PEC Zwolle prevails over Excelsior 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. PEC Zwolle overcomes Excelsior 4-2.

By
John Ross
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PEC Zwolle prevails over Excelsior 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. PEC Zwolle conquers Excelsior 4-2.

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jannick van der Laan with the collaboration of Sjoerd Nanninga and Luc de Koning. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.34 degrees Celsius or 57.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Excelsior

2 - 4

Team 1

PEC Zwolle

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 18 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 117 Attack 111
  • 50 Dangerous attack 42
  • 91 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. PEC Zwolle that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Excelsior was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, PEC Zwolle was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Excelsior shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, PEC Zwolle shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Excelsior didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle received 3 yellow cards (Bram van Polen, Nico Serrano and Nico Serrano).

Match Timeline

38'
Tolis Vellios- sub ->Ferdy Druijf
J. Baas(goal)Siebe Horemans
39'
47'
Younes Namli(goal)Davy van den Berg
Lazaros Lamprou- sub ->Derensili Sanches Fernandes
62'
66'
Tolis Vellios(goal)Zico Buurmeester
72'
Troy Parrott - sub ->Nikolas Agrafiotis
72'
73'
Lennart Thy(goal)Odysseus Velanas
81'
Tolis Vellios(goal)Lennart Thy
Richie Omorowa- sub ->Cisse Sandra
82'
Troy Parrott (goal)Julian Baas
84'
Oscar Uddenäs- sub ->Couhaib Driouech
82'
85'
37'
90'
90'
Bram van Polen- Yellow
86'
Ryan Thomas- sub ->Odysseus Velanas
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After this match, Excelsior will stay with 13 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, PEC Zwolle will have 10 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Heracles Almelo (4 draws).

PEC Zwolle will host FC Twente on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel  1.Netherlands
6.0
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
6.7
D
Casper Widell 5.Sweden
7.0
D
Arthur Zagré 12.France
7.3
D
Sven Nieuwpoort 16.Netherlands
6.3
72'
M
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
7.3
M
C. Sandra 8.Belgium
6.8
82'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
8.5
Goals39'
F
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
7.3
82'
F
Nikolas Agrafiotis 19.Serbia
6.4
72'
F
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 30.Netherlands
7.0
62'
Substitutes
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
D
Mimeirhel Benita 22.Netherlands
D
Ian Smeulers  28.Netherlands
M
Kian Fitz-Jim 10.Netherlands
6.4
72'
M
Noah Naujoks 15.Netherlands
F
Lazaros Lamprou 7.Greece
6.7
62'
F
Troy Parrott  9.Republic of Ireland
7.5
72' Goals84'
F
Oscar Uddenäs 11.Sweden
6.3
82'
F
Richie Omorowa 17.Sweden
6.8
82'

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

The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel (6.0), Siebe Horemans (6.7), Casper Widell (7.0), Sven Nieuwpoort (6.3), Arthur Zagré (7.3), Julian Baas (8.5), Redouan El Yaakoubi (7.3), Cisse Sandra (6.8), Derensili Sanches Fernandes (7.0), Nikolas Agrafiotis (6.4) and Couhaib Driouech (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Lazaros Lamprou (6.7), Troy Parrott (7.5), Kian Fitz-Jim (6.4), Oscar Uddenäs (6.3), Noah Naujoks, Richie Omorowa (6.8), Norbert Alblas, Mimeirhel Benita and Ian Smeulers.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: Derensili Sanches Fernandes for Lazaros Lamprou (62′), Nikolas Agrafiotis for Troy Parrott (72′), Sven Nieuwpoort for Kian Fitz-Jim (72′), Cisse Sandra for Richie Omorowa (82′) and Couhaib Driouech for Oscar Uddenäs (82′).

Best player: Julian Baas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Julian Baas.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 46 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

PEC Zwolle – Formation

PEC Zwolle
G
Jasper Schendelaar 1.Netherlands
7.3
D
Bram van Polen 2.Netherlands
7.0
90'
D
Sam Kersten 4.Netherlands
6.8
D
Thomas Lam 13.Finland
D
A. MacNulty 15.Republic of Ireland
6.4
85'
D
Eliano Reijnders 23.Netherlands
6.3
M
Younes Namli 7.Denmark
7.5
37' Goals47'
M
Lennart Thy 9.Germany
8.5
Goals73'
M
K. Yamase 7.Japan
M
Davy van den Berg 11.Netherlands
7.3
M
Odysseus Velanas 18.Netherlands
7.8
86'
M
Zico Buurmeester 28.Netherlands
7.0
F
Ferdy Druijf 10.Netherlands
6.6
38'
Substitutes
G
Mike Hauptmeijer 40.Netherlands
G
Duke Verduin 41.Netherlands
D
Luis Görlich 3.Germany
D
Anouar El Azzouzi  6.Morocco
D
Damian van der Haar 33.Netherlands
6.4
M
Anthony Fontana 17.United States
M
Ryan Thomas 30.New Zealand
6.4
86'
M
Dean Huiberts 8.Netherlands
F
Nico Serrano 19.Spain
6.6
37' 90'
F
Tolis Vellios 14.Greece
8.7
38' Goals66', 81'

PEC Zwolle started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Johnny Jansen played with: Koji Yamase, Thomas Lam, Jasper Schendelaar (7.3), Eliano Reijnders (6.3), Sam Kersten (6.8), Bram van Polen (7.0), Anselmo García MacNulty (6.4), Zico Buurmeester (7.0), Davy van den Berg (7.3), Younes Namli (7.5) and Lennart Thy (8.5), Odysseus Velanas (7.8), Ferdy Druijf (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dean Huiberts, Tolis Vellios (8.7), Luis Görlich, Anouar El Azzouzi , Anthony Fontana, Nico Serrano (6.6), Ryan Thomas (6.4), Damian van der Haar (6.4), Mike Hauptmeijer and Duke Verduin.

PEC Zwolle could not rely on the presence of Tolis Vellios (injured) and Nico Serrano (injured).

Substitutions

PEC Zwolle made 4 changes: Ferdy Druijf for Tolis Vellios (38′), Odysseus Velanas for Ryan Thomas (86′), Younes Namli for Nico Serrano (37′) and Anselmo García MacNulty for Nico Serrano (85′).

Best player: Tolis Vellios​

The most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Tolis Vellios.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 9 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 38′.

Results of the day

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