš (73′), Nordin Musampa  for Joey Pelupessy (83′) and Tomáš Suslov for Daleho Irandust (83′).

Best player: Mads Bech Sørensen​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Mads Bech Sørensen.

His rating is (7.3) with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

Results of the day

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

• Go Ahead Eagles – FC Groningen – 1-1
• Fortuna Sittard – Vitesse – 2-0
• FC Emmen – FC Twente – 0-3
• Excelsior – Feyenoord – 0-2