ARNHEM. Vitesse and FC Utrecht didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. FC Utrecht was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 14,207 spectators. The referee was Richard Martens with the support of Joost van Zuilen and Rens Bluemink. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was light intensity drizzle. The temperature was quite cold at 3.93 degrees Celsius or 39.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 12 Total 20
- 6 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 8
- 119 Attack 101
- 34 Dangerous attack 58
- 74 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 14
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Utrecht had a superior ball possession 60% while Vitesse was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the match.
Vitesse shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht shot 20 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Vitesse received 1 yellow card (Kacper Kozlowski). On the other side, FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Souffian El Karouani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vitesse has 12 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht will has 18 points like Heracles Almelo to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will host Feyenoord on the 21st of January with a 19-8 head to head in favor of Feyenoord (10 draws).
FC Utrecht will host PSV on the 21st of January with a 28-4 head to head record in favor of PSV (6 draws).
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
75'
43'
Vitesse adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Edward Sturing decided to play with the following team: Eloy Room , Dominik Oroz , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Ramon Hendriks , Enzo Cornelisse , Toni Domgjoni , Melle Meulensteen , Million Manhoef , Kacper Kozlowski , Amine Boutrah and Marco van Ginkel .
The home team had on the bench: Mathijs Tielemans , Gyan de Regt, Giovanni van Zwam, Mica Pinto, Joel Voelkerling Persson, Thomas Buitink , Davy Pröpper , Markus Schubert, Tom Bramel, Mats Egbring and Andy Visser .
Vitesse could not rely on the presence of Mats Egbring (injured).
Substitutions
Vitesse made 3 changes: Kacper Kozlowski for Mathijs Tielemans (64′), Dominik Oroz for Mats Egbring (75′) and Toni Domgjoni for Davy Pröpper (75′).
Player of the match: Ramon Hendriks
The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was Ramon Hendriks.
His rating is with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
Also FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ron Jans played with: Mats Seuntjens, Vasilis Barkas , Hidde ter Avest , Ryan Flamingo , Nick Viergever , Souffian El Karouani , Can Bozdogan , Oscar Fraulo , Othmane Boussaid , Victor Jensen and Bart Ramselaar , Sam Lammers .
They had on the bench: Yannick Leliendal, Ole Romeny , Mark van der Maarel, Mike van der Hoorn , Taylor Booth , Adrian Blake , Jens Toornstra , Modibo Sagnan , Mattijs Branderhorst, Silas Andersen and Kevin Gadellaa.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Nick Viergever for Modibo Sagnan (82′), Othmane Boussaid for Adrian Blake (88′), Oscar Fraulo for Mike van der Hoorn (82′), Victor Jensen for Jens Toornstra (65′) and Bart Ramselaar for Ole Romeny (65′).
Player of the match: Souffian El Karouani
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Souffian El Karouani.
His rating is with 50 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Vitesse – FC Utrecht – 0-0
- FC Volendam – Almere City – 0-1
- Feyenoord – NEC – 2-2
- Go Ahead Eagles – Ajax – 2-3
