GRONINGEN. FC Groningen finds the way to recover against FC Dordrecht with a goal on the R. Kriwak 9′ and a goal on the J. Schuurman 77′.

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex Bos who was helped by Erik Koopman and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Florian Lodeweeg. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.91 degrees Celsius or 51.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Groningen was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. FC Dordrecht that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match​.

FC Groningen shot 19 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Dordrecht shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards (Kevin van Veen and Marco Rente). Regarding the opposition, FC Dordrecht received 3 yellow cards (Abdallah Aberkane, Rene Kriwak and Jari Schuurman).

Standings

After playing this contest, FC Groningen will have 15 points to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Dordrecht will have 22 points like FC Emmen to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Groningen will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).

FC Dordrecht will play away agasint Jong Utrecht on the 10th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Dordrecht (4 draws).

FC Groningen – Formation

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

The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Hidde Jurjus (6.4), Marco Rente (7.0), Radinio Balker (6.4), Marvin Peersman (7.3), Wouter Prins (6.7), Joey Pelupessy (6.8), Johan Hove (8.7), Jorg Schreuders (7.5), Thom van Bergen (7.3), Luciano Valente (7.9) and Romano Postema (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Verrips, Laros Duarte, Kevin van Veen (7.0), Paulos Abraham, Kristian Stromland Lien, Isak Dybvik Määttä (6.6), Liam van Gelderen, Noam Emeran, Nordin Musampa, Daniël Beukers and Dirk Baron.

FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of Isak Dybvik Määttä (injured).

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 2 changes: Thom van Bergen for Isak Dybvik Määttä (77′) and Luciano Valente for Kevin van Veen (82′).

Best player: Johan Hove​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Johan Hove.

His rating is (8.7) with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

FC Dordrecht – Formation

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

Michele Santoni played with: Luca Plogmann (7.9), Ilias Bronkhorst (6.8), Antef Tsoungui (7.9), Jop van den Avert (6.4), John Hilton (6.4), Rocco Robert Shein (7.0), Jari Schuurman (7.5), Adrian Segecic (6.4), Mathis Suray (7.0), Ilias Sebaoui (6.8) and Rene Kriwak (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Abdallah Aberkane (6.8), Tim Receveur (6.4), Malhory Noc (6.6), Tijn Baltussen, Oluwakorede Osundina, Shiloh ’t Zand, Bartłomiej Smolarczyk, Daniel van Vianen, Elso Brito (6.8), Joey de Bie and Trevor Doornbusch.

FC Dordrecht could not rely on the presence of Abdallah Aberkane (injured).

Substitutions

FC Dordrecht made 4 changes: John Hilton for Abdallah Aberkane (71′), Ilias Bronkhorst for Elso Brito (71′), Adrian Segecic for Malhory Noc (63′) and Rocco Robert Shein for Tim Receveur (82′).

Best player: Luca Plogmann​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Dordrecht was the goalkeeper: Luca Plogmann. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• FC Groningen – FC Dordrecht – 2-2