ALMERE. Almere City was capable to turn the tables against Excelsior to win 2-1. It was Excelsior to strike first with a goal of Troy Parrott at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Casper Widell gave the win to Almere City in the 68′ minute with an own goal.
The match was played at the Yanmar Stadion stadium in Almere on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Robin Hensgens who was helped by Bas van Dongen and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Boyd van Kommer. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.76 degrees Celsius or 47.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 6
- 3 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 116 Attack 105
- 67 Dangerous attack 37
- 98 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Almere City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Excelsior that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Almere City was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Almere City won the match.
Almere City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Excelsior shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Almere City received 1 yellow card (Álvaro Peña). On the other side, Excelsior received 3 yellow cards (Cisse Sandra, Julian Baas and Casper Widell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Almere City has 23 points like PEC Zwolle and Fortuna Sittard to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Excelsior will stays with 21 points like SC Heerenveen to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Almere City will host AZ on the 11th of February with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (0 draws).
Excelsior will host FC Twente on the 11th of February with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (5 draws).
Almere City – Formation
Almere City
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Almere City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Alex Pastoor decided to play with the following team: Nordin Bakker , Joey Jacobs , Damian van Bruggen , Théo Barbet , Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp , Stije Resink , Álvaro Peña , Peer Koopmeiners , Yoann Cathline , Rajiv van La Parra and Thomas Robinet .
The home team had on the bench: Loïc Mbe Soh, Jason van Duiven , Yann Kitala, Milan Corryn, Pascu, Kornelius Hansen , Samuel Sahin-Radlinger, Hamdi Akujobi , Faiz Mattoir and Stijn Keller.
Substitutions
Almere City made 4 changes: Álvaro Peña for Hamdi Akujobi (67′), Rajiv van La Parra for Kornelius Hansen (67′), Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp for Jason van Duiven (77′) and Hamdi Akujobi for Loïc Mbe Soh (87′).
Player of the match: Stije Resink
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almere City was Stije Resink.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 17.
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
Excelsior started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Stijn van Gassel , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Casper Widell , Kik Pierie , Siebe Horemans , Julian Baas , Kenzo Goudmijn , Arthur Zagré , Couhaib Driouech , Troy Parrott and Oscar Uddenäs .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Norbert Alblas, Derensili Sanches Fernandes , Cisse Sandra , Noah Naujoks , Richie Omorowa , Mimeirhel Benita, Siem de Moes, Cedric Hatenboer, Mike van Duinen and Serano Seymor .
Substitutions
Excelsior made 5 changes: Oscar Uddenäs for Cisse Sandra (64′), Kik Pierie for Serano Seymor (64′), Couhaib Driouech for Noah Naujoks (74′), Julian Baas for Richie Omorowa (74′) and Arthur Zagré for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (83′).
Player of the match: Siebe Horemans
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Siebe Horemans.
His rating is with 30 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Almere City – Excelsior – 2-1
