NIJMEGEN. NEC and SC Heerenveen draw 1-1. A. Akman scored the first goal (53′) for NEC. J. Veerman settled the score (72′).
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was with the support of Bas van Dongen and Angelo Boonman. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 17 Total 19
- 7 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 15
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 101 Attack 112
- 45 Dangerous attack 61
- 83 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 7
Fouls
- 4 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. NEC was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. SC Heerenveen that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SC Heerenveen was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough SC Heerenveen to win the match.
NEC shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, SC Heerenveen shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
NEC didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, NEC will have 18 points like FC Twente, SC Cambuur and Willem II to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Heerenveen will have 14 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away with AZ Alkmaar on the 20th of November with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of AZ Alkmaar (6 draws).
SC Heerenveen will host Willem II on the 21st of November with a 15-9 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (5 draws).
NEC – Formation
NEC
76'
53'
NEC adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst , Bart van Rooij , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Souffian El Karouani , Lasse Schöne , Jordy Bruijn , Édgar Barreto , Elayis Tavsan , Ali Akman and Jonathan Okita .
The home team had on the bench: Danny Vukovic, Calvin Verdonk, Ilias Bronkhorst, Dirk Proper , Magnus Mattsson , Rodrigo Guth, Joep van der Sluijs, Javier Vet , Robin Roefs, Pedro Ruiz , Ole Romeny and Thomas Beekman.
Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: J. Bruijn for J. Vet (66′), E. Tavsan for M. Mattsson (66′), A. Akman for P. Ruiz (76′) and E. Barreto for D. Proper (76′).
Best player: Souffian El Karouani
The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was Souffian El Karouani.
His rating is with 32 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 14 crosses.
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen
Also SC Heerenveen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Johnny Jansen played with: Xavier Mous , Milan van Ewijk , Syb van Ottele , Nick Bakker , Rami Kaib , Nicolas Madsen , Tibor Halilović , Joey Veerman , Anthony Musaba , Henk Veerman and Filip Stevanović .
They had on the bench: Arjen Van Der Heide , Benjamin Nygren , Djenahro Nunumete, Rami Hajal , Jan Ras, Rodney Kongolo, Timo Zaal, Lucas Woudenberg, Jaimy Kroesen, Jan Bekkema and Hamdi Akujobi.
Substitutions
SC Heerenveen made 3 changes: F. Stevanovic for B. Nygren (66′), A. Musaba for A. van der Heide (66′) and T. Halilovic for R. Hajal (78′).
Best player: Joey Veerman
The most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Joey Veerman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 68 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- NEC – SC Heerenveen – 1-1
- Willem II – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-3
- PEC Zwolle – SC Cambuur – 1-2
