ROTTERDAM. Go Ahead Eagles defeats Sparta Rotterdam with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Thór (7′) and a penalty scored by V. Edvardsen (51′). Sparta Rotterdam lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie assisted by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.16 degrees Celsius or 39.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 20 Total 7
- 4 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 98
- 56 Dangerous attack 41
- 101 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sparta Rotterdam had a superior ball possession 59% while Go Ahead Eagles was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Rotterdam was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Go Ahead Eagles succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Sparta Rotterdam shot 20 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sparta Rotterdam didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles received 3 yellow cards (Jamal Amofa, Bas Kuipers and Bobby Adekanye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sparta Rotterdam stays with 25 points like NEC to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles will has 26 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away against RKC Waalwijk on the 27th of January with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (7 draws).
Go Ahead Eagles will host NEC on the 28th of January with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (8 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
83'
Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jeroen Rijsdijk decided to play with the following team: N. Olij , Saïd Bakari , Rick Meissen , Tijs Velthuis , Djevencio van der Kust , Joshua Kitolano , Jonathan de Guzmán , Shunsuke Mito , Arno Verschueren , Charles-Andreas Brym and Tobias Lauritsen .
The home team had on the bench: Django Warmerdam , Sergi Rosanas, Mike Eerdhuijzen , Rayvien Rosario , Metinho , Pelle Clement , Youri Schoonderwaldt and Delano van Crooy.
Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of Rayvien Rosario (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: Tobias Lauritsen for Rayvien Rosario (70′), Jonathan de Guzmán for Pelle Clement (67′), Shunsuke Mito for Metinho (67′), Djevencio van der Kust for Django Warmerdam (83′) and Rick Meissen for Mike Eerdhuijzen (83′).
Player of the match: Joshua Kitolano
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Joshua Kitolano.
His rating is with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Go Ahead Eagles – Formation
Go Ahead Eagles
27'
7'
Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
René Hake played with: Philippe Rommens, Jeffrey de Lange , Mats Deijl , Jamal Amofa , Joris Kramer , Bas Kuipers , Evert Linthorst , Enric Llansana , Bobby Adekanye , Willum Thór Willumsson and J. Breum , Victor Edvardsen .
These were the players on the bench: Gerrit Nauber, Oliver Valaker Edvardsen , Sylla Sow, Dean James, Darío Serra, Xander Blomme , Erwin Mulder, Luca Everink, Finn Stokkers , Sven Jansen and Thibo Baeten .
Substitutions
Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: Bobby Adekanye for Thibo Baeten (79′), Victor Edvardsen for Finn Stokkers (80′), J. Breum for Xander Blomme (66′) and Evert Linthorst for Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (66′).
Player of the match: Jeffrey de Lange
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was the goalkeeper: Jeffrey de Lange. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Utrecht – PSV – 1-1
- Ajax – RKC Waalwijk – 4-1
- Sparta Rotterdam – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-2
- Vitesse – Feyenoord – 1-2
