NIJMEGEN. Vitesse conquers NEC 3-1. NEC was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the help of Joost van Zuilen and Bas van Dongen. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.37 degrees Celsius or 70.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

NEC had a strong ball possession 65% while Vitesse was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

NEC was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Vitesse managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

NEC shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Vitesse shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

NEC received 2 yellow cards (Bart van Rooij and Calvin Verdonk). Talking about the opposition, Vitesse received 5 yellow cards (Ramon Hendriks, Marco van Ginkel, Melle Meulensteen, Kacper Kozłowski and Said Hamulić).

Standings

After this match, NEC will stay with 7 points like PEC Zwolle to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse will have 6 points like SC Heerenveen and RKC Waalwijk to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away with FC Utrecht on the 17th of March with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (9 draws).

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

NEC – Formation

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

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen, Brayann Pereira, Robin Roefs (6.4), Bart van Rooij (6.7), Philippe Sandler  (7.1), Bram Nuytinck (6.8), Calvin Verdonk (6.7), Dirk Proper (7.3), Lasse Schöne (7.3), Sontje Hansen (6.7), Magnus Mattsson (8.2), Rober González (7.1) and Bas Dost (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lars Olden Larsen, Luc Netten, Mathias Ross (6.6), Mees Hoedemakers (6.6), Koki Ogawa (6.8), Kodai Sano (6.7), Rijk Janse and Nils Rossen.

NEC could not rely on the presence of Kodai Sano (injured) and Mees Hoedemakers (injured).

Substitutions

NEC made 4 changes: Sontje Hansen for Kodai Sano (59′), Rober González for Mathias Ross (72′), Philippe Sandler  for Mees Hoedemakers (73′) and Bas Dost for Koki Ogawa (81′).

Best player: Magnus Mattsson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Magnus Mattsson.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15.

Vitesse – Formation

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

Phillip Cocu played with: Fodé Fofana, Eloy Room (7.3), Carlens Arcus (6.3), Dominik Oroz (7.8), Ramon Hendriks (6.3), Mica Pinto (7.0), Marco van Ginkel (7.5), Melle Meulensteen (6.4), Kacper Kozłowski (7.5), Million Manhoef (7.8), Said Hamulić (6.8), Gyan de Regt (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Enzo Cornelisse (7.0), Toni Domgjoni, Miliano Jonathans, Markus Schubert, Giovanni van Zwam, Jordi Altena, Tom Bramel and Mats Egbring.

Substitutions

Vitesse made 3 changes: Kacper Kozłowski for Miliano Jonathans (86′), Marco van Ginkel for Enzo Cornelisse (46′) and Said Hamulić for Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (90′).

Best player: Dominik Oroz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was Dominik Oroz.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Heracles Almelo – PEC Zwolle – 2-1
• AZ – Fortuna Sittard – 4-0
• Excelsior – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
• NEC – Vitesse – 1-3