NIJMEGEN. NEC and FC Volendam played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. FC Volendam was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jochem Kamphuis with the support of Rob van de Ven and Frans Ozinga. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

NEC

3 - 3

FC Volendam

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 86 Attack 112
  • 41 Dangerous attack 84
  • 76 Ball safe 66
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Volendam was in firm control of the ball 62% while NEC was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Volendam was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Volendam to win the contest​.

NEC shot 13 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, FC Volendam shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

NEC received 3 yellow cards (Magnus Mattsson, Elayis Tavsan  and Lasse Schöne). On the opposite side, FC Volendam received 2 yellow cards (Mio Backhaus and Calvin Twigt).

Match Timeline

Koki Ogawa(goal)
6'
8'
Koki Ogawa(VAR)
23'
34'
Robert Mühren(goal)
38'
41'
Y. Baas- sub ->Lars Olden Larsen
61'
Lasse Schöne - sub ->Mees Hoedemakers
61'
67'
Achraf Douiri- sub ->Oskar Buur
67'
Ibrahim El Kadiri- sub ->Darius Johnson
78'
M. de Haan(goal)Achraf Douiri
S. Hansen- sub ->Mathias Ross
83'
83'
Zach Booth- sub ->George Cox
Rober González- sub ->Dirk Proper
83'
Lasse Schöne - Yellow
86'
87'
Calvin Twigt - Yellow
67'
90'
Mio Backhaus- Yellow
90'
90'
Calvin Twigt (goal)
Koki Ogawa(goal)Lasse Schöne
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this match, NEC will have 10 points like SC Heerenveen and Fortuna Sittard to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, FC Volendam will have 8 points like FC Utrecht and Vitesse to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away against FC Utrecht on the 17th of March with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (9 draws).

FC Volendam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).

NEC – Formation

NEC
G
Jasper Cillessen 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
M. Ross 4.Denmark
6.7
83'
D
Calvin Verdonk 24.Netherlands
7.3
D
Bram Nuytinck 17.Netherlands
7.3
D
Bart van Rooij 28.Netherlands
6.3
M
Elayis Tavsan 7.Netherlands
5.3
8'
M
Magnus Mattsson 8.Denmark
6.4
41' 90'
M
Lars Olden Larsen 14.Norway
7.0
61'
M
Dirk Proper 71.Netherlands
6.8
83'
M
Mees Hoedemakers 6.Netherlands
7.1
61'
F
Koki Ogawa 18.Japan
8.9
6', 90'
Substitutes
G
R. Roefs 22.Netherlands
G
R. Janse 31.Netherlands
D
Y. Baas 5.Netherlands
6.0
61'
D
Sai van Wermeskerken 15.Japan
M
Rober González 11.Spain
6.3
83'
M
Lasse Schöne 20.Denmark
7.0
61' 86'
M
K. Sano 23.Japan
F
S. Hansen 10.Netherlands
7.1
83'

NEC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen (6.8), Bart van Rooij (6.3), Mathias Ross (6.7), Bram Nuytinck (7.3), Calvin Verdonk (7.3), Mees Hoedemakers (7.1), Dirk Proper (6.8), Elayis Tavsan  (5.3), Magnus Mattsson (6.4), Lars Olden Larsen (7.0) and Koki Ogawa (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Youri Baas (6.0), Rober González (6.3), Sai Van Wermeskerken, Lasse Schöne (7.0), Robin Roefs, Sontje Hansen (7.1), Kodai Sano and Rijk Janse.

Substitutions

NEC made 4 changes: Mees Hoedemakers for Lasse Schöne (61′), Lars Olden Larsen for Youri Baas (61′), Dirk Proper for Rober González (83′) and Mathias Ross for Sontje Hansen (83′).

Best player: Koki Ogawa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Koki Ogawa.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 16 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Mio Backhaus 1.Germany
6.0
90'
D
George Cox 5.England
7.5
83'
D
Benaissa Benamar 6.Morocco
7.5
D
J. Flint 28.England
7.0
D
Oskar Buur 2.Denmark
7.0
67'
M
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
7.3
M
Bilal Ould-Chikh 11.Netherlands
6.4
M
Calvin Twigt 17.Netherlands
7.7
87' 90'
M
M. de Haan 36.Netherlands
8.1
78'
M
D. Johnson 38.Grenada
6.6
67'
F
Robert Mühren 21.Netherlands
7.3
67' 34'
Substitutes
G
K. van Oevelen 20.Netherlands
G
B. Lauwers 22.Netherlands
D
D. Payne 26.Netherlands
D
Achraf Douiri 24.Netherlands
6.7
67'
D
R. Tol 29.Netherlands
M
Zach Booth 7.United States
6.3
83'
M
Q. Hoeve 27.Netherlands
M
Bram van Driel 48.Netherlands
F
Garang Kuol 14.Australia
F
Lequincio Zeefuik 25.Netherlands
6.3
67'
F
Ibrahim El Kadiri 34.Morocco
6.4
67'

Also FC Volendam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Matthias Kohler played with: Mio Backhaus (6.0), Oskar Buur  (7.0), Benaissa Benamar (7.5), Josh Flint (7.0), George Cox (7.5), Damon Mirani (7.3), Calvin Twigt (7.7), Bilal Ould-Chikh (6.4), Milan de Haan (8.1), Darius Johnson (6.6) and Robert Mühren (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Deron Payne, Zach Booth (6.3), Garang Kuol, Kayne van Oevelen, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri  (6.7), Lequincio Zeefuik (6.3), Hoeve Quincy, Rob Tol, Ibrahim El Kadiri (6.4) and Bram van Driel.

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 4 changes: Robert Mühren for Lequincio Zeefuik (67′), Darius Johnson for Ibrahim El Kadiri (67′), George Cox for Zach Booth (83′) and Oskar Buur  for Achraf Douiri  (67′).

Best player: Milan de Haan​

The most impressive player for FC Volendam was Milan de Haan.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​