ROTTERDAM. FC Twente tops Sparta Rotterdam 1-0 after R. van scored a penalty (83′). FC Twente was much better in terms of ball possession (64%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf who was helped by Charl Schaap and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 4 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 136
- 40 Dangerous attack 43
- 62 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 64% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match.
Sparta Rotterdam shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Twente shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (G. Masouras). Talking about the opposition, FC Twente received 1 yellow card (M. Vlap).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sparta Rotterdam will stay with 10 points to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Twente will have 21 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will host Ajax on the 28th of November with a 14-2 head to head in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
FC Twente will host Feyenoord on the 28th of November with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (8 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
85'
82'
Sparta Rotterdam started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Maduka Okoye , Giannis Masouras , Bart Vriends , Tom Beugelsdijk , Mica Pinto , Sven Mijnans , Dirk Abels , Adil Auassar , Bryan Smeets , Emanuel Emegha and Lennart Thy .
The home team had on the bench: Vito van Crooy , Mohammed Osman , Michael Heylen, Aaron Meijers , Laurent Jans, Kenzo Goudmijn , Benjamin van Leer, Jeremy Van Mullem, Tim Coremans and Mario Engels .
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: S. Mijnans for A. Meijers (67′), E. Emegha for M. Engels (74′), G. Masouras for V. van Crooij (85′), A. Auassar for M. Osman (85′) and K. Goudmijn for (85′).
Best player: Dirk Abels
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Dirk Abels.
His rating is with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
83'
FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ron Jans played with: Lars Unnerstall , Giovanni Troupee , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Jayden Oosterwolde , Ramiz Zerrouki , Wout Brama , Michal Sadílek , Daan Rots , Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Dimitris Limnios .
They had on the bench: Manfred Ugalde, Casper Staring, Jeffrey De Lange, Gijs Smal, Luka Ilić, Václav Černý , Denilho Cleonise, Julio Pleguezuelo , Jesse Bosch, Michel Vlap , Dario Đumić and Virgil Misidjan.
FC Twente could not rely on the presence of D. Cleonise (injured).
Substitutions
FC Twente made 4 changes: R. Zerrouki for M. Vlap (64′), D. Rots for V. Cerny (84′), M. Hilgers for J. Pleguezuelo (84′) and D. Limnios for D. Cleonise (90′).
Best player: Lars Unnerstall
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was the goalkeeper: Lars Unnerstall. His rating is 8.44. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- PSV – Vitesse – 2-0
- AZ – NEC – 1-1
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Twente – 0-1
- Heracles Almelo – Fortuna Sittard – 3-1
