DOETINCHEM. De Graafschap beat Helmond Sport to win 2-1. B. Önal was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was De Graafschap to strike first with a goal of Basar Önal at the 44′. Then Basar Önal scored again for De Graafschap in the 55′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Álvaro Marín reduced the distance for Helmond Sport (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. De Graafschap made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadion De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank with the collaboration of Kevin Weever and Mark Pelgrom. The 4th official was Luc Baars. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.29 degrees Celsius or 72.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 6 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 96 Attack 82
- 78 Dangerous attack 51
- 74 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 4
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
De Graafschap was in firm control of the ball 57% while Helmond Sport was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
De Graafschap was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why De Graafschap won the match.
De Graafschap shot 20 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Helmond Sport shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
De Graafschap didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Helmond Sport received 3 yellow cards (Giannis-Fivos Botos, Enrik Ostrc and Martijn Kaars).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, De Graafschap will have 10 points like FC Groningen and Jong AZ to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Helmond Sport will stay with 7 points like MVV Maastricht, NAC Breda and Jong Utrecht to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap will play away against FC Emmen on the 10th of May with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).
Helmond Sport will play away agasint SC Cambuur on the 10th of May with a 16-7 head to head stats in favor of SC Cambuur (5 draws).
De Graafschap – Formation
De Graafschap
74'
44', 55'
De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jan Vreman decided to play with the following team: Mees Bakker , Jeffry Fortes , Xandro Schenk , Rio Hillen , Alexander Büttner , Lion Kaak , Philip Brittijn , Donny Warmerdam , Giovanni Büttner , David Flakus Bosilj and Basar Önal .
The home team had on the bench: Jan Lammers, Ties Wieggers, Elie Raterink, Huseyin Dogan , Hamza Bouihrouchane, Levi Schoppema, Blnd Hassan, Anis Yadir, Thijs Jansen, Jesper van Riel, Stan Wevers and Ezra van der Heiden .
Substitutions
De Graafschap made 4 changes: David Flakus Bosilj for Huseyin Dogan (74′), Giovanni Büttner for Ezra van der Heiden (68′), Basar Önal for Anis Yadir (87′) and Basar Önal for Anis Yadir (87′).
Best player: Basar Önal
The player that probably impressed the most for De Graafschap was Basar Önal.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Helmond Sport – Formation
Helmond Sport
59'
Helmond Sport started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bob Peeters played with: Wouter van der Steen , Bram van Vlerken , Flor Van den Eynden , Mees Kreekels , Joeri Schroyen , Enrik Ostrc , Michael Chacón , Mohamed Mallahi , Giannis-Fivos Botos , Joseph Amuzu and Martijn Kaars .
They had on the bench: Michel Ludwig , Hakon Lorentzen , Arno Van Keilegom, Peter van Ooijen, Noé Rottiers, Álvaro Marín , Robin Mantel, Ramón ten Hove, Lucas Vankerkhoven, Gabriël Culhaci and Tarik Essakkati .
Substitutions
Helmond Sport made 5 changes: Enrik Ostrc for Álvaro Marín (60′), Joeri Schroyen for Gabriël Culhaci (60′), Mohamed Mallahi for Michel Ludwig (60′), Giannis-Fivos Botos for Hakon Lorentzen (76′) and Joseph Amuzu for Tarik Essakkati (85′).
Best player: Mees Kreekels
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Helmond Sport was Mees Kreekels.
His rating is with 62 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong AZ – Jong Ajax – 5-2
- TOP Oss – FC Dordrecht – 0-1
- FC Eindhoven – ADO Den Haag – 1-1
- FC Groningen – Jong PSV – 4-0
- FC Emmen – Jong Utrecht – 2-0
- De Graafschap – Helmond Sport – 2-1
