UTRECHT. FC Utrecht tops FC Volendam 4-2. FC Utrecht was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout who had the assistance of Rob van de Ven and Charl Schaap. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.89 degrees Celsius or 51.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 24 Total 5
- 10 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 2
- 9 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 69
- 66 Dangerous attack 26
- 91 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
FC Utrecht was in firm control of the ball 68% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match.
FC Utrecht shot 24 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FC Volendam shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Mike van der Hoorn and Othmane Boussaid). Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (Josh Flint).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Utrecht has 23 points like Almere City to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam will stays with 12 points like Vitesse to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will host Fortuna Sittard on the 11th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (5 draws).
FC Volendam will host PSV on the 11th of February with a 6-0 head to head in favor of PSV (1 draw).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
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FC Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Yannick Leliendal, Vasilis Barkas , Hidde ter Avest , Mike van der Hoorn , Nick Viergever , Souffian El Karouani , Oscar Fraulo , Ryan Flamingo , Jens Toornstra , Taylor Booth , Sam Lammers and Othmane Boussaid .
The home team had on the bench: Can Bozdogan , Victor Jensen , Mark van der Maarel, Zidane Iqbal , J. Okkels, Zakaria Labyad, Niklas Vesterlund, Tim Handwerker, Mattijs Branderhorst, Thijmen Nijhuis, Jesse van de Haar and Ole Romeny.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Mike van der Hoorn for Zidane Iqbal (46′), Oscar Fraulo for Can Bozdogan (46′), Jens Toornstra for Victor Jensen (75′), Taylor Booth for Ole Romeny (89′) and Hidde ter Avest for Niklas Vesterlund (89′).
Player of the match: Jens Toornstra
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Jens Toornstra even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam
FC Volendam started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Regillio Simons played with: Brian Plat, Mio Backhaus , Oskar Buur , Benaissa Benamar , Damon Mirani , Axel Guessand , George Cox , Luke Le Roux , Milan de Haan , Calvin Twigt , Bilal Ould-Chikh and Zach Booth .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Vivaldo Semedo , Robin Maulun , Garang Kuol , Kayne van Oevelen, Robert Mühren, Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri , Hoeve Quincy , Josh Flint , Darius Johnson , Mika van der Horst and Bram van Driel.
FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of Josh Flint (injured).
Substitutions
FC Volendam made 6 changes: Axel Guessand for Josh Flint (30′), Milan de Haan for Hoeve Quincy (68′), Damon Mirani for Vivaldo Semedo (68′), George Cox for Darius Johnson (80′), Calvin Twigt for Robin Maulun (80′) and Zach Booth for Garang Kuol (80′).
Player of the match: Zach Booth
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Zach Booth.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Utrecht – FC Volendam – 4-2
- Sparta Rotterdam – PEC Zwolle – 0-2
- AZ – Feyenoord – 0-1
- Vitesse – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-2
