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
- 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
Standings
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel
, Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Sven Nieuwpoort , Arthur Zagré , Julian Baas , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Cisse Sandra , Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Nikolas Agrafiotis and Couhaib Driouech .The home team had on the bench: Lazaros Lamprou
, Troy Parrott , Kian Fitz-Jim , Oscar Uddenäs , Noah Naujoks, Richie Omorowa , 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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Johnny Jansen played with: Koji Yamase, Thomas Lam, Jasper Schendelaar
, Eliano Reijnders , Sam Kersten , Bram van Polen , Anselmo García MacNulty , Zico Buurmeester , Davy van den Berg , Younes Namli and Lennart Thy , Odysseus Velanas , Ferdy Druijf .The following players were sitting on the bench: Dean Huiberts, Tolis Vellios
, Luis Görlich, Anouar El Azzouzi , Anthony Fontana, Nico Serrano , Ryan Thomas , Damian van der Haar , 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
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.
- Heracles Almelo – FC Twente – 2-2
- FC Utrecht – Ajax – 4-3
- Go Ahead Eagles – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-0
- Excelsior – PEC Zwolle – 2-4