ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord defeats AZ 1-0 after Q. Timber scored just 1 goal (24′).

The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the support of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Martin van den Kerkhof. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.04 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Feyenoord had a strong ball possession 55% while AZ was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match​.

Feyenoord shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, AZ shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Feyenoord received 2 yellow cards (Ramiz Zerrouki and Quinten Timber). On the other side, AZ received 1 yellow card (Bruno Martins Indi ).

Standings

After playing this contest, Feyenoord will have 29 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, AZ will stay with 26 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away against FC Volendam on the 3rd of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).

AZ will host FC Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head record in favor of AZ (9 draws).

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow  (7.0), Lutsharel Geertruida (7.3), Gernot Trauner (7.3), David Hancko (7.1), Quilindschy Hartman (7.1), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (8.5), Mats Wieffer (7.3), Quinten Timber (8.9), Igor Paixão (7.0), Calvin Stengs (6.4) and Santiago Gimenez  (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ramiz Zerrouki (6.8), Thomas Beelen, Ayase Ueda (6.8), Javairô Dilrosun, Marcos López, Thomas van den Belt, Luka Ivanusec (6.6), Timon Wellenreuther, Leo Sauer, Antoni Milambo , Kostas Lamprou and Ondrej Lingr.

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 3 changes: Santiago Gimenez  for Ayase Ueda (66′), Igor Paixão for Ramiz Zerrouki (66′) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Luka Ivanusec (80′).

Best player: Quinten Timber​

The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Quinten Timber.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 29 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork twice times.

AZ – Formation

AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pascal Jansen played with: Mathew Ryan (7.5), Yukinari Sugawara (6.8), Riechedly Bazoer (6.6), Bruno Martins Indi  (7.0), David Møller Wolfe (6.8), Sven Mijnans (6.4), Jordy Clasie  (7.5), Ibrahim Sadiq (6.3), Dani de Wit (6.4), Ruben van Bommel (6.4) and Vangelis Pavlidis (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Alexandre Penetra, Tiago Dantas , Jens Odgaard (6.6), Hobie Verhulst, Djordje Mihailovic, Myron van Brederode  (6.7), Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro , Ernest Poku (6.8), Kenzo Goudmijn (6.8), Mexx Meerdink , Denso Kasius (6.6) and Wouter Goes .

Substitutions

AZ made 5 changes: Sven Mijnans for Kenzo Goudmijn (55′), Ruben van Bommel for Ernest Poku (55′), David Møller Wolfe for Denso Kasius (76′), Ibrahim Sadiq for Myron van Brederode  (55′) and Dani de Wit for Jens Odgaard (80′).

Best player: Mathew Ryan​

The player that probably impressed the most for AZ was the goalkeeper: Mathew Ryan. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• FC Utrecht – Excelsior – 2-2
• FC Volendam – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-4
• Feyenoord – AZ – 1-0
• Almere City – Ajax – 2-2
• PSV – PEC Zwolle – 4-0