GRONINGEN. FC Groningen and Willem II didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. FC Groningen was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the support of Joost van Zuilen and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Gerbert Stegeman. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.22 degrees Celsius or 72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Groningen had a strong ball possession 58% while Willem II was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match​.

FC Groningen shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Willem II shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards (Leandro Bacuna and Marco Rente). On the other side, Willem II received 2 yellow cards (Jesse Bosch and Jeremy Bokila).

Standings

After this contest, FC Groningen has 4 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Willem II has 5 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Groningen will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).

Willem II will play away agasint FC Dordrecht on the 3rd of May with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Willem II (2 draws).

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips (6.7), Marco Rente (7.3), Radinio Balker (7.5), Marvin Peersman (7.7), Isak Dybvik Määttä (7.3), Daleho Irandust (7.0), Leandro Bacuna (7.7), Johan Hove (7.3), Luciano Valente (7.0), Romano Postema (7.3) and Kevin van Veen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Joey Pelupessy, Tomáš Suslov, Jorg Schreuders, Kristian Stromland Lien (6.7), Liam van Gelderen, Thijmen Blokzijl, Hidde Jurjus, Noam Emeran (6.4), Nordin Musampa, Fofin Turay, Jasper Meijster and Paulos Abraham (7.0).

FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of Paulos Abraham (injured) and Thijmen Blokzijl (injured).

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 4 changes: Daleho Irandust for Paulos Abraham (46′), Kevin van Veen for Kristian Stromland Lien (67′), Marvin Peersman for Thijmen Blokzijl (86′) and Luciano Valente for Noam Emeran (76′).

Best player: Leandro Bacuna​

The most impressive player for FC Groningen was Leandro Bacuna.

His rating is (7.7) with 48 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Willem II – Formation

Willem II started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Reinier Robbemond played with: Joshua Smits (7.0), Freek Heerkens (6.7), Raffael Behounek (7.0), Erik Schouten (7.3), Niels van Berkel (7.5), Matthias Verreth (7.0), Jesse Bosch (7.1), Ringo Meerveld (6.6), Thijs Oosting (6.8), Michael de Leeuw (7.0) and Max de Waal (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jeredy Hilterman (7.0), Max Svensson (6.6), Joeri Schroyen, Patrick Joosten, Jeremy Bokila, Valentino Vermeulen (6.8), Connor van den Berg, Amine Lachkar, Jayden Houtriet, Maarten Schut and Max Christoffel.

Willem II could not rely on the presence of Jeredy Hilterman (injured).

Substitutions

Willem II made 5 changes: Freek Heerkens for Valentino Vermeulen (75′), Thijs Oosting for Jeredy Hilterman (64′), Michael de Leeuw for Max Svensson (64′), Max de Waal for Patrick Joosten (90′) and Ringo Meerveld for Jeremy Bokila (90′).

Best player: Niels van Berkel​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Niels van Berkel.

His rating is (7.5) with 39 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• FC Groningen – Willem II – 0-0