DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles and Sparta Rotterdam didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Sparta Rotterdam was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the De Adelaarshorst stadium in Deventer on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Ingmar Oostrom with the assistance of Franca Overtoom and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Thomas Hardeman.

Match Statistics​

Go Ahead Eagles

0 - 0

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 16 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 7
  • 95 Attack 116
  • 61 Dangerous attack 38
  • 62 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 4 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Sparta Rotterdam was in firm control of the ball 56% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Go Ahead Eagles to win the match​.

Go Ahead Eagles shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 15 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

78'
Jamal Amofa- sub ->Gerrit Nauber
79'
79'
C. Brym- sub ->Jonathan de Guzmán
J. Breum- sub ->Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
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 playing this encounter, Go Ahead Eagles will have 14 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will have 12 points like Heracles Almelo to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Go Ahead Eagles will play away with FC Volendam on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will host SC Heerenveen on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head in favor of SC Heerenveen (7 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands
8.7
D
Joris Kramer 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands
7.9
D
Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany
7.0
79'
D
Bas Kuipers 5.Netherlands
7.0
M
Evert Linthorst 8.Netherlands
7.3
M
Philippe Rommens 10.Belgium
8.1
M
Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands
7.1
78'
M
Willum Thór Willumsson 18.Iceland
7.5
M
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 23.Norway
7.5
90'
F
Victor Edvardsen 16.Sweden
7.0
Substitutes
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
G
Nando Verdoni 33.Netherlands
D
Dean James 15.Netherlands
D
Pim Saathof 28.Netherlands
D
Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands
6.7
79'
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
F
Rashaan Fernandes 7.Netherlands
F
Sylla Sow 9.Netherlands
6.8
78'
F
Darío Serra 17.Spain
F
J. Breum 29.Denmark
90'
F
Thibo Baeten 32.Belgium

Go Ahead Eagles adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager René Hake decided to play with the following team: Jeffrey de Lange (8.7), Mats Deijl (7.9), Gerrit Nauber (7.0), Joris Kramer (7.3), Bas Kuipers (7.0), Bobby Adekanye (7.1), Evert Linthorst (7.3), Philippe Rommens (8.1), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (7.5), Willum Thór Willumsson (7.5) and Victor Edvardsen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jamal Amofa (6.7), Rashaan Fernandes, Sylla Sow (6.8), Dean James, Darío Serra, Xander Blomme, Enric Llansana, Erwin Mulder, Pim Saathof, Jakob Breum, Thibo Baeten and Nando Verdoni.

Go Ahead Eagles could not rely on the presence of Jamal Amofa (injured).

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 3 changes: Gerrit Nauber for Jamal Amofa (79′), Bobby Adekanye for Sylla Sow (78′) and Oliver Valaker Edvardsen for Jakob Breum (90′).

Best player: Jeffrey de Lange​

The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was the goalkeeper: Jeffrey de Lange. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
8.7
D
Saïd Bakari 2.Comoros
7.8
D
Bart Vriends 3.Netherlands
7.5
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
D. van der Kust 5.Suriname
7.3
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
7.5
79'
M
Pelle Clement 11.Netherlands
7.3
M
Joshua Kitolano 8.Norway
7.0
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.0
M
C. Neghli 7.Algeria
7.3
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
8.2
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
R. Meissen 13.Netherlands
D
Django Warmerdam 15.Netherlands
M
D. van Wageningen 12.Netherlands
M
Metinho 14.Brazil
M
P. Serra 16.Spain
M
H. El Dahri 18.Netherlands
F
Agustín Anello 17.Belgium
F
C. Brym 19.Canada
6.6
79'

Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Nick Olij (8.7), Saïd Bakari (7.8), Bart Vriends (7.5), Tijs Velthuis (7.1), Djevencio van der Kust (7.3), Jonathan de Guzmán (7.5), Joshua Kitolano (7.0), Camiel Neghli (7.3), Arno Verschueren (7.0), Pelle Clement (7.3) and Tobias Lauritsen (8.2).

They had on the bench: Dylan van Wageningen, Rick Meissen, Metinho, Django Warmerdam, Pedro Alemañ Serna, Agustin Anello, Hamza el Dahri, Charles-Andreas Brym (6.6), Youri Schoonderwaldt and Delano van Crooy.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made only 1 change substituting Jonathan de Guzmán for Charles-Andreas Brym (79′)​.

Best player: Nick Olij​

The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: Nick Olij. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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