TILBURG. Willem II was capable to reverse the scoreline against De Graafschap. De Graafschap lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Koning Willem II Stadion stadium in Tilburg on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel assisted by Richard Polman and Franca Overtoom. The 4th official was Dominique Prick. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.08 degrees Celsius or 64.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Willem II

4 - 2

De Graafschap

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 14 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 73 Attack 125
  • 44 Dangerous attack 62
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 3
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 0 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

De Graafschap had a superior ball possession 58% while Willem II was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

De Graafschap was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Willem II succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Willem II shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, De Graafschap shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Willem II received 2 yellow cards ( and Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson). On the other side, De Graafschap received 1 yellow card (Donny Warmerdam).

Match Timeline

22'
Basar Önal(goal)Alexander Büttner
28'
Rio Hillen(own-goal)
58'
Simon Colyn(goal)
Max de Waal- sub ->Ringo Meerveld
63'
Nick Doodeman- sub ->Max Svensson
64'
Tommy St. Jago- sub ->Freek Heerkens
64'
Rúnar Thór Sigurgeirsson- Yellow
70'
Jeremy Bokila- sub ->Patrick Joosten
76'
Jeremy Bokila(goal)Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson
77'
Jeremy Bokila(goal)Nick Doodeman
79'
80'
Donny Warmerdam- Yellow
Max de Waal(goal)Nick Doodeman
83'
84'
Giovanni Büttner- sub ->Lion Kaak
Michael de Leeuw- sub ->Jeredy Hilterman
85'
84'
Huseyin Dogan- sub ->Basar Önal
90'
Stan Wevers- sub ->Donny Warmerdam

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Willem II
79
38
FC Groningen
75
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
75
38
FC Dordrecht
69
38
ADO Den Haag
63
38
De Graafschap
63
38
FC Emmen
57
38
NAC Breda
56
38
MVV Maastricht
56
38
Jong AZ
56
38
Helmond Sport
51
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
SC Cambuur
47
38
FC Eindhoven
43
38
Jong Ajax
40
38
Jong PSV
40
38
Telstar
35
38
TOP Oss
34
38
FC Den Bosch
33
38
Jong Utrecht
26
38

After this match, Willem II will have 17 points like FC Eindhoven to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, De Graafschap will stay with 14 points like FC Dordrecht and VVV-Venlo to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away against FC Dordrecht on the 3rd of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Willem II (2 draws).

De Graafschap will play away agasint FC Emmen on the 10th of May with a 13-6 head to head in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).

Willem II – Formation

Willem II
G
Joshua Smits 21.Netherlands
6.6
D
Freek Heerkens 3.Netherlands
6.7
64'
D
Erik Schouten 4.Netherlands
6.7
D
Rúnar Thór Sigurgeirsson 5.Iceland
7.0
70'
D
Raffael Behounek 30.Austria
6.8
M
Matthias Verreth 6.Belgium
6.7
M
Max Svensson 11.Sweden
6.6
64'
M
Ringo Meerveld 16.Netherlands
6.4
63'
M
Patrick Joosten 17.Netherlands
7.5
76'
M
Jesse Bosch 32.Netherlands
6.7
F
Jeredy Hilterman 9.Suriname
6.4
85'
Substitutes
G
Connor van den Berg 24.Netherlands
G
Maarten Schut 41.Netherlands
D
Valentino Vermeulen 20.Netherlands
D
Tommy St. Jago 33.Netherlands
6.7
64'
D
Amine Lachkar 34.Netherlands
D
Niels van Berkel 44.Netherlands
M
Max de Waal 10.Netherlands
7.5
63' 83'
M
Thijs Oosting 29.Netherlands
F
Nick Doodeman 7.Netherlands
8.1
64'
F
Jeremy Bokila 18.DR Congo
8.8
76' 77', 79'
F
Michael de Leeuw 23.Netherlands
6.8
85'

Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Reinier Robbemond decided to play with the following team: Joshua Smits (6.6), Freek Heerkens (6.7), Raffael Behounek (6.8), Erik Schouten (6.7), Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson (7.0), Jesse Bosch (6.7), Matthias Verreth (6.7), Max Svensson (6.6), Ringo Meerveld (6.4), Patrick Joosten (7.5) and Jeredy Hilterman (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Doodeman (8.1), Max de Waal (7.5), Jeremy Bokila (8.8), Valentino Vermeulen, Michael de Leeuw (6.8), Connor van den Berg, Thijs Oosting, Tommy St. Jago (6.7), Amine Lachkar, Jayden Houtriet, Maarten Schut and Niels van Berkel.

Substitutions

Willem II made 5 changes: Ringo Meerveld for Max de Waal (63′), Max Svensson for Nick Doodeman (64′), Freek Heerkens for Tommy St. Jago (64′), Patrick Joosten for Jeremy Bokila (76′) and Jeredy Hilterman for Michael de Leeuw (85′).

Best player: Jeremy Bokila​

The player that probably impressed the most for Willem II was Jeremy Bokila.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 5 passes (20% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap
G
Mees Bakker 1.Netherlands
6.0
D
Xandro Schenk 4.Netherlands
6.3
D
Rio Hillen 20.Netherlands
6.1
D
Jeffry Fortes 22.Cape Verde
6.6
D
Alexander Büttner 28.Netherlands
7.3
M
Lion Kaak 6.Netherlands
7.0
84'
M
Donny Warmerdam 8.Netherlands
6.4
90' 80'
M
Philip Brittijn 23.Netherlands
6.4
F
D. Flakus Bosilj 7.Slovenia
6.4
F
Simon Colyn 11.Canada
7.9
58'
F
Basar Önal 33.Netherlands
7.5
84' 22'
Substitutes
G
Ties Wieggers 16.Netherlands
G
Thijs Jansen 35.Netherlands
D
Jan Lammers 3.Netherlands
D
Levi Schoppema 25.Netherlands
M
Giovanni Büttner 18.Netherlands
6.8
84'
M
Anis Yadir 34.Netherlands
M
Stan Wevers 42.Netherlands
90'
F
Elie Raterink 17.Netherlands
F
Huseyin Dogan 19.Netherlands
6.4
84'
F
Blnd Hassan 26.Iraq
F
Tristan van Gilst 30.Netherlands
F
Ezra van der Heiden 45.Netherlands

De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jan Vreman played with: Mees Bakker (6.0), Jeffry Fortes (6.6), Xandro Schenk (6.3), Rio Hillen (6.1), Alexander Büttner (7.3), Lion Kaak (7.0), Donny Warmerdam (6.4), Philip Brittijn (6.4), David Flakus Bosilj (6.4), Simon Colyn (7.9) and Basar Önal (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jan Lammers, Ties Wieggers, Elie Raterink, Giovanni Büttner (6.8), Huseyin Dogan (6.4), Levi Schoppema, Blnd Hassan, Tristan van Gilst, Anis Yadir, Thijs Jansen, Stan Wevers and Ezra van der Heiden.

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 3 changes: Lion Kaak for Giovanni Büttner (84′), Basar Önal for Huseyin Dogan (84′) and Donny Warmerdam for Stan Wevers (90′).

Best player: Simon Colyn​

The most impressive player for De Graafschap was Simon Colyn.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 21 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​