UTRECHT. Feyenoord beats FC Utrecht 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. In front of 20,366 spectators.​ The referee was Pol van Boekel with the collaboration of Rens Bluemink and Richard Polman. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.91 degrees Celsius or 71.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Utrecht

1 - 5

Feyenoord

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 5 Total 21
  • 1 On Target 11
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 88 Attack 130
  • 30 Dangerous attack 62
  • 83 Ball safe 100
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Feyenoord had a superior ball possession 55% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the contest.​

FC Utrecht shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Feyenoord shot 21 times, 11 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Jens Toornstra). On the opposite side, Feyenoord didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

8'
Santiago Gimenez(goal)David Hancko
R. Flamingo(goal)Isac Lidberg
19'
28'
C. Stengs(goal)Luka Ivanusec
46'
Santiago Gimenez(goal)
55'
Yankuba Minteh- sub ->Igor Paixão
55'
Ayase Ueda- sub ->Santiago Gimenez
Jens Toornstra- Yellow
57'
64'
Ole Romeny - sub ->Marouan Azarkan
64'
71'
Ayase Ueda(goal)Calvin Stengs
74'
Bart Nieuwkoop- sub ->Gernot Trauner
O. Fraulo- sub ->Ryan Flamingo
77'
Victor Jensen- sub ->Jens Toornstra
77'
85'
Ondrej Lingr- sub ->Calvin Stengs
Mark van der Maarel- sub ->Modibo Sagnan
85'
85'
Ramiz Zerrouki- sub ->Quinten Timber
90'
Yankuba Minteh(goal)Ondrej Lingr

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 this contest, FC Utrecht will stay with 0 points like FC Volendam, Almere City and RKC Waalwijk to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Feyenoord will have 8 points like Sparta Rotterdam to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away with AZ on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (9 draws).

Feyenoord will host FC Twente on the 28th of January with a 17-9 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (10 draws).

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
6.7
D
Mike van der Hoorn 3.Netherlands
7.1
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
6.3
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
7.0
D
Modibo Sagnan 27.France
6.4
85'
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
6.4
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
6.1
77' 57'
M
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
7.0
77' 19'
F
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
6.8
64'
F
Mats Seuntjens 21.Netherlands
7.5
F
Isac Lidberg 37.Sweden
7.0
64'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
G
C. Raatsie 32.Netherlands
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
85'
D
Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
77'
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
77'
M
Zidane Iqbal 14.Iraq
M
Zakaria Labyad 20.Morocco
M
B. Ramselaar 23.Netherlands
6.4
64'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
F
Ole Romeny 77.Netherlands
6.8
64'

FC Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Vasilios Barkas (6.7), Hidde ter Avest (6.3), Mike van der Hoorn (7.1), Modibo Sagnan (6.4), Souffian El Karouani (7.0), Can Bozdogan (6.4), Ryan Flamingo (7.0), Jens Toornstra (6.1), Marouan Azarkan (6.8), Isac Lidberg (7.0) and Mats Seuntjens (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Victor Jensen, Ole Romeny (6.8), Mark van der Maarel, Oscar Fraulo, Zidane Iqbal , Zakaria Labyad, Bart Ramselaar (6.4), Nick Viergever, Othmane Boussaid, Mattijs Branderhorst and Calvin Raatsie.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Isac Lidberg for Bart Ramselaar (64′), Marouan Azarkan for Ole Romeny (64′), Modibo Sagnan for Mark van der Maarel (85′), Jens Toornstra for Victor Jensen (77′) and Ryan Flamingo for Oscar Fraulo (77′).

Best player: Mats Seuntjens​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Mats Seuntjens.

His rating is (7.5) with 12 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord
G
Timon Wellenreuther 22.Germany
6.6
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Q. Hartman 5.Netherlands
6.8
D
Gernot Trauner 18.Austria
7.1
74'
D
Dávid Hancko 33.Slovakia
7.5
M
Quinten Timber 8.Netherlands
7.5
85'
M
C. Stengs 10.Netherlands
8.5
85' 28'
M
Igor Paixão 14.Brazil
7.0
55'
M
Mats Wieffer 20.Netherlands
7.3
M
Luka Ivanusec 17.Croatia
8.7
F
Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico
8.4
55' 8', 46'
Substitutes
G
Kostas Lamprou 31.Greece
D
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
6.8
74'
D
Thomas Beelen 3.Netherlands
D
M. López 15.Peru
M
Ramiz Zerrouki 6.Algeria
85'
M
Thomas van den Belt 16.Netherlands
M
G. Zechiël 24.Netherlands
M
Ondrej Lingr 32.Czech Republic
85'
F
Yankuba Minteh 19.Gambia
6.8
55' 90'
F
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 7.Iran
F
Ayase Ueda 9.Japan
6.4
55' 71'
F
Leo Sauer 25.Slovakia

Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Arne Slot played with: Timon Wellenreuther (6.6), Lutsharel Geertruida (7.0), Gernot Trauner (7.1), David Hancko (7.5), Quilindschy Hartman (6.8), Mats Wieffer (7.3), Quinten Timber (7.5), Igor Paixão (7.0), Calvin Stengs (8.5), Luka Ivanusec (8.7) and Santiago Gimenez  (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yankuba Minteh (6.8), Bart Nieuwkoop (6.8), Thomas Beelen, Ramiz Zerrouki, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ayase Ueda (6.4), Marcos López, Thomas van den Belt, Gjivai Zechiël, Leo Sauer, Kostas Lamprou and Ondrej Lingr.

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: Igor Paixão for Yankuba Minteh (55′), Gernot Trauner for Bart Nieuwkoop (74′), Santiago Gimenez  for Ayase Ueda (55′), Calvin Stengs for Ondrej Lingr (85′) and Quinten Timber for Ramiz Zerrouki (85′).

Best player: Luka Ivanusec​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Luka Ivanusec even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​