UTRECHT. FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk draw 1-1. V. Jensen scored the first goal (28′) for FC Utrecht. M. Kramer equalized (45′) with a penalty. FC Utrecht was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 22,033 spectators. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.07 degrees Celsius or 46.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 6 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 77 Attack 112
- 45 Dangerous attack 32
- 95 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 2
- 10 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FC Utrecht had a strong ball possession 57% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the match.
FC Utrecht shot 17 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk received 4 yellow cards (K. Felida, Yassin Oukili, Shawn Adewoye and K. Felida).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Utrecht has 17 points like Excelsior and PEC Zwolle to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, RKC Waalwijk will has 14 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away with Vitesse on the 14th of January with a 17-14 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (12 draws).
RKC Waalwijk will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of January with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Heracles Almelo (5 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas
, Hidde ter Avest , Ryan Flamingo , Nick Viergever , Souffian El Karouani , Can Bozdogan , Oscar Fraulo , Othmane Boussaid , Victor Jensen , Bart Ramselaar and Mats Seuntjens .The home team had on the bench: Mark van der Maarel, Taylor Booth
, Marouan Azarkan , Zidane Iqbal , Jens Toornstra , Mattijs Branderhorst, Calvin Raatsie, Rickson van Hees, Yannick Leliendal , Joshua Mukeh and Ole Romeny .FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Jens Toornstra (injured).
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 6 changes: Mats Seuntjens for Ole Romeny (46′), Othmane Boussaid for Marouan Azarkan (73′), Souffian El Karouani for Yannick Leliendal (90′), Bart Ramselaar for Taylor Booth (63′), Oscar Fraulo for Zidane Iqbal (63′) and Marouan Azarkan for Jens Toornstra (81′).
Player of the match: Victor Jensen
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Victor Jensen.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.RKC Waalwijk – Formation
Also RKC Waalwijk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Henk Fraser played with: Etienne Vaessen
, Julian Lelieveld , Shawn Adewoye , Dario Van den Buijs , Aaron Meijers , G. Roemeratoe , Yassin Oukili , Denilho Cleonise , Reuven Niemeijer , Chris Lokesa and Michiel Kramer .These were the players on the bench: Filip Stevanovic
, Thierry Lutonda, Patrick Vroegh, David Min, Zakaria Bakkali, Mark Spenkelink, Richonell Margaret, Jeroen Houwen, Raz Meir, J. Gaari , Daouda Weidmann and K. Felida .RKC Waalwijk could not rely on the presence of K. Felida (injured).
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 3 changes: Dario Van den Buijs for K. Felida (88′), Reuven Niemeijer for Filip Stevanovic (73′) and G. Roemeratoe for J. Gaari (65′).
Player of the match: Etienne Vaessen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was the goalkeeper: Etienne Vaessen. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – FC Volendam – 1-2
- FC Utrecht – RKC Waalwijk – 1-1
- Excelsior – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-1