GRONINGEN. FC Groningen was capable to reverse the score against Jong Utrecht to win 2-1. It was Jong Utrecht to strike first with a goal of Jesse van de Haar at the 38′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Romano Postema gave the win to FC Groningen in the 71′ minute. FC Groningen was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 18,698 spectators.​ The referee was Wouter Wiersma assisted by Rick van Rijn and Jeremy van der Ley. The 4th official was Shona Shukrula. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.16 degrees Celsius or 44.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Groningen

2 - 1

Jong Utrecht

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 18 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 120 Attack 78
  • 85 Dangerous attack 22
  • 31 Ball safe 37
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

FC Groningen was in firm control of the ball 61% while Jong Utrecht was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Groningen won the match​.

FC Groningen shot 18 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Jong Utrecht shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Jong Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (Rafik el Arguioui, Wessel Kooy and Yannick Leliendal).

Match Timeline

30'
Yannick Leliendal- Yellow
38'
J. van de Haar(goal)Mees Akkerman
46'
Nordin Bukala- sub ->Gibson Yah
Nick Bakker- sub ->Isak Dybvik Määttä
59'
Tika de Jonge- sub ->Joey Pelupessy
59'
60'
Wessel Kooy- Yellow
Laros Duarte(goal)
61'
64'
Tobias Augustinus-Jensen- sub ->Adrian Blake
64'
Romano Postema(goal)Thom van Bergen
71'
78'
Rafik el Arguioui- sub ->Sil van der Wegen
78'
Emil Rohd- sub ->Mees Akkerman
Fofin Turay- sub ->Thom van Bergen
85'
Kian Slor- sub ->Luciano Valente
85'
90'
Rafik el Arguioui- Yellow
84'
Lynden Edhart- sub ->Yannick Leliendal

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Willem II
79
38
FC Groningen
75
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
75
38
FC Dordrecht
69
38
ADO Den Haag
63
38
De Graafschap
63
38
FC Emmen
57
38
NAC Breda
56
38
MVV Maastricht
56
38
Jong AZ
56
38
Helmond Sport
51
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
SC Cambuur
47
38
FC Eindhoven
43
38
Jong Ajax
40
38
Jong PSV
40
38
Telstar
35
38
TOP Oss
34
38
FC Den Bosch
33
38
Jong Utrecht
26
38

After this match, FC Groningen has 32 points like FC Emmen to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Jong Utrecht will stays with 18 points like Jong PSV to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Groningen will play away with Jong Ajax on the 15th of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Groningen (0 draws).

Jong Utrecht will host VVV-Venlo on the 15th of January with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of VVV-Venlo (2 draws).

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen
G
Hidde Jurjus 21.Netherlands
7.0
D
Marco Rente 5.Germany
7.7
D
Leandro Bacuna 8.Curaçao
7.3
D
Isak Dybvik Määttä 18.Norway
6.7
59'
D
Marvin Peersman 43.Belgium
7.7
M
Joey Pelupessy 4.Netherlands
7.5
59'
M
Laros Duarte 6.Cape Verde
8.8
61'
M
Jorg Schreuders 14.Netherlands
7.0
M
Luciano Valente 40.Italy
7.0
85'
F
Thom van Bergen 25.Netherlands
7.3
85'
F
Romano Postema 29.Netherlands
6.7
71'
Substitutes
G
Jasper Meijster 44.Netherlands
G
Dirk Baron 45.Netherlands
D
Nick Bakker 15.Netherlands
6.7
59'
D
T. Blokzijl 20.Netherlands
D
Nordin Musampa 24.Netherlands
F
Kian Slor 38.Netherlands
6.6
85'
F
Fofin Turay 42.Netherlands
6.4
85'
F
Tika de Jonge 47.Netherlands
7.0
59'

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

The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Hidde Jurjus (7.0), Leandro Bacuna (7.3), Marco Rente (7.7), Marvin Peersman (7.7), Isak Dybvik Määttä (6.7), Jorg Schreuders (7.0), Laros Duarte (8.8), Joey Pelupessy (7.5), Luciano Valente (7.0), Thom van Bergen (7.3) and Romano Postema (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Bakker (6.7), Thijmen Blokzijl, Nordin Musampa, Kian Slor (6.6), Fofin Turay (6.4), Jasper Meijster, Dirk Baron, Tika de Jonge (7.0), Steyn Potma, Nils Eggens and Roy Leicester.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 3 changes: Isak Dybvik Määttä for Nick Bakker (59′), Thom van Bergen for Fofin Turay (85′) and Luciano Valente for Kian Slor (85′).

Player of the match: Laros Duarte​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Laros Duarte.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 78 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

Jong Utrecht – Formation

Jong Utrecht
G
C. Raatsie 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Rickson van Hees 2.Netherlands
6.3
D
Wessel Kooy 3.Netherlands
6.6
60'
D
Nazjir Held 5.Curaçao
6.8
D
Joshua Mukeh 14.Netherlands
6.4
M
Gibson Yah 6.Netherlands
7.1
46'
M
Yannick Leliendal 8.Netherlands
7.0
84' 30'
M
Sil van der Wegen 10.Netherlands
6.8
78'
F
Mees Akkerman 7.Netherlands
7.7
78'
F
J. van de Haar 9.Netherlands
7.3
64' 38'
F
Adrian Blake 11.England
6.6
64'
Substitutes
G
Kevin Gadellaa 31.Netherlands
D
Achraf Boumenjal 12.Netherlands
D
Per Kloosterboer 15.Netherlands
D
Björn Hardley 23.Netherlands
M
Nordin Bukala 16.Netherlands
7.0
46'
M
Olivier van Eldik 18.Netherlands
M
Lynden Edhart 20.Netherlands
6.8
84'
M
Rafik el Arguioui 22.Netherlands
7.0
78' 90'
F
Emil Rohd 17.Denmark
7.0
78'
F
Mees Rijks 19.Netherlands
7.0
64'
F
Tobias Augustinus-Jensen 21.Denmark
6.8
64'
F
Aurelio Oehlers 25.Netherlands

Jong Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ivar van Dinteren played with: Calvin Raatsie (6.4), Rickson van Hees (6.3), Wessel Kooy (6.6), Joshua Mukeh (6.4), Nazjir Held (6.8), Sil van der Wegen (6.8), Gibson Yah (7.1), Yannick Leliendal (7.0), Mees Akkerman (7.7), Jesse van de Haar (7.3) and Adrian Blake (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Achraf Boumenjal, Per Kloosterboer, Nordin Bukala (7.0), Emil Rohd (7.0), Olivier van Eldik, Mees Rijks (7.0), Lynden Edhart (6.8), Tobias Augustinus-Jensen (6.8), Rafik el Arguioui (7.0), Björn Hardley, Aurelio Oehlers and Kevin Gadellaa.

Substitutions

Jong Utrecht made 6 changes: Adrian Blake for Tobias Augustinus-Jensen (64′), Gibson Yah for Nordin Bukala (46′), Jesse van de Haar for Mees Rijks (64′), Sil van der Wegen for Rafik el Arguioui (78′), Mees Akkerman for Emil Rohd (78′) and Yannick Leliendal for Lynden Edhart (84′).

Player of the match: Mees Akkerman​

The player that probably impressed the most for Jong Utrecht was Mees Akkerman.

His rating is 7.7 with 15 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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