DEN HAAG. ADO Den Haag comes back against VVV-Venlo with a goal on the L. Smans 88′ and a goal on the M. Berden 16′. ADO Den Haag was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Bingoal Stadion stadium in Den Haag on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Perez with the collaboration of Dyon Fikkert and Luc de Koning. The 4th official was Niels Boel.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

ADO Den Haag had a strong ball possession 61% while VVV-Venlo was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

ADO Den Haag was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough ADO Den Haag to win the match​.

ADO Den Haag shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, VVV-Venlo shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

ADO Den Haag received 2 yellow cards (Dhoraso Moreo Klas and Bart van Hintum). On the opposite side, VVV-Venlo received 2 yellow cards (Rick Ketting and Joep Kluskens).

Standings

After this contest, ADO Den Haag will have 22 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, VVV-Venlo will have 18 points like FC Dordrecht to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, ADO Den Haag will host Jong PSV on the 10th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of ADO Den Haag (1 draw).

VVV-Venlo will play away agasint MVV Maastricht on the 10th of May with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).

ADO Den Haag – Formation

ADO Den Haag adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Darije Kalezić decided to play with the following team: Kilian Nikiema (7.0), Justin Che, Matteo Waem (7.7), Bart van Hintum (7.0), Henri Koudossou (7.1), Kürşad Sürmeli (7.5), Dhoraso Moreo Klas (7.0), Daryl van Mieghem (7.3), Jort van der Sande (6.8), Mohamed Hamdaoui (6.8) and Henk Veerman (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Tyrese Asante (6.4), Malik Sellouki, Gennaro Michael Nigro, Amir Absalem, Calvin Gustina, Joel Ideho (7.5), Sacha Komljenovic, Gylermo Siereveld, Rafael Struick, Tim Coremans, David van de Riet and Daryl Werker (6.3).

ADO Den Haag could not rely on the presence of Tyrese Asante (injured).

Substitutions

ADO Den Haag made 3 changes: Daryl van Mieghem for Daryl Werker (86′), Justin Che for Tyrese Asante (7′) and Mohamed Hamdaoui for Joel Ideho (46′).

Best player: Henk Veerman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for ADO Den Haag was Henk Veerman.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 30 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

VVV-Venlo – Formation

Also VVV-Venlo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rick Kruijs played with: Jan de Boer (7.0), Robin Lathouwers (7.0), Rick Ketting (7.7), R. Janssen (6.7), Simon Janssen (6.7), Elias Sierra (7.3), Joep Kluskens (6.7), Martijn Berden (7.9), Levi Smans (7.8), Magnus Kaastrup (7.5) and Michalis Kosidis (6.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Soulyman Allouch (7.7), Richard Sedláček, Stan Henderikx, Robert Klaasen (6.4), Pepijn Doesburg (6.8), Sem Dirks, Dylan Timber, Moreno Rutten, Tim Schrick, Mohammed Odriss, Jens Craenmehr and Mohamed Hegi.

VVV-Venlo could not rely on the presence of Soulyman Allouch (injured).

Substitutions

VVV-Venlo made 3 changes: R. Janssen for Pepijn Doesburg (78′), Joep Kluskens for Robert Klaasen (69′) and Martijn Berden for Soulyman Allouch (69′).

Best player: Martijn Berden​

The player that probably impressed the most for VVV-Venlo was Martijn Berden.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Willem II – Jong PSV – 3-0
• FC Emmen – Jong AZ – 2-1
• Roda JC Kerkrade – Jong Ajax – 2-1
• De Graafschap – FC Eindhoven – 2-1
• FC Dordrecht – FC Den Bosch – 5-1
• ADO Den Haag – VVV-Venlo – 2-2
• Telstar – TOP Oss – 1-0
• NAC Breda – Helmond Sport – 1-1