ARNHEM. Vitesse beats PEC Zwolle 1-0 after L. Openda scored just 1 goal (47′).
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel with the collaboration of Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was mist. The temperature was freezing at -1.5 degrees Celsius or 29.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 14 Total 16
- 3 On Target 8
- 11 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 102 Attack 145
- 30 Dangerous attack 38
- 106 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Vitesse was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. PEC Zwolle that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
PEC Zwolle was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Vitesse managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Vitesse shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Vitesse received 3 yellow cards (R. Bazoer, N. Frederiksen and P. Vroegh). Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle received 3 yellow cards (S. Voet, M. Saymak and T. van den Belt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vitesse will have 33 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, PEC Zwolle will stay with 6 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will play away with Feyenoord on the 15th of January with a 17-6 head to head statistic in favor of Feyenoord (10 draws).
PEC Zwolle will host Willem II on the 14th of January with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of PEC Zwolle (4 draws).
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
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Vitesse adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Jeroen Houwen , Danilho Doekhi , Riechedly Bazoer , Jacob Rasmussen , Eli Dasa , Matúš Bero , Sondre Tronstad , Daan Huisman , Maximilian Wittek , Loïs Openda and Nikolai Baden Frederiksen .
The home team had on the bench: Romaric Yapi, Patrick Vroegh , Tomáš Hájek , Eric Verstappen, Julian Von Moos, Markus Schubert, Million Manhoef, A. Oroz, Thomas Buitink, Toni Domgjoni, Yann Gboho and Enzo Cornelisse.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 3 changes: N. Frederiksen for P. Vroegh (71′), R. Bazoer for T. Hajek (78′) and D. Huisman for T. Buitink (89′).
Best player: Jeroen Houwen
The most impressive player for Vitesse was the goalkeeper: Jeroen Houwen. His rating is 8.81. He performed 7 saves.
PEC Zwolle – Formation
PEC Zwolle
Also PEC Zwolle adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Dick Schreuder played with: Kostas Lamprou , Bram Van Polen , Yuta Nakayama , Siemen Voet , Eliano Reijnders , Mustafa Saymak , Thomas Van den Belt , Rico Strieder , Mees de Wit , Slobodan Tedić and Luka Adžić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Koolwijk, Chardi Landu, Rav van den Berg , Samir Lagsir , Leandro Fernandes, Pelle Clement , Mike Hauptmeijer, Jasper Schendelaar, Gervane Kastaneer , Elikia Mbinga and Gabi Caschili.
Substitutions
PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: B. van Polen for R. van den Berg (68′), R. Strieder for E. Mbinga (68′), M. Saymak for P. Clement (68′), L. Adzic for S. Lagsir (82′) and T. van den Belt for G. Kastaneer (84′).
Best player: Yuta Nakayama
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Yuta Nakayama.
His rating is with 50 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Vitesse – PEC Zwolle – 1-0
- AZ – FC Groningen – 1-0
