HEERENVEEN. SC Heerenveen managed to turn the tables against Willem II to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Willem II to strike first with a goal of C. Nunnely at the 69′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Bakker gave the win to SC Heerenveen in the 76′ minute with a goal. Willem II was much better in terms of ball possession (71%).
SC Heerenveen remained with 10 players after A. Musaba received a double yellow card in the 21′. Anyhow, SC Heerenveen still found a way to win this encounter competing only in 10. M. Nelom received a red card (78′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Willem II lost the match.
The match was played at the Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium in Heerenveen on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Jesse Rozendal. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 4 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 7
- 48 Attack 141
- 15 Dangerous attack 82
- 69 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 1
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Willem II had a superior ball possession 71% while SC Heerenveen was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Willem II was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, SC Heerenveen was capable to find the solution to win this match.
SC Heerenveen shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Willem II shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
SC Heerenveen received 4 yellow cards (F. Stevanovic, R. Kaib, A. Musaba and I. Dresevic). Talking about the opposition, Willem II received 1 yellow card (M. Nelom).
A. Musaba (SC Heerenveen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (21′).
Also, Willem II didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Nelom (Willem II) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, SC Heerenveen will have 17 points like Go Ahead Eagles to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Willem II will stay with 18 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Heerenveen will host PSV on the 28th of November with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of PSV (13 draws).
Willem II will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 27th of November with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Willem II (1 draw).
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen
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SC Heerenveen started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Johnny Jansen decided to play with the following team: Xavier Mous , Milan van Ewijk , Ibrahim Drešević , Nick Bakker , Rami Kaib , Nicolas Madsen , Anthony Musaba , Tibor Halilović , Joey Veerman , Filip Stevanović and Henk Veerman .
The home team had on the bench: Djenahro Nunumete, Lucas Woudenberg , Rami Hajal, Jan Ras, Syb van Ottele, Rodney Kongolo , Jan Bekkema, Jaimy Kroesen, Benjamin Nygren and Hamdi Akujobi.
Substitutions
SC Heerenveen made 3 changes: R. Kaib for L. Woudenberg (46′), N. Madsen for R. Kongolo (66′) and F. Stevanovic for R. Al Hajj (85′).
Best player: Milan van Ewijk
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Milan van Ewijk even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (43% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Willem II – Formation
Willem II
Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fred Grim played with: Timon Wellenreuther , Leeroy Owusu , Nikolaos Michelis , Ulrik Jenssen , Derrick Köhn , Dries Saddiki , Godfried Roemeratoe , Che Nunnely , Max Svensson , Mats Köhlert and Kwasi Okyere Wriedt .
These were the players on the bench: Görkem Sağlam , Jorn Brondeel, Connor van den Berg, Elton Kabangu, John Yeboah , Argyris Kampetsis, Vincent Schippers, Miquel Nelom , Ringo Meerveld and Emil Bergstrom.
Substitutions
Willem II made 5 changes: M. Svensson for R. Meerveld (64′), D. A. Kohn for M. Nelom (64′), C. Nunnely for G. Saglam (84′), D. Saddiki for J. Yeboah (84′) and U. Jenssen for A. Kampetsis (88′).
Best player: Leeroy Owusu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Leeroy Owusu.
His rating is with 66 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- RKC Waalwijk – Ajax – 0-5
- Go Ahead Eagles – FC Groningen – 0-1
- Feyenoord – PEC Zwolle – 4-0
- SC Heerenveen – Willem II – 2-1
- SC Cambuur – FC Utrecht – 2-1
