DEN HAAG. ADO Den Haag beats De Graafschap 5-3 after playing a incredible match. ADO Den Haag took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Bingoal Stadion stadium in Den Haag on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the assistance of Halis Murat Kucukerbir and Luc de Koning. The 4th official was Preston Henshuijs. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 5.65 degrees Celsius or 42.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

ADO Den Haag had a strong ball possession 57% while De Graafschap was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

ADO Den Haag was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why ADO Den Haag won the match​.

ADO Den Haag shot 18 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, De Graafschap shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

ADO Den Haag didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, De Graafschap received 1 yellow card (Levi Schoppema).

Standings

After playing this match, ADO Den Haag has 40 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, De Graafschap will stays with 33 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, ADO Den Haag will play away with VVV-Venlo on the 19th of January with a 9-6 head to head in favor of ADO Den Haag (7 draws).

De Graafschap will play away against FC Eindhoven on the 19th of January with a 15-7 head to head stats in favor of De Graafschap (4 draws).

ADO Den Haag – Formation

ADO Den Haag started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Darije Kalezić decided to play with the following team: Tim Coremans (6.3), Tyrese Asante (6.6), Daniel Granli (6.0), Matteo Waem (6.3), Bart van Hintum (7.0), Kürşad Sürmeli (7.1), Silvinho Esajas (7.9), Daryl van Mieghem (9.2), J. van der Sande (7.3), Joel Ideho (8.5) and Henk Veerman (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Malik Sellouki, Lasse Vigen Christensen (6.7), Henri Koudossou, Amir Absalem (6.8), Calvin Gustina, Jerry van Ewijk, Sacha Komljenovic, N. Marsman, Justin Che (7.0), Gylermo Siereveld, David van de Riet and Finn de Bruin.

Substitutions

ADO Den Haag made 5 changes: Daniel Granli for Lasse Vigen Christensen (46′), Henk Veerman for Gylermo Siereveld (90′), Joel Ideho for Amir Absalem (82′), Tyrese Asante for Justin Che (74′) and Henk Veerman for Gylermo Siereveld (90′).

Player of the match: Daryl van Mieghem​

The most impressive player for ADO Den Haag was Daryl van Mieghem.

His rating is 9.2 with 1 goal, 27 passes (59% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Jan Vreman played with: Thijs Jansen (6.4), Jeffry Fortes (6.4), Joran Hardeman (6.6), Xandro Schenk (6.3), Levi Schoppema (7.0), Donny Warmerdam (6.4), David Flakus Bosilj (6.4), Philip Brittijn (6.4), Simon Colyn (7.1), Basar Önal (7.9) and Devin Haen  (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mees Bakker, Lion Kaak, Mimoun Mahi (7.7), Ralf Seuntjens (7.3), Ties Wieggers, Maas Willemsen, Blnd Hassan (6.7), Tristan van Gilst (6.8), Anis Yadir, Jesper van Riel, Stan Wevers and Ezra van der Heiden (6.8).

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 4 changes: Basar Önal for Ezra van der Heiden (78′), David Flakus Bosilj for Tristan van Gilst (69′), Devin Haen  for Ralf Seuntjens (69′) and Simon Colyn for Mimoun Mahi (69′).

Player of the match: Basar Önal​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for De Graafschap was Basar Önal.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 24 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Telstar – Jong AZ – 1-1
• SC Cambuur – MVV Maastricht – 5-2
• FC Dordrecht – Helmond Sport – 2-0
• TOP Oss – Willem II – 0-5
• ADO Den Haag – De Graafschap – 5-3