ROTTERDAM. FC Utrecht and Excelsior draw 1-1. J. Toornstra scored the first goal (63′) for FC Utrecht. S. Horemans settled the score (65′).
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel with the support of Mario Diks and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.52 degrees Celsius or 43.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 5 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 72 Attack 128
- 30 Dangerous attack 79
- 78 Ball safe 53
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 3 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. FC Utrecht that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the match.
Excelsior shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 16 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Excelsior has 21 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, FC Utrecht will has 20 points like SC Heerenveen, Fortuna Sittard and Almere City to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away with Almere City on the 2nd of February with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Excelsior (4 draws).
FC Utrecht will host FC Volendam on the 4th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (3 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
65'
46'
Excelsior adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Arthur Zagré , Julian Baas , Kenzo Goudmijn , Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Noah Naujoks , Couhaib Driouech and Troy Parrott .
The home team had on the bench: Kik Pierie , Oscar Uddenäs , Norbert Alblas, Nikolas Agrafiotis, Cisse Sandra , Richie Omorowa and Mimeirhel Benita.
Substitutions
Excelsior made 3 changes: Arthur Zagré for Kik Pierie (46′), Derensili Sanches Fernandes for Oscar Uddenäs (66′) and Noah Naujoks for Cisse Sandra (66′).
Player of the match: Siebe Horemans
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Siebe Horemans.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
Also FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ron Jans played with: Yannick Leliendal, Vasilis Barkas , Hidde ter Avest , Mike van der Hoorn , Nick Viergever , Souffian El Karouani , Oscar Fraulo , Ryan Flamingo , Jens Toornstra , Taylor Booth and Sam Lammers , Othmane Boussaid .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Can Bozdogan , Victor Jensen , Mark van der Maarel, Zakaria Labyad, Modibo Sagnan, Tim Handwerker, Mattijs Branderhorst, Silas Andersen, Jesse van de Haar, Kevin Gadellaa and Ole Romeny .
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 3 changes: Taylor Booth for Ole Romeny (66′), Ryan Flamingo for Can Bozdogan (80′) and Jens Toornstra for Victor Jensen (80′).
Player of the match: Jens Toornstra
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Jens Toornstra.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Heracles Almelo – Ajax – 2-4
- Excelsior – FC Utrecht – 1-1
- PSV – Almere City – 2-0
- RKC Waalwijk – Sparta Rotterdam – 1-1
