KERKRADE. Roda JC Kerkrade didn’t concede much to FC Groningen to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. FC Groningen was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​.

The match was played at the Parkstad Limburg Stadion stadium in Kerkrade on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler assisted by Rens Bluemink and Maarten Ketting. The 4th official was Steve Janssen. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.01 degrees Celsius or 46.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Groningen had a strong ball possession 61% while Roda JC Kerkrade was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match​.

Roda JC Kerkrade shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Groningen shot 20 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Roda JC Kerkrade received 3 yellow cards (Matisse Didden, Boyd Reith and Sami Ouaissa). On the other side, FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Jorg Schreuders).

Standings

After playing this match, Roda JC Kerkrade will have 28 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, FC Groningen will have 16 points like MVV Maastricht and Jong PSV to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Roda JC Kerkrade will play away with FC Groningen on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (6 draws).

FC Groningen will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 10th of May with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Groningen (6 draws).

Roda JC Kerkrade – Formation

Roda JC Kerkrade started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Bas Sibum decided to play with the following team: Loek Hamers (8.1), Boyd Reith (7.5), Matisse Didden (7.3), Brian Koglin (7.1), Teun Bijleveld (7.3), Rodney Kongolo (6.7), Wesley Spieringhs (7.1), Sami Ouaissa (7.5), Walid Ould-Chikh (6.8), Enrique Peña Zauner (6.4) and Maximilian Schmid (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Niek Vossebelt, Marvin Pourié (6.4), Nils Röseler, Lennerd Daneels (6.7), Lucas Beerten, Fabio Sposito, Laurit Krasniqi, Leroy Been, Jordy Steins, Arjen Van Der Heide (6.4), Saydou Bangura and Metehan Güçlü (7.1).

Substitutions

Roda JC Kerkrade made 4 changes: Enrique Peña Zauner for Marvin Pourié (46′), Maximilian Schmid for Metehan Güçlü (46′), Walid Ould-Chikh for Lennerd Daneels (68′) and Rodney Kongolo for Arjen Van Der Heide (68′).

Best player: Loek Hamers​

The player that probably impressed the most for Roda JC Kerkrade was the goalkeeper: Loek Hamers. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

FC Groningen – Formation

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

Dick Lukkien played with: Hidde Jurjus (7.3), Marco Rente (8.2), Radinio Balker (7.3), Marvin Peersman (7.5), Wouter Prins (6.6), Jorg Schreuders (7.5), Johan Hove (8.9), Joey Pelupessy (7.5), Luciano Valente (7.0), Romano Postema (7.7) and Thom van Bergen (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Laros Duarte (7.1), Kevin van Veen, Daleho Irandust, Paulos Abraham, Kristian Stromland Lien, Isak Dybvik Määttä (7.0), Liam van Gelderen, Thijmen Blokzijl, Noam Emeran, Nordin Musampa, Jasper Meijster and Dirk Baron.

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

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 2 changes: Wouter Prins for Isak Dybvik Määttä (68′) and Luciano Valente for Laros Duarte (82′).

Best player: Johan Hove​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Johan Hove.

His rating is (8.9) with 77 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Roda JC Kerkrade – FC Groningen – 0-0
• ADO Den Haag – SC Cambuur – 1-2