DEN BOSCH. FC Den Bosch succeeded in turn the table against De Graafschap to win 2-1. It was De Graafschap to strike first with a goal of J. Fortes at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 26′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Ahannach gave the win to FC Den Bosch in the 72′ minute with a goal. De Graafschap lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadion De Vliert stadium in Den Bosch on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank assisted by Richard Polman and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Preston Henshuijs. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 6 Total 24
- 4 On Target 9
- 2 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 7
- 98 Attack 139
- 52 Dangerous attack 110
- 100 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 13
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 6 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
De Graafschap had a superior ball possession 58% while FC Den Bosch was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
De Graafschap was putting more pressure with 110 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Den Bosch succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
FC Den Bosch shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, De Graafschap shot 24 times, 9 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Den Bosch didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, De Graafschap didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Den Bosch will have 19 points like Jong AZ to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, De Graafschap will stay with 26 points like FC Emmen to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Den Bosch will play away against MVV Maastricht on the 15th of November with a 15-15 head to head.
De Graafschap will host Telstar on the 14th of November with a 14-2 head to head stats in favor of De Graafschap (4 draws).
FC Den Bosch – Formation
FC Den Bosch
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FC Den Bosch started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jack de Gier decided to play with the following team: Wouter Van der Steen , Mike van Beijnen , Teun van Grunsven , Jordy van der Winden , Jorn van Hedel , Steven van der Heijden , Gaston Salasiwa , Roy Kuijpers , Ryan Lejten , Soufyan Ahannach and Mohamed Berte .
The home team had on the bench: Victor van den Bogert , Rick Zuijderwijk, Jochem Scheij , Gijs Schalks, Linus Jakob Zimmer, Djumaney Burnet, Rik Mulders , Stan Maas and Konrad Sikking.
Substitutions
FC Den Bosch made 4 changes: J. van Hedel for V. van den Bogert (67′), J. van der Winden for S. Maas (67′), R. Lejten for R. Mulders (67′) and M. Berte for J. Scheij (82′).
Best player: Wouter Van der Steen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Den Bosch was the goalkeeper: Wouter Van der Steen. His rating is 8.70. He performed 8 saves.
De Graafschap – Formation
De Graafschap
De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Reinier Robbemond played with: Hidde Jurjus , Julian Lelieveld , Jasper Van Heertum , Jeffrey Fortes , Roland Baas , Rick Dekker , Elmo Lieftink , Jesse Schuurman , Giovanni Korte , Devin Haen and Hicham Acheffay .
These were the players on the bench: Joey Konings , Camiel Neghli, Danzell Gravenberch , Edwin Danquah, Nick van den Dam, Milan Hilderink, Ebbe Wenting, Jonathan Opoku , Philip Brittijn, Ted Van de Pavert and Jonathan Vergara Berrio.
Substitutions
De Graafschap made 4 changes: D. Haen for J. Konings (67′), G. Korte for D. Gravenberch (78′), E. Lieftink for J. Opoku (78′) and R. Dekker for T. van de Pavert (85′).
Best player: Hicham Acheffay
The player that probably impressed the most for De Graafschap was Hicham Acheffay.
His rating is with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 14 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong AZ – MVV Maastricht – 0-1
- FC Den Bosch – De Graafschap – 2-1
- FC Dordrecht – NAC Breda – 2-1
- Jong PSV – TOP Oss – 2-2
- Jong Utrecht – FC Eindhoven – 0-6
- FC Volendam – FC Emmen – 2-2
- VVV-Venlo – Jong Ajax – 1-3
- Helmond Sport – Roda JC Kerkrade – 0-3
