ENSCHEDE. FC Twente and NEC played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. FC Twente was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%)​

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij who had the assistance of Patrick Inia and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.15 degrees Celsius or 46.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Twente

3 - 3

NEC

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 35 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 18 Shots blocked 1
  • 156 Attack 82
  • 95 Dangerous attack 21
  • 74 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 68% while NEC was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more pushing with 95 dangerous attacks and 35 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Twente to win the match​.

FC Twente shot 35 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, NEC shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 1 yellow card (Manfred Ugalde). On the other side, NEC received 3 yellow cards (Mathias Ross, Koki Ogawa and Dirk Proper).

Match Timeline

Sem Steijn(goal)Michel Vlap
43'
47'
M. Ross(goal)
56'
Bart van Rooij(goal)Magnus Mattsson
65'
Y. Baas(goal)Magnus Mattsson
Mitchell van Bergen- sub ->Michel Vlap
65'
Y. Regeer- sub ->Mathias Kjölö
66'
Joshua Brenet- sub ->Alfons Sampsted
72'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel- sub ->Carel Eiting
72'
73'
Lars Olden Larsen- sub ->Sontje Hansen
Sem Steijn(goal)
76'
Y. Taha- sub ->Daan Rots
75'
75'
84'
Dirk Proper- Yellow
86'
Koki Ogawa- Yellow
87'
88'
Mees Hoedemakers- sub ->Koki Ogawa
90'
M. Ross- Yellow
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 contest, FC Twente will have 27 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, NEC will have 11 points like Ajax to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away against PEC Zwolle on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

NEC will play away agasint FC Utrecht on the 17th of March with a 10-9 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (9 draws).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
7.1
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
7.0
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
7.0
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
6.4
72'
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
7.1
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
6.8
66'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
8.5
43', 76'
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
7.0
72'
F
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
7.3
75'
F
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
6.7
65'
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
8.1
90' 87'
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
6.3
72'
D
J. Mesbahi 24.Netherlands
D
M. Rots 39.Netherlands
M
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
7.0
66'
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
7.5
65'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.5
72'
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
7.0
75'

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

The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (7.1), Alfons Sampsted (6.4), Mees Hilgers (7.0), Robin Pröpper (7.1), Gijs Smal  (7.0), Sem Steijn (8.5), Mathias Kjölö (6.8), Carel Eiting  (7.0), Daan Rots (7.3), Manfred Ugalde (8.1) and Michel Vlap (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Youri Regeer (7.0), Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Mitchell van Bergen (7.5), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.5), Issam El Maach, Younes Taha (7.0), Joshua Brenet  (6.3), Przemyslaw Tyton, Juliën Mesbahi, Max Bruns, Mats Rots and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Alfons Sampsted for Joshua Brenet  (72′), Carel Eiting  for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (72′), Michel Vlap for Mitchell van Bergen (65′), Mathias Kjölö for Youri Regeer (66′) and Daan Rots for Younes Taha (75′).

Best player: Sem Steijn​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Sem Steijn.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 32 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

NEC – Formation

NEC
G
Jasper Cillessen 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
M. Ross 4.Denmark
7.7
90' 47'
D
Calvin Verdonk 24.Netherlands
6.7
D
Bart van Rooij 28.Netherlands
7.7
56'
D
Bram Nuytinck 17.Netherlands
7.5
M
Magnus Mattsson 8.Denmark
9.4
M
S. Hansen 10.Netherlands
6.8
73'
M
Lasse Schöne 20.Denmark
7.5
M
Dirk Proper 71.Netherlands
7.1
84'
M
Y. Baas 5.Netherlands
7.5
75' 65'
F
Koki Ogawa 18.Japan
6.6
88' 86'
Substitutes
G
R. Roefs 22.Netherlands
G
R. Janse 31.Netherlands
D
Sai van Wermeskerken 15.Japan
6.8
75'
M
Rober González 11.Spain
M
Mees Hoedemakers 6.Netherlands
6.4
88'
M
K. Sano 23.Japan
F
Lars Olden Larsen 14.Norway
6.4
73'

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

Rogier Meijer played with: Jasper Cillessen (6.4), Bart van Rooij (7.7), Mathias Ross (7.7), Bram Nuytinck (7.5), Calvin Verdonk (6.7), Dirk Proper (7.1), Lasse Schöne (7.5), Sontje Hansen (6.8), Magnus Mattsson (9.4), Youri Baas (7.5) and Koki Ogawa (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rober González, Lars Olden Larsen (6.4), Sai Van Wermeskerken (6.8), Mees Hoedemakers (6.4), Robin Roefs, Kodai Sano and Rijk Janse.

Substitutions

NEC made 3 changes: Sontje Hansen for Lars Olden Larsen (73′), Youri Baas for Sai Van Wermeskerken (75′) and Koki Ogawa for Mees Hoedemakers (88′).

Best player: Magnus Mattsson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Magnus Mattsson.

His rating is (9.4) with 32 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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