ENSCHEDE. FC Twente conquers Vitesse 1-0 after S. Steijn scored just 1 goal (39′). FC Twente was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jannick van der Laan with the assistance of Mario Diks and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Twente had a superior ball possession 66% while Vitesse was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match​.

FC Twente shot 18 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Michal Sadilek). On the other side, Vitesse received 5 yellow cards (Mica Pinto, Dominik Oroz, Phillip Cocu, Gyan de Regt and Kacper Kozłowski).

Standings

After playing this encounter, FC Twente has 15 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Vitesse stays with 3 points (15th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away with PEC Zwolle on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

Vitesse will play away agasint SC Heerenveen on the 12th of May with a 14-11 head to head record in favor of SC Heerenveen (15 draws).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (7.1), Alfons Sampsted (7.1), Mees Hilgers (7.0), Robin Pröpper (7.3), Youri Regeer (8.1), Mathias Kjölö (7.8), Michal Sadilek (7.3), Daan Rots (7.1), Sem Steijn (7.0), Michel Vlap (7.0) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Manfred Ugalde (6.7), Carel Eiting  (7.0), Mitchell van Bergen (7.0), Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Younes Taha, Przemyslaw Tyton, Juliën Mesbahi, Mats Rots and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 3 changes: Daan Rots for Mitchell van Bergen (72′), Michel Vlap for Manfred Ugalde (81′) and Sem Steijn for Carel Eiting  (76′).

Best player: Youri Regeer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Youri Regeer even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 52 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Vitesse – Formation

Also Vitesse adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Phillip Cocu played with: Amine Boutrah, Mathijs Tielemans, Eloy Room (7.3), Carlens Arcus (7.3), Dominik Oroz (7.1), Ramon Hendriks (7.1), Mica Pinto (7.0), Melle Meulensteen (7.3), Kacper Kozłowski (7.3), Million Manhoef (7.7) and Marco van Ginkel (6.7), Gyan de Regt (7.0), Fodé Fofana (6.8).

They had on the bench: Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Said Hamulić (7.0), Enzo Cornelisse (6.7), Miliano Jonathans (6.8), Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam, Jordi Altena, Tom Bramel and Mats Egbring.

Vitesse could not rely on the presence of Said Hamulić (injured) and Miliano Jonathans (injured).

Substitutions

Vitesse made 3 changes: Fodé Fofana for Said Hamulić (14′), Kacper Kozłowski for Enzo Cornelisse (78′) and Mica Pinto for Miliano Jonathans (85′).

Best player: Million Manhoef​

The most impressive player for Vitesse was Million Manhoef.

His rating is (7.7) with 17 passes (47% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• FC Twente – Vitesse – 1-0
• PSV – Go Ahead Eagles – 3-0