ARNHEM. Vitesse and AZ didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. AZ was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the help of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was foggy. The temperature was freezing at -0.9 degrees Celsius or 30.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

AZ had a superior ball possession 56% while Vitesse was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AZ was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough AZ to win the contest​.

Vitesse shot 15 times, 1 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, AZ shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Vitesse received 1 yellow card (R. Bazoer). On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (J. Karlsson).

Standings

After playing this match, Vitesse will have 23 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, AZ will have 17 points like FC Groningen to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will play away against SC Cambuur on the 4th of December with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (2 draws).

AZ will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 5th of December with a 13-1 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (5 draws).

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Markus Schubert (6.5), Eli Dasa (6.9), Danilho Doekhi (7.4), Riechedly Bazoer (6.1), Jacob Rasmussen (8.0), Maximilian Wittek (6.6), Daan Huisman (6.6), Matúš Bero (6.2), Sondre Tronstad (6.8), Thomas Buitink (6.6) and Loïs Openda (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Alois Oroz (6.6), Jeroen Houwen, Toni Domgjoni (6.3), Patrick Vroegh (6.9), Yann Gboho (5.8), Million Manhoef (6.2), Nikolai Baden Frederiksen (6.4), Julian Von Moos, Tomáš Hájek, Enzo Cornelisse, Eric Verstappen and Hilary Gong.

Substitutions

Vitesse made 6 changes: M. Bero for T. Domgjoni (46′), R. Bazoer for D. Oroz (60′), S. Tronstad for P. Vroegh (60′), D. Huisman for Y. Gboho (60′), T. Buitink for N. Frederiksen (60′) and L. Openda for M. Manhoef (84′).

Best player: Jacob Rasmussen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was Jacob Rasmussen.

His rating is (8.0) with 47 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

AZ – Formation

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

Pascal Jansen played with: Peter Vindahl Jensen (7.1), Pantelis Chatzidiakos (6.9), Sam Beukema (7.4), Bruno Martins Indi (6.8), Aslak Fonn Witry (7.1), Fredrik Midtsjø (6.9), Jordy Clasie (7.0), Owen Wijndal (7.2), Dani De Wit (6.8), Vangelis Pavlidis (7.0) and Jesper Karlsson (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Hobie Verhulst, Mohamed Taabouni, Yukinari Sugawara (7.3), Tijjani Reijnders (6.7), Zakaria Aboukhlal (6.4), Beau Reus, Peer Koopmeiners, Jelle Duin, Thijs Oosting and Albert Guðmundsson (7.0).

Substitutions

AZ made 4 changes: D. de Wit for A. Gudmundsson (68′), V. Pavlidis for Z. Aboukhlal (68′), J. Clasie for T. Reijnders (76′) and A. F. Witry for Y. Sugawara (80′).

Best player: Sam Beukema​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Sam Beukema.

His rating is (7.4) with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Sparta Rotterdam – Ajax – 0-1
• FC Twente – Feyenoord – 0-0
• FC Utrecht – Heracles Almelo – 1-0
• SC Heerenveen – PSV – 1-1
• Vitesse – AZ – 0-0