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GRONINGEN. FC Groningen and FC Emmen didn’t manage to score any goal on Monday. FC Groningen was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the support of Richard Brondijk and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Joshua Kuipers. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.22 degrees Celsius or 57.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 2 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 4
- 118 Attack 70
- 62 Dangerous attack 37
- 61 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FC Groningen had a strong ball possession 60% while FC Emmen was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match.
FC Groningen shot 14 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, FC Emmen shot 12 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Radinio Balker). On the other side, FC Emmen received 1 yellow card (Jeff Hardeveld).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Groningen will have 14 points like SC Cambuur to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Emmen will have 19 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Groningen will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).
FC Emmen will host De Graafschap on the 10th of May with a 13-6 head to head stats in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
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FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Hidde Jurjus , Marco Rente , Radinio Balker , Marvin Peersman , Wouter Prins , Johan Hove , Joey Pelupessy , Romano Postema , Leandro Bacuna , Isak Dybvik Määttä and Kristian Stromland Lien .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Verrips, Laros Duarte, Kevin van Veen , Paulos Abraham, Jorg Schreuders, Liam van Gelderen , Noam Emeran , Nordin Musampa, Thom van Bergen , Luciano Valente, Jasper Meijster and Tika de Jonge.
FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of Thom van Bergen (injured), Liam van Gelderen (injured) and Noam Emeran (injured).
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 4 changes: Kristian Stromland Lien for Thom van Bergen (73′), Romano Postema for Kevin van Veen (83′), Marco Rente for Liam van Gelderen (79′) and Wouter Prins for Noam Emeran (83′).
Best player: Radinio Balker
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Radinio Balker.
His rating is with 41 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6.
FC Emmen – Formation
FC Emmen
Also FC Emmen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fred Grim played with: Jan Hoekstra , Robin Schouten , Michael Heylen , Julius Dirksen , Jeff Hardeveld , Jari Vlak , Lucas Bernadou , Rui Mendes , Ahmed El Messaoudi , Desley Ubbink and Joey Konings .
These were the players on the bench: Eric Oelschlägel, Mike te Wierik , Maikel Kieftenbeld, Piotr Parzyszek , Dennis Vos, Kyan van Dorp, Antonie Huijzer, Lorenzo Burnet, Ben Scholte, Patrick Brouwer , Jorrit Smeets and George Younan Askaro.
FC Emmen could not rely on the presence of Piotr Parzyszek (injured).
Substitutions
FC Emmen made 3 changes: Desley Ubbink for Patrick Brouwer (73′), Robin Schouten for Mike te Wierik (73′) and Rui Mendes for Piotr Parzyszek (73′).
Best player: Michael Heylen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Emmen was Michael Heylen.
His rating is with 32 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- FC Groningen – FC Emmen – 0-0
- Jong PSV – FC Eindhoven – 3-4
- Helmond Sport – FC Dordrecht – 1-1
- Jong Ajax – ADO Den Haag – 0-0
- TOP Oss – Jong Utrecht – 2-0
- Jong AZ – De Graafschap – 3-0
