ALMELO. FC Utrecht overcomes Heracles Almelo 3-1. FC Utrecht got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ole Romeny (5′) and Victor Jensen (45′). Heracles Almelo tried to recover with a goal from Abdenego Nankishi (62′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by an own goal (90′) scored by Navajo Bakboord for FC Utrecht. Heracles Almelo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Polman Stadion stadium in Almelo on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the support of Rens Bluemink and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Jesse Rozendal. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.48 degrees Celsius or 74.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Heracles Almelo

1 - 3

FC Utrecht

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 122 Attack 70
  • 71 Dangerous attack 22
  • 63 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Heracles Almelo had a strong ball possession 57% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Heracles Almelo was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, FC Utrecht succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Heracles Almelo shot 11 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Heracles Almelo received 3 yellow cards (Bryan Limbombe, Marko Vejinović and Jetro Willems). On the other side, FC Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (Vasilios Barkas, Can Bozdogan and Oscar Fraulo).

Match Timeline

5'
Ole Romeny (goal)Mats Seuntjens
Mohamed Sankoh(VAR)
19'
Bryan Limbombe- Yellow
25'
34'
Can Bozdoğan- Yellow
45'
Victor Jensen(goal)Oscar Fraulo
Thomas Bruns- sub ->Mario Engels
46'
46'
Marko Vejinović- sub ->Anas Ouahim
57'
58'
O. Fraulo- Yellow
Jetro Willems- Yellow
60'
62'
Marko Vejinović- Yellow
73'
74'
Zakaria Labyad- sub ->Ole Romeny
74'
84'
Zidane Iqbal- sub ->Oscar Fraulo
83'
Jens Toornstra- sub ->Victor Jensen
Ruben Roosken- sub ->Jetro Willems
90'
90'
89'
Vasilis Barkas- Yellow
N. Bakboord(own-goal)
90'
90'
Isac Lidberg - sub ->Mats Seuntjens

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, Heracles Almelo will stay with 6 points like Go Ahead Eagles, PEC Zwolle and SC Heerenveen to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht will have 3 points like Vitesse and RKC Waalwijk to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Heracles Almelo will host Fortuna Sittard on the 19th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Heracles Almelo (1 draw).

FC Utrecht will play away agasint AZ on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head in favor of AZ (9 draws).

Heracles Almelo – Formation

Heracles Almelo
G
Michael Brouwer 1.Netherlands
7.5
D
Sven Sonnenberg 4.Germany
6.7
D
Jetro Willems 15.Netherlands
6.7
90' 60'
D
N. Bakboord 19.Suriname
6.3
D
J. Hoogma 21.Netherlands
7.1
M
Mario Engels 8.Germany
6.4
46'
M
Anas Ouahim 10.Morocco
6.3
57'
M
Brian De Keersmaecker 14.Belgium
7.3
90'
F
Mohamed Sankoh 44.Netherlands
6.6
F
Bryan Limbombe 7.Belgium
6.8
46' 25'
F
Emil Hansson 29.Sweden
7.7
Substitutes
G
Fabian de Keijzer 16.Netherlands
G
Robin Jalving 28.Netherlands
D
Jannes Wieckhoff 3.Germany
D
Sava-Arangel Cestic 6.Serbia
D
Ruben Roosken 12.Netherlands
6.4
90'
D
S. Bultman 35.Netherlands
M
Thomas Bruns 17.Netherlands
7.1
46'
M
Marko Vejinović 18.Netherlands
6.4
57' 73'
M
Sem Scheperman 32.Netherlands
F
Abdenego Nankishi 24.Germany
7.5
46' 62'
F
Diego van Oorschot 30.Netherlands
F
A. Satriano 9.Italy
6.6
90'

Heracles Almelo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Joannes Gerardus Adrianus Lammers decided to play with the following team: Michael Brouwer (7.5), Navajo Bakboord (6.3), Sven Sonnenberg (6.7), Justin Hoogma (7.1), Jetro Willems (6.7), Mario Engels (6.4), Brian De Keersmaecker (7.3), Anas Ouahim (6.3), Bryan Limbombe (6.8), Mohamed Sankoh (6.6) and Emil Hansson (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Antonio Satriano (6.6), Jannes Wieckhoff , Sava-Arandjel Cestic, Ruben Roosken (6.4), Fabian de Keijzer, Thomas Bruns (7.1), Marko Vejinović (6.4), Abdenego Nankishi (7.5), Robin Jalving, Diego van Oorschot, Sem Scheperman and Stijn Bultman.

Substitutions

Heracles Almelo made 5 changes: Anas Ouahim for Marko Vejinović (57′), Mario Engels for Thomas Bruns (46′), Bryan Limbombe for Abdenego Nankishi (46′), Jetro Willems for Ruben Roosken (90′) and Brian De Keersmaecker for Antonio Satriano (90′).

Best player: Emil Hansson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Heracles Almelo was Emil Hansson.

His rating is (7.7) with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
6.8
89'
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
6.7
D
Mike van der Hoorn 3.Netherlands
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
7.0
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
6.3
D
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
7.0
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
8.5
83' 45'
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
7.9
84' 58'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
6.7
74'
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
7.1
34'
F
Ole Romeny 77.Netherlands
7.7
74' 5'
F
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
F
Mats Seuntjens 21.Netherlands
8.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
G
C. Raatsie 32.Netherlands
D
Yannick Leliendal 36.Netherlands
D
Modibo Sagnan 27.France
M
Zidane Iqbal 14.Iraq
6.3
84'
M
Zakaria Labyad 20.Morocco
6.6
74'
M
B. Ramselaar 23.Netherlands
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
6.8
83'
F
Anthony Descotte 19.Belgium
F
Hugo Novoa 22.Spain
6.6
74'
F
Isac Lidberg 37.Sweden
90'

Also FC Utrecht adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Rick Kruijs played with: Mike van der Hoorn, Marouan Azarkan, Vasilios Barkas (6.8), Hidde ter Avest (7.0), Ryan Flamingo (7.0), Mark van der Maarel (6.7), Souffian El Karouani (6.3), Victor Jensen (8.5), Can Bozdogan (7.1), Oscar Fraulo (7.9) and Ole Romeny (7.7), Mats Seuntjens (8.2), Othmane Boussaid (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Jens Toornstra (6.8), Modibo Sagnan, Isac Lidberg, Zidane Iqbal  (6.3), Anthony Descotte , Zakaria Labyad (6.6), Hugo Novoa Ramos (6.6), Bart Ramselaar, Mattijs Branderhorst, Calvin Raatsie and Yannick Leliendal.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Othmane Boussaid for Hugo Novoa Ramos (74′), Ole Romeny for Zakaria Labyad (74′), Mats Seuntjens for Isac Lidberg (90′), Victor Jensen for Jens Toornstra (83′) and Oscar Fraulo for Zidane Iqbal  (84′).

Best player: Victor Jensen​

The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Victor Jensen.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 18 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork twice times.

Results of the day

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