UTRECHT. FC Utrecht had a fantastic comeback against SC Cambuur.
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf assisted by Freek Vandeursen and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 6 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 153 Attack 80
- 57 Dangerous attack 35
- 64 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. SC Cambuur that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match.
FC Utrecht shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, SC Cambuur shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (W. Janssen and M. Van der Maarel). On the opposite side, SC Cambuur received 2 yellow cards (R. Maulun and R. Uldrikis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Utrecht will have 35 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, SC Cambuur will stay with 30 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will play away against Heracles Almelo on the 11th of February with a 15-9 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (12 draws).
SC Cambuur will host PEC Zwolle on the 12th of February with a 15-8 head to head in favor of PEC Zwolle (6 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
43'
30'
33', 38'
FC Utrecht adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager René Hake decided to play with the following team: Fabian De Keijzer , Mark van der Maarel , Mike Van der Hoorn , Willem Janssen , Djevencio van der Kust , Othman Boussaid , Adam Maher , Quinten Timber , Anastasios Douvikas , Simon Gustafsson and Mimoun Mahi .
The home team had on the bench: Remco Balk, Moussa Sylla, Bart Ramselaar , Rick Meissen, Thijmen Nijhuis, Joris van Overeem , Henk Veerman and Eric Oelschlägel.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 4 changes: M. van der Hoorn for H. Veerman (30′), M. Mahi for B. Ramselaar (72′), Q. Timber for J. van Overeem (73′) and A. Douvikas for M. Sylla (83′).
Best player: Anastasios Douvikas
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Anastasios Douvikas.
His rating is with 2 goals, 8 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 16.
SC Cambuur – Formation
SC Cambuur
Also SC Cambuur adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Henk de Jong played with: Sonny Stevens , Doke Schmidt , Marco Tol , Erik Schouten , Alex Bangura , Jamie Jacobs , Mees Hoedemakers , Robin Maulun , Issa Kallon , Roberts Uldriķis and Patrick Joosten .
These were the players on the bench: Bret Minnema, Jhondly van der Meer, David Sambissa , Pieter Bos, Nick Doodeman, Sekou Sylla, Calvin Mac-Intosh , Tamás Kiss, Michael Breij , Jasper ter Heide and Tom Boere.
SC Cambuur could not rely on the presence of C. Mac-Intosch (injured).
Substitutions
SC Cambuur made 6 changes: M. Hoedemakers for C. Mac-Intosch (45′), M. Tol for J. Ter Heide (66′), I. Kallon for M. Breij (66′), R. Maulun for D. Sambissa (77′), P. Joosten for T. Kiss (83′) and J. Jacobs for T. Boere (83′).
Best player: Erik Schouten
The most impressive player for SC Cambuur was Erik Schouten.
His rating is with 2 goals, 59 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Utrecht – SC Cambuur – 3-2
- Fortuna Sittard – SC Heerenveen – 2-0
- PEC Zwolle – NEC – 1-1
- PSV – AZ – 1-2
- FC Twente – Vitesse – 3-0
