ARNHEM. Vitesse defeats AFC 1-0 after D. Pröpper  scored just 1 goal (27′). Vitesse was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 7,778 spectators.​ The referee was Alex Bos with the collaboration of Stefan de Groot and Halis Murat Kucukerbir. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vitesse had a superior ball possession 61% while AFC was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitesse was more pushing with 95 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vitesse won the match​.

Vitesse shot 21 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, AFC shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Vitesse received 1 yellow card (Dominik Oroz). On the opposite side, AFC didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this contest, Vitesse has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, AFC stays with points (0th).

Next matches

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Edward Sturing decided to play with the following team: Markus Schubert (7.0), Dominik Oroz (7.1), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (7.9), Ramon Hendriks (7.7), Mica Pinto (7.3), Melle Meulensteen (7.7), Davy Pröpper  (8.1), Million Manhoef (7.9), Mathijs Tielemans (7.3), Gyan de Regt (7.5) and Andy Visser (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Eloy Room, Carlens Arcus, Amine Boutrah (6.8), Marco van Ginkel  (7.0), Joel Voelkerling Persson, Enzo Cornelisse (6.8), Kacper Kozlowski, Thomas Buitink , Toni Domgjoni (6.7), Giovanni van Zwam (6.8), Tom Bramel and Mats Egbring.

Vitesse could not rely on the presence of Toni Domgjoni (injured).

Substitutions

Vitesse made 5 changes: Dominik Oroz for Giovanni van Zwam (46′), Million Manhoef for Amine Boutrah (59′), Mica Pinto for Enzo Cornelisse (59′), Davy Pröpper  for Marco van Ginkel  (60′) and Melle Meulensteen for Toni Domgjoni (71′).

Player of the match: Davy Pröpper ​

The most impressive player for Vitesse was Davy Pröpper .

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 46 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

AFC – Formation

AFC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Benno Nihom played with: Gijs van Zetten (9.1), Mitch van Kempen (7.1), Dalian Maatsen (6.8), Tim Linthorst (7.3), Guus van Weerdenburg (7.0), Cody Claver (6.3), Noa Benninga (6.7), Oussama Siali (7.0), Milan Hoek (6.6), Gábor Babos (6.4) and Splinter de Mooij (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Raily Ignacio, Matthijs Jesse (7.0), Sven Ederveen, Djuric Ascencion (7.0), Nigel Hasselbaink, Soufiane Hetli (7.3), Milan Eliasar, Daniel Nolet, Julian van der Greft (6.8), Wessel Been (7.0), Marciano Mengerink and Marijn Dijkstra.

Substitutions

AFC made 5 changes: Oussama Siali for Wessel Been (46′), Gábor Babos for Matthijs Jesse (59′), Noa Benninga for Julian van der Greft (59′), Milan Hoek for Djuric Ascencion (77′) and Guus van Weerdenburg for Soufiane Hetli (78′).

Player of the match: Gijs van Zetten​

The most impressive player for AFC was the goalkeeper: Gijs van Zetten. His rating is 9.08. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the KNVB Beker.​

• Vitesse – AFC – 1-0