NIJMEGEN. Feyenoord was capable to reverse the score before demolishing NEC. It was NEC to score first with a goal from L. Schone. However, later Feyenoord found the way to reverse the score scoring 4 consecutive goals with O. Kokcu (32′), O. Kokcu (53′), A. Jahanbakhsh (64′) and G. Til (90′). Feyenoord capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel assisted by Freek Vandeursen and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 58% while NEC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the encounter.
NEC shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Feyenoord shot 27 times, 11 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
(NEC) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (87′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, NEC will stay with 26 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Feyenoord will have 42 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away against PEC Zwolle on the 5th of February with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of PEC Zwolle (4 draws).
Feyenoord will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 6th of February with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (2 draws).
NEC – Formation
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NEC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst
, Bart van Rooij , Rodrigo Guth , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Calvin Verdonk , Elayis Tavsan , Lasse Schöne , Dirk Proper , Ali Akman and Magnus Mattsson .The home team had on the bench: Ilias Bronkhorst
, Danny Vukovic, Jordy Bruijn , Guss Gertsen, Robin Roefs, Ole Romeny , Mikkel Duelund and Nils Rossen.Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: A. Akman for J. Bruijn (68′), D. Proper for O. ter Haar Romeny (68′), R. Guth for M. Duelund (75′) and C. Verdonk for I. Bronkhorst (84′).
Best player: Mattijs Branderhorst
The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was the goalkeeper: Mattijs Branderhorst. His rating is 7.70. He performed 8 saves.
Feyenoord – Formation
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Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Arne Slot played with: Justin Bijlow
, Lutsharel Geertruida , Gernot Trauner , Marcos Senesi , Tyrell Malacia , Fredrik Aursnes , Orkun Kökçü , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Guus Til , Reiss Nelson and Bryan Linssen .They had on the bench: Patrick Wålemark, Ramon Hendriks, Ofir Marciano, Jens Toornstra
, Thijs Jansen, Luis Sinisterra , Denzel Hall and Cyriel Dessers .Feyenoord could not rely on the presence of J. Toornstra (injured).
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 4 changes: R. Nelson for L. Sinisterra (67′), L. Geertruida for J. Toornstra (71′), A. Jahanbakhsh for C. Dessers (84′) and B. Linssen for D. Hall (84′).
Best player: Orkun Kökçü
The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Orkun Kökçü.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 93 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- RKC Waalwijk – Fortuna Sittard – 2-1
- NEC – Feyenoord – 1-4
- Heracles Almelo – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-1
- PSV – Ajax – 1-2
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Utrecht – 0-3