GRONINGEN. ADO Den Haag tops FC Groningen 1-0 after H. Veerman scored just 1 goal (16′). FC Groningen was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük who was helped by Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Joshua Kuipers.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 2 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 173 Attack 94
- 115 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 16 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
FC Groningen had a superior ball possession 65% while ADO Den Haag was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen was more pushing with 115 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, ADO Den Haag was able to find the solution to win this match.
FC Groningen shot 17 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, ADO Den Haag shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Kevin van Veen). Regarding the opposition, ADO Den Haag received 2 yellow cards (Sacha Komljenovic and Daryl van Mieghem).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Groningen will stay with 7 points like MVV Maastricht, De Graafschap, Jong AZ, NAC Breda, Helmond Sport and Jong Utrecht to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, ADO Den Haag will have 10 points like SC Cambuur to hold in the 4th place.
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 stats in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).
ADO Den Haag will host Jong PSV on the 10th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of ADO Den Haag (1 draw).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
72'
70'
FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips , Marco Rente , Radinio Balker , Marvin Peersman , Isak Dybvik Määttä , Noam Emeran , Johan Hove , Leandro Bacuna , Paulos Abraham , Kevin van Veen and Luciano Valente .
The home team had on the bench: Joey Pelupessy, Daleho Irandust , Jorg Schreuders , Kristian Stromland Lien, Thijmen Blokzijl, Hidde Jurjus, Nordin Musampa, Thom van Bergen , Fofin Turay , Jasper Meijster, Tika de Jonge and Wouter Prins.
FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of Kristian Stromland Lien (injured) and Thom van Bergen (injured).
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 5 changes: Isak Dybvik Määttä for Kristian Stromland Lien (90′), Luciano Valente for Thom van Bergen (85′), Paulos Abraham for Daleho Irandust (46′), Marco Rente for Fofin Turay (72′) and Noam Emeran for Jorg Schreuders (73′).
Best player: Leandro Bacuna
The most impressive player for FC Groningen was Leandro Bacuna.
His rating is with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
ADO Den Haag – Formation
ADO Den Haag
16'
ADO Den Haag started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Darije Kalezić played with: Hugo Wentges , Justin Che , Tyrese Asante , Bart van Hintum , Matteo Waem , Kürşad Sürmeli , Lasse Vigen Christensen , Daryl van Mieghem , Jort van der Sande , Henri Koudossou and Henk Veerman .
They had on the bench: Malik Sellouki, Amir Absalem, Calvin Gustina, Joel Ideho, Sacha Komljenovic , Kilian Nikiema, Mohamed Hamdaoui, Thijmen de Koning, Gennaro Michael Nigro and Gylermo Siereveld .
ADO Den Haag could not rely on the presence of Gylermo Siereveld (injured) and Sacha Komljenovic (injured).
Substitutions
ADO Den Haag made 2 changes: Sacha Komljenovic for Gylermo Siereveld (76′) and Lasse Vigen Christensen for Sacha Komljenovic (44′).
Best player: Tyrese Asante
The most impressive player for ADO Den Haag was Tyrese Asante even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- VVV-Venlo – NAC Breda – 3-1
- Roda JC Kerkrade – Telstar – 3-0
- FC Den Bosch – MVV Maastricht – 1-2
- Jong PSV – De Graafschap – 1-3
- FC Groningen – ADO Den Haag – 0-1
- Jong AZ – FC Eindhoven – 0-0
- Jong Ajax – FC Emmen – 3-3
- FC Dordrecht – Jong Utrecht – 3-3
- Helmond Sport – TOP Oss – 1-1
