ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord prevailed over SC Heerenveen 3-1 thanks to G. Til who scored in the 12th and 88th minute. Feyenoord got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from G. Til (12′) and B. Linssen (60′). SC Heerenveen tried to recover with a goal from J. Veerman (82′). However, the match was closed by a goal (88′) scored by G. Til for Feyenoord. Its vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the help of Charl Schaap and Roy de Nas. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
23'
67'
12', 88'
Feyenoord adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow , Marcus Pedersen , Gernot Trauner , Marcos Senesi , Tyrell Malacia , Jens Toornstra , Orkun Kökçü , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Guus Til , Luis Sinisterra and Bryan Linssen .
The home team had on the bench: Lutsharel Geertruida , Denzel Hall, Ramon Hendriks, Fredrik Aursnes , João Teixeira, Thijs Jansen, Ofir Marciano, Naoufal Bannis and Cyriel Dessers .
Best player: Guus Til
The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Guus Til.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
SC Heerenveen – Formation
SC Heerenveen
Also SC Heerenveen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Johnny Jansen played with: Erwin Mulder , Milan van Ewijk , Sven van Beek , Ibrahim Drešević , Lucas Woudenberg , Nicolas Madsen , Joey Veerman , Anthony Musaba , Tibor Halilović , Siem de Jong and Henk Veerman .
They had on the bench: Benjamin Nygren , Rami Hajal, Filip Stevanović , Syb van Ottele, Xavier Mous, Nick Bakker, Hamdi Akujobi, Jan Bekkema, Arjen Van Der Heide and Djenahro Nunumete.
SC Heerenveen could not rely on the presence of B. Nygren (injured).
Best player: Joey Veerman
The player that probably impressed the most for SC Heerenveen was Joey Veerman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 21 Total 5
- 11 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 161 Attack 46
- 74 Dangerous attack 17
- 100 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 63% while SC Heerenveen was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Feyenoord was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
Feyenoord shot 21 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, SC Heerenveen shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord received 1 yellow card (T. Malacia). On the other side, SC Heerenveen received 2 yellow cards (A. Musaba and M. van Ewijk).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Feyenoord will have 12 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, SC Heerenveen will stay with 10 points like FC Twente to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will host NEC on the 25th of September with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (4 draws).
SC Heerenveen will host FC Twente on the 26th of September with a 14-12 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (6 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Go Ahead Eagles – PSV – 1-2
- NEC – FC Utrecht – 0-3
- FC Groningen – Vitesse – 0-1
- Feyenoord – SC Heerenveen – 3-1
- PEC Zwolle – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-1
