VOLENDAM. FC Twente tops FC Volendam with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Steijn (36′) and a goal from R. van (79′). FC Twente was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 6,600 spectators.​ The referee was Richard Martens with the help of Freek Vandeursen and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.95 degrees Celsius or 67.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Volendam

0 - 2

FC Twente

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 7 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 82 Attack 122
  • 39 Dangerous attack 53
  • 95 Ball safe 104
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Twente had a strong ball possession 64% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match.​

FC Volendam shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Twente shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Volendam received 2 yellow cards (Mio Backhaus and Benaissa Benamar). Talking about the opposition, FC Twente received 2 yellow cards (Daan Rots and Mathias Kjölö).

Match Timeline

36'
Sem Steijn(goal)Michel Vlap
41'
Mathias Kjølø- Yellow
46'
Naci Ünüvar- sub ->Mathias Kjölö
Q. Hoeve- sub ->Lequincio Zeefuik
61'
Flip Klomp- sub ->Imran Nazih
61'
69'
Mitchell van Bergen- sub ->Sem Steijn
69'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel- sub ->Manfred Ugalde
Ezechiel Fiemawhle- sub ->Milan de Haan
70'
74'
D. Rots- Yellow
79'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)Naci Ünüvar
Mio Backhaus- Yellow
75'
Ibrahim El Kadiri- sub ->Garang Kuol
80'
82'
Gijs Besselink- sub ->Michel Vlap
82'
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck- sub ->Youri Regeer
75'
Mitchell van Bergen(VAR)
Benaissa Benamar- Yellow
75'

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, FC Volendam stays with 0 points to occupy the 15th place in the standings. On the opposite side, FC Twente has 9 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head statistic in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).

FC Twente will play away agasint PEC Zwolle on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Mio Backhaus 1.Germany
6.7
75'
D
Benaissa Benamar 6.Morocco
7.0
75'
D
Brian Plat 3.Netherlands
6.4
D
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
6.8
D
Derry Murkin 5.England
D
D. Payne 26.Netherlands
7.0
70'
D
Xavier Mbuyamba 31.Netherlands
M
Imran Nazih 16.Netherlands
6.6
61'
M
M. de Haan 36.Netherlands
6.8
70'
M
Daryl van Mieghem 7.Netherlands
M
Calvin Twigt 17.Netherlands
7.0
M
D. Johnson 38.Grenada
F
Garang Kuol 14.Australia
6.4
80'
F
Lequincio Zeefuik 25.Netherlands
6.7
61'
F
Bilal Ould-Chikh 11.Netherlands
6.4
Substitutes
G
K. van Oevelen 20.Netherlands
G
B. Lauwers 22.Netherlands
D
B. van Duijl 23.Netherlands
D
J. Flint 28.England
M
Flip Klomp 30.Netherlands
6.4
61'
F
Q. Hoeve 27.Netherlands
6.8
61'
F
Ibrahim El Kadiri 34.Morocco
6.8
80'
F
Ezechiel Fiemawhle 33.Netherlands
6.4
70'

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

The manager Matthias Kohler decided to play with the following team: Derry Murkin, Daryl van Mieghem, Xavier Mbuyamba, Darius Johnson, Mio Backhaus (6.7), Brian Plat (6.4), Benaissa Benamar (7.0), Damon Mirani (6.8), Deron Payne (7.0), Imran Nazih (6.6), Milan de Haan (6.8), Calvin Twigt (7.0), Bilal Ould-Chikh (6.4), Lequincio Zeefuik (6.7) and Garang Kuol (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ezechiel Fiemawhle (6.4), Kayne van Oevelen, Barry Lauwers, Billy van Duijl, Hoeve Quincy (6.8), Josh Flint, Flip Klomp (6.4), Ibrahim El Kadiri (6.8) and Francisco Reyes Marizan (6.3).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 3 changes: Imran Nazih for Flip Klomp (61′), Milan de Haan for Ezechiel Fiemawhle (70′) and Garang Kuol for Ibrahim El Kadiri (80′).

Best player: Benaissa Benamar​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was Benaissa Benamar.

His rating is (7.0) with 46 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
7.0
D
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
7.1
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
7.5
D
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
7.5
82'
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
6.8
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
6.7
46' 41'
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
6.4
74'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
7.5
69' 36'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.9
82'
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.3
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
6.7
69'
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
6.8
82'
D
J. Mesbahi 24.Netherlands
D
M. Rots 39.Netherlands
M
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
7.1
82'
F
Naci Ünüvar 10.Netherlands
7.1
46'
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
6.7
69'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.7
69' 79'

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

Joseph Oosting played with: Mees Hilgers, Lars Unnerstall (7.0), Alfons Sampsted (6.8), Max Bruns (7.1), Robin Pröpper (7.5), Youri Regeer (7.5), Mathias Kjölö (6.7), Michal Sadilek (7.3), Daan Rots (6.4), Sem Steijn (7.5), Michel Vlap (7.9), Manfred Ugalde (6.7).

They had on the bench: Mitchell van Bergen (6.7), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.7), Naci Ünüvar (7.1), Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.8), Younes Taha, Przemyslaw Tyton, Juliën Mesbahi, Mats Rots and Gijs Besselink (7.1).

Substitutions

FC Twente made 4 changes: Mathias Kjölö for Naci Ünüvar (46′), Sem Steijn for Mitchell van Bergen (69′), Manfred Ugalde for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (69′) and Youri Regeer for Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (82′).

Best player: Michel Vlap​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Michel Vlap even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 62 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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