FC Twente had a straightforward win over Almere City. FC Twente scored with Robin Prรถpper (59โ€ฒ), Michel Vlap (66โ€ฒ), (90โ€ฒ), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (90โ€ฒ) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (90โ€ฒ). On the other side, Danny Post (72โ€ฒ) scored for Almere City. FC Twente was surely better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.โ€‹

The referee was Sander van der Eijk who had the assistance of Dyon Fikkert and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.23 degrees Celsius or 70.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.โ€‹

Match Statisticsโ€‹

Almere City

1 - 4

FC Twente

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 12 Total 20
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 81 Attack 103
  • 47 Dangerous attack 72
  • 79 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Twente had a strong ball possession 66% while Almere City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the contest.โ€‹

Almere City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, FC Twente shot 20 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Almere City received 4 yellow cards (Sherel Floranus, Damian van Bruggen, Marcelencio Esajas and Marcelencio Esajas). On the other side, FC Twente didnโ€™t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

S. Floranus- Yellow
28'
Damian van Bruggen- Yellow
32'
46'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel- sub ->Sem Steijn
M. Esajas- sub ->Pascu
57'
57'
Y. Regeer- sub ->Mathias Kjรธlรธ
59'
Robin Prรถpper (goal)
Danny Post - sub ->Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp
61'
J. Puriรซl- sub ->รlvaro Peรฑa
61'
66'
Michel Vlap(goal)Manfred Ugalde
M. Esajas- Yellow
69'
68'
M. Bruns- sub ->Robin Prรถpper
68'
Andreas Hagen- sub ->Anthony Limbombe
68'
Danny Post (goal)
72'
Damian van Bruggen(yellowredcard)
75'
77'
Naci รœnรผvar- sub ->Manfred Ugalde
90'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)Daan Rots
90'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)Naci รœnรผvar

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this match, Almere City stays with 0 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. On the other side, FC Twente has 3 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Almere City will play away with FC Volendam on the 14th of January with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of FC Volendam (12 draws).

FC Twente will play away agasint PEC Zwolle on the 19th of May with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

Almere City โ€“ Formation

Almere City
G
Nordin Bakker 1.Netherlands
7.6
D
Thรฉo Barbet 22.France
6.7
D
Joey Jacobs 3.Netherlands
D
Damian van Bruggen 4.Netherlands
6.7
32'
D
Hamdi Akujobi 20.Netherlands
7.7
D
S. Floranus 2.Curaรงao
6.3
28'
M
J. Ritmeester van de Kamp 39.Netherlands
7.1
61'
M
รlvaro Peรฑa 6.Spain
6.9
61'
M
Peer Koopmeiners 15.Netherlands
6.5
F
Anthony Limbombe 7.Belgium
7.2
68'
F
Pascu 14.Spain
7.1
57'
F
Thomas Robinet 11.France
7.1
68'
Substitutes
G
J. van 52.Netherlands
G
S. Keller 26.Switzerland
D
Thomas Poll 5.Netherlands
D
Manel Royo 23.Spain
M
Lance Duijvestijn 10.Netherlands
6.7
68'
M
M. Esajas 36.Netherlands
6.7
57' 69'
M
Andreas Hagen 27.Netherlands
6.7
68'
M
Danny Post 8.Netherlands
7.2
61' 72'
M
Milan Corryn 21.Belgium
M
S. Resink 28.Netherlands
F
J. Puriรซl 32.Netherlands
6.7
61'

Almere City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alex Pastoor decided to play with the following team: Joey Jacobs, Nordin Bakker (7.6), Hamdi Akujobi (7.7), Damian van Bruggen (6.7), Theo Barbet (6.7), Sherel Floranus (6.3), Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp (7.1), รlvaro Peรฑa (6.9), Peer Koopmeiners (6.5), Pascu (7.1), Thomas Robinet (7.1) and Anthony Limbombe (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Lance Duijvestijn (6.7), Marcelencio Esajas (6.7), Rajiv Van La Parra (6.7), Thomas Poll, Danny Post (7.2), Milan Corryn, Manel Royo, Stijn Keller, Stije Resink, Jeffry Puriel (6.7) and Joรซl van der Wilt.

Substitutions

Almere City made 5 changes: Pascu for Marcelencio Esajas (57โ€ฒ), Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp for Danny Post (61โ€ฒ), รlvaro Peรฑa for J. Puriel (61โ€ฒ), Thomas Robinet for Lance Duijvestijn (68โ€ฒ) and Anthony Limbombe for Rajiv Van La Parra (68โ€ฒ).

Best player: Hamdi Akujobiโ€‹

The player that probably impressed the most for Almere City was Hamdi Akujobi.

His rating is (7.7) with 14 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

FC Twente โ€“ Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
6.7
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
6.9
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
D
Robin Prรถpper 3.Netherlands
7.7
68' 59'
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
6.7
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
7.2
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
7.1
46'
M
Michal Sadรญlek 23.Czech Republic
8.0
M
Mathias Kjรธlรธ 4.Norway
6.9
57'
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
7.3
77'
F
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
7.2
F
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
8.4
66'
Substitutes
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
J. Mesbahi 24.Netherlands
D
M. Rots 39.Netherlands
M
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
6.7
57'
M
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
6.5
68'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.0
46' 90', 90'
F
Naci รœnรผvar 10.Netherlands
77'

Also FC Twente adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Joseph Oosting played with: Gijs Smal, Lars Unnerstall (6.7), Alfons Sampsted (7.2), Mees Hilgers (6.9), Robin Prรถpper (7.7), Joshua Brenet (6.7), Sem Steijn (7.1), Mathias Kjรธlรธ (6.9), Michal Sadรญlek (8.0), Daan Rots (7.2), Manfred Ugalde (7.3) and Michel Vlap (8.4).

These were the players on the bench: Youri Regeer (6.7), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.0), Naci รœnรผvar, Issam El Maach, Younes Taha, Przemysล‚aw Tytoล„, Juliรซn Mesbahi, Max Bruns (6.5), Mats Rots and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 4 changes: Sem Steijn for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (46โ€ฒ), Mathias Kjรธlรธ for Youri Regeer (57โ€ฒ), Robin Prรถpper for Max Bruns (68โ€ฒ) and Manfred Ugalde for Naci รœnรผvar (77โ€ฒ).

Best player: Michel Vlapโ€‹

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Michel Vlap.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 38 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.โ€‹