ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam prevails over Willem II 1-0 after Y. Namli scored just 1 goal (59′).
The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who was helped by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 5 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 113
- 26 Dangerous attack 34
- 78 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sparta Rotterdam was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Willem II that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Willem II was more pushing with 34 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Sparta Rotterdam was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sparta Rotterdam shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Willem II shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (B. Vriends). On the other side, Willem II received 2 yellow cards (T. Oosting and T. Wellenreuther).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sparta Rotterdam will have 17 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Willem II will stay with 21 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will play away with Fortuna Sittard on the 18th of February with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (6 draws).
Willem II will host Ajax on the 19th of February with a 26-3 head to head record in favor of Ajax (2 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
33'
77'
59'
Sparta Rotterdam started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Henk Fraser decided to play with the following team: Maduka Okoye , Dirk Abels , Bart Vriends , Adil Auassar , Riza Durmisi , Younes Namli , Arno Verschueren , Joeri de Kamps , Vito van Crooij , Mario Engels and Lennart Thy .
The home team had on the bench: Tim Coremans, Michael Heylen, Benjamin van Leer, Sven Mijnans , Achraf Madi, Aaron Meijers, Jeremy Van Mullem, Laurent Jans, Mohammed Tahiri and Giannis Masouras .
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: J. de Kamps for S. Mijnans (77′), Y. Namli for G. Masouras (85′) and L. Thy for M. Heylen (87′).
Best player: Joeri de Kamps
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Joeri de Kamps even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Willem II – Formation
Willem II
Willem II started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Fred Grim played with: Timon Wellenreuther , Leeroy Owusu , Wessel Dammers , Freek Heerkens , Mats Köhlert , Dries Saddiki , Pol Llonch , Thijs Oosting , Che Nunnely , Jizz Hornkamp and Max Svensson .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Crowley , Nikolaos Michelis, Argyris Kampetsis, Elton Kabangu , Connor van den Berg, Ulrik Jenssen, Jorn Brondeel, Emil Bergstrom, Kilian Ludewig, Ringo Meerveld, Miquel Nelom and Derrick Köhn .
Willem II could not rely on the presence of D. Crowley (injured).
Substitutions
Willem II made 3 changes: P. Llonch for D. Crowley (28′), M. Svensson for E. Kabangu (76′) and M. Kohlert for D. A. Kohn (76′).
Best player: Freek Heerkens
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Freek Heerkens.
His rating is with 69 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Go Ahead Eagles – AZ – 1-4
- RKC Waalwijk – Feyenoord – 0-2
- SC Heerenveen – NEC – 0-1
- Ajax – FC Twente – 5-0
- Sparta Rotterdam – Willem II – 1-0
