ROTTERDAM. FC Groningen managed to turn the tables against Excelsior. FC Groningen took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel who had the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 12 Total 23
- 3 On Target 9
- 9 Off Target 14
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 157
- 43 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
FC Groningen had a superior ball possession 60% while Excelsior was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Groningen won the match.
Excelsior shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 1 yellow card (T. Dallinga). Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (L. Duarte).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Excelsior stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen has points (0th).
Next matches
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
113'
69'
105'
Excelsior started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel, Siebe Horemans, Redouan El Yaakoubi, Nikita Vlasenko, Abdallah Aberkane, Joshua Eijgenraam, Mats Wieffer, Michael Chacón, Julian Baas, Reuven Niemeijer and Thijs Dallinga.
The home team had on the bench: Bo Geens, Lars Bleijenberg, Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Serano Seymor, Noa Dundas, Modeste Duku Mbenga, Couhaib Driouech and Raphaël Eyongo.
Substitutions
Excelsior made 4 changes: J. Baas for C. Driouech (69′), R. Niemeijer for B. Ormonde-Ottewill (77′), A. Aberkane for R. Eyongo (113′) and M. Wieffer for M. Duku (113′).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
FC Groningen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Danny Buijs played with: Jan Hoekstra, Mo El Hankouri, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Wessel Dammers, Bart Van Hintum, Tomáš Suslov, Laros Duarte, Marin Šverko, Cyril Ngonge, Paulos Abraham and Romano Postema.
They had on the bench: Peter Leeuwenburgh, Jan de Boer, Mike te Wierik, Bjorn Meijer, Daniel Van Kaam, Luciano Valente, Michael De Leeuw, Jørgen Strand Larsen and Patrick Joosten.
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 6 changes: M. Sverko for B. Meijer (58′), P. Abraham for P. Joosten (58′), R. Postema for J. Larsen (58′), W. Dammers for M. te Wierik (76′), B. van Hintum for M. de Leeuw (76′) and C. Ngonge for D. van Kaam (91′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.
- Vitesse – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-1
- Ajax – Barendrecht – 4-0
- AZ – Heracles Almelo – 4-1
- PSV – Fortuna Sittard – 2-0
- Go Ahead Eagles – Roda JC Kerkrade – 2-0
- Excelsior – FC Groningen – 2-2
- FC Twente – Feyenoord – 1-1
- Harkemase Boys – RKC Waalwijk – 0-5
