De Graafschap prevails over VVV-Venlo 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

DOETINCHEM. De Graafschap was eventually too much to handle for VVV-Venlo.

January 27, 2024

DOETINCHEM. De Graafschap was after all too good for VVV-Venlo with the goal of Devin Haen (32′), Jeffry Fortes (55′) and Ralf Seuntjens (84′).

The match was played at the Stadion De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the help of Erik Koopman and Jari de Koning. The 4th official was Shona Shukrula. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 48.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

De Graafschap

3 - 0

VVV-Venlo

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

22 Total 16
8 On Target 4
7 Off Target 8
7 Shots blocked 4

98 Attack 97
76 Dangerous attack 40
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

5 Total 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. De Graafschap was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. VVV-Venlo that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

De Graafschap was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why De Graafschap won the match.

De Graafschap shot 22 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, VVV-Venlo shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Also, VVV-Venlo didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jan de Boer (VVV-Venlo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (89′).

Match Timeline

12'

Joep Kluskens- sub ->D. Timber

Devin Haen (goal)David Flakus Bosilj

32'

Jeffry Fortes(goal)Simon Colyn

55'

65'

Pepijn Doesburg- sub ->Thijme Verheijen

66'

Jesper van Riel- sub ->Devin Haen

71'

Ralf Seuntjens- sub ->Alexander Büttner

71'

Mimoun Mahi- sub ->Simon Colyn

80'

Ralf Seuntjens(goal)Mimoun Mahi

84'

90'

J. Craenmehr- sub ->Michalis Kosidis

Tristan van Gilst- sub ->Basar Önal

86'

89'

Jan de Boer- Red

90'

J. Craenmehr- sub ->Michalis Kosidis

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, De Graafschap has 42 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, VVV-Venlo will stays with 33 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap will play away against NAC Breda on the 2nd of February with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of NAC Breda (2 draws).

VVV-Venlo will host Jong PSV on the 2nd of February with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Jong PSV (3 draws).

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap

Thijs Jansen 35.Netherlands

7.1

Xandro Schenk 4.Netherlands

7.1

Joran Hardeman 14.Netherlands

8.1

Jeffry Fortes 22.Cape Verde

8.1

55'

Alexander Büttner 28.Netherlands

7.8

71'

Donny Warmerdam 8.Netherlands

7.5

Simon Colyn 11.Canada

8.1

80'

Philip Brittijn 23.Netherlands

6.7

D. Flakus Bosilj 7.Slovenia

7.3

Devin Haen 9.Netherlands

7.5

71'

32'

Basar Önal 33.Netherlands

7.8

86'

Substitutes

Ties Wieggers 16.Netherlands

Edwin Danquah 48.Netherlands

Maas Willemsen 24.Netherlands

Jesper van Riel 36.Netherlands

6.8

71'

Lion Kaak 6.Netherlands

Giovanni Büttner 18.Netherlands

Anis Yadir 34.Netherlands

Stan Wevers 42.Netherlands

Mimoun Mahi 10.Morocco

7.7

80'

Ralf Seuntjens 15.Netherlands

7.5

71'

84'

Blnd Hassan 26.Iraq

Tristan van Gilst 30.Netherlands

86'

De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jan Vreman decided to play with the following team: Thijs Jansen (7.1), Jeffry Fortes (8.1), Joran Hardeman (8.1), Xandro Schenk (7.1), Alexander Büttner (7.8), Simon Colyn (8.1), Philip Brittijn (6.7), Donny Warmerdam (7.5), David Flakus Bosilj (7.3), Devin Haen (7.5) and Basar Önal (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lion Kaak, Mimoun Mahi (7.7), Ralf Seuntjens (7.5), Ties Wieggers, Giovanni Büttner, Maas Willemsen, Blnd Hassan, Tristan van Gilst, Anis Yadir, Jesper van Riel (6.8), Stan Wevers and Edwin Danquah.

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 4 changes: Simon Colyn for Mimoun Mahi (80′), Alexander Büttner for Ralf Seuntjens (71′), Devin Haen for Jesper van Riel (71′) and Basar Önal for Tristan van Gilst (86′).

Player of the match: Simon Colyn

The most impressive player for De Graafschap was Simon Colyn even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 30 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.

VVV-Venlo – Formation

VVV-Venlo

Jan de Boer 1.Netherlands

7.5

89'

R. Janssen 3.Netherlands

7.0

Rick Ketting 4.Netherlands

7.0

Simon Janssen 5.Netherlands

6.6

D. Timber 20.Netherlands

6.7

12'

Elias Sierra 8.Belgium

6.7

Thijme Verheijen 11.Netherlands

7.1

65'

Richard Sedláček 13.Czech Republic

6.8

Robert Klaasen 16.Netherlands

6.8

66'

Martijn Berden 17.Netherlands

7.5

M. Kosidis 9.Greece

7.1

90'

Substitutes

Tim Schrick 22.Germany

J. Craenmehr 30.Netherlands

90'

Stan Henderikx 15.Netherlands

Moreno Rutten 21.Netherlands

Diego van Zutphen 29.Netherlands

Joep Kluskens 12.Netherlands

7.0

12'

Mohammed Odriss 24.Netherlands

Mohamed Hegi 32.Syria

Soulyman Allouch 7.Netherlands

6.7

66'

Pepijn Doesburg 18.Netherlands

6.6

65'

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

Rick Kruijs played with: Jan de Boer (7.5), D. Timber (6.7), Rick Ketting (7.0), R. Janssen (7.0), Simon Janssen (6.6), Richard Sedláček (6.8), Robert Klaasen (6.8), Martijn Berden (7.5), Elias Sierra (6.7), Thijme Verheijen (7.1) and Michalis Kosidis (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Soulyman Allouch (6.7), Joep Kluskens (7.0), Stan Henderikx, Pepijn Doesburg (6.6), Moreno Rutten, Tim Schrick, Mohammed Odriss, Diego van Zutphen, Jens Craenmehr and Mohamed Hegi.

VVV-Venlo could not rely on the presence of Joep Kluskens (injured).

Substitutions

VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: D. Timber for Joep Kluskens (12′), Thijme Verheijen for Pepijn Doesburg (65′), Robert Klaasen for Soulyman Allouch (66′), Michalis Kosidis for Jens Craenmehr (90′) and Michalis Kosidis for Jens Craenmehr (90′).