EINDHOVEN. FC Eindhoven tops Jong AZ 1-0 after J. Sleegers scored just 1 goal (1′). Jong AZ lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Jan Louwers Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Eijgelsheim with the collaboration of Jordi Been and Robert Kunst. The 4th official was Tim Visser. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Jong AZ had a superior ball possession 60% while FC Eindhoven was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Jong AZ has a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, FC Eindhoven was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

FC Eindhoven shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Jong AZ shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Eindhoven received 4 yellow cards (C. Seedorf, J. van Son, B. Racz and M. Amevor). Regarding the opposition, Jong AZ received 2 yellow cards (S. Allouch and P. Koopmeiners).

Standings

After this match, FC Eindhoven will have 29 points like ADO Den Haag to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Jong AZ will stay with 21 points like MVV Maastricht to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Eindhoven will play away with Almere City on the 3rd of December with a 16-11 head to head record in favor of Almere City (5 draws).

Jong AZ will host Excelsior on the 6th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Excelsior (1 draw).

FC Eindhoven – Formation

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

The manager Rob Penders decided to play with the following team: Nigel Bertrams (8.0), Collin Seedorf (7.6), Maarten Peijnenburg (7.1), Mawouna Amevor (6.8), Mitchel Van Rosmalen (6.6), Valentino Vermeulen (6.2), Jens Van Son (6.7), Brian De Keersmaecker (6.5), Barnabás Rácz (7.0), Jort van der Sande (8.9) and Joey Sleegers (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Joey Van Casand, Jarno Janssen (6.2), Dave de Meij, TJ Odunze, Charles-Andreas Brym (6.8), Koen Oostenbrink, Jasper Dahlhaus (6.8), Enrico Hernández, Miano van den Bos, Jordy Huybers, Peter Strijbosch and Cas Faber.

Substitutions

FC Eindhoven made 3 changes: B. Racz for J. Dahlhaus (79′), M. van Rosmalen for J. Janssen (81′) and J. van der Sande for C. Brym (85′).

Best player: Jort van der Sande​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Eindhoven was Jort van der Sande even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.9) with 41 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Jong AZ – Formation

Jong AZ started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Maarten Martens played with: Sem Westerveld (8.2), Richard Sedláček (7.4), Joey Jacobs (7.2), Tijs Velthuis (7.4), Thijs Oosting (6.8), Ernest Poku (6.8), Zico Buurmeester (6.1), Peer Koopmeiners (7.0), Mohamed Taabouni (6.7), Yusuf Barasi (6.5) and Jelle Duin (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Fons Gemmel (6.7), Bram Franken (7.4), Fedde De Jong (7.1), Jorn Berkhout, Daniel Deen, Iman Griffith, Soulyman Allouch (6.9), Ricuenio Kewal and Sem Dirks (7.0).

Substitutions

Jong AZ made 5 changes: Y. Barasi for S. Dirks (61′), M. Taabouni for F. De Jong (61′), E. Poku for S. Allouch (61′), P. Koopmeiners for B. Franken (61′) and R. Sedlacek for F. Gemmel (79′).

Best player: Sem Westerveld​

The player that probably impressed the most for Jong AZ was the goalkeeper: Sem Westerveld. His rating is 8.24. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• ADO Den Haag – FC Dordrecht – 5-1
• FC Eindhoven – Jong AZ – 1-0
• Excelsior – Jong Utrecht – 2-1
• De Graafschap – Jong Ajax – 1-3
• MVV Maastricht – Jong PSV – 1-2
• TOP Oss – Telstar – 1-1
• Roda JC Kerkrade – VVV-Venlo – 0-0
• FC Volendam – FC Den Bosch – 3-0