ROTTERDAM. Excelsior and Almere City didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 4,400 spectators. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof who had the assistance of Rob van de Ven and Roan van Marrewijk. The 4th official was Boyd van Kommer. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.41 degrees Celsius or 68.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 2 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 11
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 91 Attack 141
- 48 Dangerous attack 74
- 136 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Almere City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Almere City was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Almere City to win the encounter.
Excelsior shot 14 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Almere City shot 15 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Redouan El Yaakoubi and Arthur Zagré). On the other side, Almere City received 3 yellow cards (Manel Royo, Thomas Robinet and Stije Resink).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Excelsior will have 6 points like Heracles Almelo and SC Heerenveen to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Almere City will have 1 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Heracles Almelo (4 draws).
Almere City will host SC Heerenveen on the 5th of May with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
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Excelsior started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Sven Nieuwpoort , Arthur Zagré , Cisse Sandra , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Julian Baas , Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Nikolas Agrafiotis and Couhaib Driouech .
The home team had on the bench: Oscar Uddenäs , Troy Parrott , Kian Fitz-Jim , Richie Omorowa , Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita, Adrian Fein , Ian Smeulers, Serano Seymor and Pascal Kuiper.
Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: Derensili Sanches Fernandes for Richie Omorowa (46′), Julian Baas for Kian Fitz-Jim (80′), Nikolas Agrafiotis for Oscar Uddenäs (71′), Couhaib Driouech for Troy Parrott (71′) and Sven Nieuwpoort for Serano Seymor (80′).
Best player: Stijn van Gassel
The player that probably impressed the most for Excelsior was the goalkeeper: Stijn van Gassel. His rating is 7.45. He performed 3 saves.
Almere City – Formation
Almere City
Almere City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Pastoor played with: Álvaro Peña, Nordin Bakker , Sherel Floranus , Damian van Bruggen , Théo Barbet , Manel Royo , Hamdi Akujobi , Stije Resink , Peer Koopmeiners , Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp and Thomas Robinet , Rajiv van La Parra .
They had on the bench: Lance Duijvestijn , Yoann Cathline , Joey Jacobs, Loïc Mbe Soh , Yann Kitala , Pascu, Kornelius Hansen , Samuel Sahin-Radlinger, Christopher Mamengi , Stijn Keller, Bradly van Hoeven and Marcelencio Esajas.
Substitutions
Almere City made 5 changes: Thomas Robinet for Yann Kitala (79′), Rajiv van La Parra for Yoann Cathline (79′), Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp for Lance Duijvestijn (53′), Hamdi Akujobi for Loïc Mbe Soh (87′) and Théo Barbet for Christopher Mamengi (87′).
Best player: Manel Royo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almere City was Manel Royo.
His rating is with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Twente – Ajax – 3-1
- AZ – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-0
- Excelsior – Almere City – 0-0
- PEC Zwolle – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-1
