ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord recovers against NEC with a goal on the D. Proper 45′ and a goal on the M. Mattsson 53′. Feyenoord was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk assisted by Rogier Honig and Yorden Weterings. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.99 degrees Celsius or 42.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Feyenoord had a strong ball possession 69% while NEC was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord had a more offensive attitude with 97 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Feyenoord to win the match.
Feyenoord shot 25 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, NEC shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord received 2 yellow cards (Quinten Timber and Mats Wieffer). Regarding the opposition, NEC received 2 yellow cards (Calvin Verdonk and Bart van Rooij).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Feyenoord has 39 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, NEC will has 22 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away with Vitesse on the 21st of January with a 19-8 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (10 draws).
NEC will host FC Twente on the 20th of January with a 18-6 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
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Feyenoord started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow , Lutsharel Geertruida , Gernot Trauner , David Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Mats Wieffer , Quinten Timber , Javairô Dilrosun , Calvin Stengs , Igor Paixão and Santiago Gimenez .
The home team had on the bench: Bart Nieuwkoop , Thomas Beelen, Marcos López, Thomas van den Belt , Luka Ivanusec , Timon Wellenreuther, Gjivai Zechiël, Leo Sauer , Antoni Milambo , Kostas Lamprou and Ondrej Lingr .
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 5 changes: Gernot Trauner for Bart Nieuwkoop (63′), Igor Paixão for Leo Sauer (63′), Javairô Dilrosun for Ondrej Lingr (71′), Calvin Stengs for Thomas van den Belt (80′) and Quilindschy Hartman for Luka Ivanusec (80′).
Player of the match: Mats Wieffer
The most impressive player for Feyenoord was Mats Wieffer.
His rating is with 86 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.
NEC – Formation
NEC
NEC started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Rogier Meijer played with: Elayis Tavsan , Jasper Cillessen , Bart van Rooij , Philippe Sandler , Bram Nuytinck , Calvin Verdonk , Dirk Proper , Sontje Hansen , Rober González , Magnus Mattsson and Youri Baas , Koki Ogawa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mathias Ross , Sai Van Wermeskerken , Robin Roefs, Kodai Sano , Lars Olden Larsen, Yvandro Borges Sanches and Rijk Janse.
NEC could not rely on the presence of Sai Van Wermeskerken (injured).
Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: Bart van Rooij for Sai Van Wermeskerken (29′), Rober González for Kodai Sano (67′), Youri Baas for Yvandro Borges Sanches (78′) and Sontje Hansen for Mathias Ross (85′).
Player of the match: Dirk Proper
The most impressive player for NEC was Dirk Proper.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
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
