ARNHEM. Vitesse overcome FC Utrecht to win 2-1. It was Vitesse to strike first with an early goal of N. Frederiksen at the 7′. Then R. Bazoer scored again for Vitesse in the 45′ minute with a goal. Eventually, A. Zagre reduced the distance for FC Utrecht with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Sunday and it started at 3:45 pm local time. In front of 15,867 spectators. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the support of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 20 Total 7
- 10 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 5
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 117 Attack 91
- 59 Dangerous attack 28
- 99 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Vitesse was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. FC Utrecht that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Vitesse was has a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vitesse won the match.
Vitesse shot 20 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Vitesse didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (D. Warmerdam, A. Maher and M. Mallahi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vitesse will have 22 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, FC Utrecht will stay with 23 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will play away against PSV on the 20th of November with a 25-3 head to head statistic in favor of PSV (6 draws).
FC Utrecht will play away agasint SC Cambuur on the 21st of November with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (2 draws).
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Markus Schubert
, Danilho Doekhi , Riechedly Bazoer , Jacob Rasmussen , Eli Dasa , Matúš Bero , Sondre Tronstad , Maximilian Wittek , Nikolai Baden Frederiksen , Thomas Buitink and Loïs Openda .The home team had on the bench: Daan Huisman
, Toni Domgjoni, Jeroen Houwen, Julian Von Moos, Enzo Cornelisse, Oussama Darfalou, Tomáš Hájek, Romaric Yapi, Eric Verstappen, Patrick Vroegh , Yann Gboho and Alois Oroz .Substitutions
Vitesse made 4 changes: T. Buitink for P. Vroegh (67′), N. Frederiksen for D. Huisman (87′), R. Bazoer for D. Oroz (87′) and L. Openda for O. Darfalou (90′).
Best player: Jacob Rasmussen
The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was Jacob Rasmussen even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 66 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, René Hake played with: Maarten Paes
, Hidde ter Avest , Benaissa Benamar , Willem Janssen , Django Warmerdam , Adam Maher , Quinten Timber , Moussa Sylla , Bart Ramselaar , Othman Boussaid and Sander van de Streek .They had on the bench: Eric Oelschlägel, Joris van Overeem, Fabian De Keijzer, Davy van den Berg, Arthur Zagre
, Anastasios Douvikas , Mimoun Mahi , Remco Balk , Mohamed Mallahi , Adrian Dalmau and Rick Meissen.Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 5 changes: S. van de Streek for A. Douvikas (46′), M. Sylla for A. Zagre (46′), Q. Timber for M. Mahi (71′), H. ter Avest for R. Balk (71′) and D. Warmerdam for M. Mallahi (85′).
Best player: Arthur Zagre
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Arthur Zagre.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 14 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Ajax – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-0
- Vitesse – FC Utrecht – 2-1
- Fortuna Sittard – PSV – 1-4
- FC Groningen – RKC Waalwijk – 1-1
- Feyenoord – AZ – 1-0