DOETINCHEM. De Graafschap tops NAC Breda 1-0 after B. Kemper scored an own goal 68min. De Graafschap capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stadion De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ingmar Oostrom assisted by Mario Diks and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Gerbert Stegeman. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.48 degrees Celsius or 50.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

De Graafschap was in firm control of the ball 58% while NAC Breda was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

De Graafschap was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why De Graafschap won the match​.

De Graafschap shot 17 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, NAC Breda shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

De Graafschap received 1 yellow card (Alexander Büttner). Regarding the opposition, NAC Breda received 4 yellow cards (Cuco Martina, Tom Boere, Matthew Garbett and Martin Koscelník).

Standings

After this match, De Graafschap will have 23 points like ADO Den Haag to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, NAC Breda will stay with 18 points like Jong AZ to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap will play away with FC Emmen on the 10th of May with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).

NAC Breda will host Jong PSV on the 28th of April with a 7-1 head to head in favor of NAC Breda (3 draws).

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Jan Vreman decided to play with the following team: Mees Bakker (7.0), Jeffry Fortes (7.5), Joran Hardeman (8.2), Xandro Schenk (7.0), Alexander Büttner (7.9), Donny Warmerdam (7.3), Giovanni Büttner (7.0), Simon Colyn (7.5), Philip Brittijn (6.8), Basar Önal (7.0) and David Flakus Bosilj (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lion Kaak (6.8), Devin Haen  (6.7), Mimoun Mahi (7.1), Ties Wieggers, Elie Raterink, Huseyin Dogan, Maas Willemsen, Levi Schoppema, Blnd Hassan (6.4), Tristan van Gilst (6.7), Thijs Jansen and Stan Wevers.

De Graafschap could not rely on the presence of Lion Kaak (injured) and Tristan van Gilst (injured).

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 5 changes: David Flakus Bosilj for Devin Haen  (76′), Donny Warmerdam for Lion Kaak (81′), Giovanni Büttner for Tristan van Gilst (76′), Basar Önal for Blnd Hassan (88′) and Simon Colyn for Mimoun Mahi (89′).

Best player: Joran Hardeman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for De Graafschap was Joran Hardeman even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 63 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

NAC Breda – Formation

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

Ton Lokhoff played with: Roy Kortsmit (7.1), Martin Koscelník (6.8), Cuco Martina (6.7), Jan Van den Bergh (7.0), Boy Kemper (7.0), Victor Wernersson (7.1), Matthew Garbett (6.7), Dominik Janošek (6.8), Casper Staring (6.6), Aimé Omgba (7.3) and Tom Boere (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucassen Boyd, Sigurd Haugen (6.4), Javier Vet (6.4), Roy Kuijpers (7.0), Sabir Agougil, Kaj van der Veldt, Thomas Marijnissen (6.6), Aimane Jaddi and Tein Troost.

Substitutions

NAC Breda made 4 changes: Victor Wernersson for Roy Kuijpers (73′), Dominik Janošek for Sigurd Haugen (59′), Casper Staring for Thomas Marijnissen (88′) and Matthew Garbett for Javier Vet (88′).

Best player: Aimé Omgba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NAC Breda was Aimé Omgba.

His rating is (7.3) with 36 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• VVV-Venlo – Jong AZ – 2-2
• Helmond Sport – Telstar – 1-0
• De Graafschap – NAC Breda – 1-0