ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord conquers FC Volendam 3-1. Feyenoord was surely superior in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof assisted by Stefan de Groot and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.19 degrees Celsius or 39.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Timeline

Quinten Timber(goal)Lutsharel Geertruida
13'
17'
Zach Booth- sub ->Benaissa Benamar
31'
Ayase Ueda- sub ->Luka Ivanusec
57'
Ramiz Zerrouki- sub ->Marcos López
57'
Igor Paixão- sub ->Antoni Milambo
58'
Leo Sauer- sub ->Yankuba Minteh
66'
67'
Q. Hoeve- sub ->Lequincio Zeefuik
73'
Bram van Driel- sub ->Xavier Mbuyamba
Igor Paixão- Yellow
76'
81'
90'
Mio Backhaus- Yellow
Santiago Gimenez(goal)Javairô Dilrosun
90'
Igor Paixão(goal)Leo Sauer
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, Feyenoord has 35 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, FC Volendam will stays with 8 points like Vitesse to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away with Heracles Almelo on the 17th of December with a 23-4 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (10 draws).

FC Volendam will play away against SC Heerenveen on the 16th of December with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of SC Heerenveen (0 draws).

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord
G
Justin Bijlow 1.Netherlands
7.0
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 4.Netherlands
7.3
81'
D
Q. Hartman 5.Netherlands
D
Gernot Trauner 18.Austria
7.7
D
Dávid Hancko 33.Slovakia
7.7
D
M. López 15.Peru
6.7
57'
M
Quinten Timber 8.Netherlands
8.2
13'
M
Luka Ivanusec 17.Croatia
7.3
57'
M
Mats Wieffer 20.Netherlands
9.1
M
Yankuba Minteh 19.Gambia
6.8
66'
M
A. Milambo 27.Netherlands
7.3
58'
F
C. Stengs 10.Netherlands
F
Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Timon Wellenreuther 22.Germany
G
Kostas Lamprou 31.Greece
D
Thomas Beelen 3.Netherlands
M
Ramiz Zerrouki 6.Algeria
7.5
57'
M
Thomas van den Belt 16.Netherlands
M
G. Zechiël 24.Netherlands
M
Ondrej Lingr 32.Czech Republic
F
Ayase Ueda 9.Japan
7.0
57'
F
Javairô Dilrosun 11.Netherlands
7.9
81'
F
Igor Paixão 14.Brazil
7.8
58' 76' 90'
F
Leo Sauer 25.Slovakia
7.7
66'

Feyenoord adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Quilindschy Hartman, Calvin Stengs, Justin Bijlow (7.0), Lutsharel Geertruida (7.3), Gernot Trauner (7.7), David Hancko (7.7), Marcos López (6.7), Mats Wieffer (9.1), Quinten Timber (8.2), Yankuba Minteh  (6.8), Antoni Milambo  (7.3), Luka Ivanusec (7.3) and Santiago Gimenez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ramiz Zerrouki (7.5), Thomas Beelen, Ayase Ueda (7.0), Javairô Dilrosun (7.9), Igor Paixão (7.8), Thomas van den Belt, Timon Wellenreuther, Gjivai Zechiël, Leo Sauer (7.7), Kostas Lamprou and Ondrej Lingr.

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: Luka Ivanusec for Ayase Ueda (57′), Lutsharel Geertruida for Javairô Dilrosun (81′), Marcos López for Ramiz Zerrouki (57′), Antoni Milambo  for Igor Paixão (58′) and Yankuba Minteh  for Leo Sauer (66′).

Player of the match: Mats Wieffer​

The most impressive player for Feyenoord was Mats Wieffer even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.1 with 108 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 19. He performed 4 crosses.

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Mio Backhaus 1.Germany
7.3
90'
D
Oskar Buur 2.Denmark
6.3
D
George Cox 5.England
D
J. Flint 28.England
7.3
D
Brian Plat 3.Netherlands
6.7
D
Xavier Mbuyamba 31.Netherlands
7.3
73'
M
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
7.0
M
Benaissa Benamar 6.Morocco
6.6
17'
M
Calvin Twigt 17.Netherlands
6.4
F
Bilal Ould-Chikh 11.Netherlands
6.0
F
M. de Haan 36.Netherlands
7.0
F
Lequincio Zeefuik 25.Netherlands
7.3
67' 31'
Substitutes
G
K. van Oevelen 20.Netherlands
G
B. Lauwers 22.Netherlands
D
Achraf Douiri 24.Netherlands
D
R. Tol 29.Netherlands
M
Zach Booth 7.United States
6.4
17'
M
Imran Nazih 16.Netherlands
M
Q. Hoeve 27.Netherlands
6.3
67'
M
Bram van Driel 48.Netherlands
6.4
73'
F
Robert Mühren 21.Netherlands
F
Garang Kuol 14.Australia

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

Michael Dingsdag played with: George Cox, Mio Backhaus (7.3), Oskar Buur  (6.3), Xavier Mbuyamba (7.3), Josh Flint (7.3), Brian Plat (6.7), Benaissa Benamar (6.6), Calvin Twigt (6.4), Damon Mirani (7.0), Milan de Haan (7.0), Lequincio Zeefuik (7.3), Bilal Ould-Chikh (6.0).

These were the players on the bench: Zach Booth (6.4), Robert Mühren, Garang Kuol, Imran Nazih, Kayne van Oevelen, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri , Hoeve Quincy (6.3), Rob Tol, Luc van Koeverden and Bram van Driel (6.4).

FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of Zach Booth (injured).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 2 changes: Benaissa Benamar for Zach Booth (17′) and Lequincio Zeefuik for Hoeve Quincy (67′).

Player of the match: Mio Backhaus​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was the goalkeeper: Mio Backhaus. His rating is 7.34. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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