ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord prevails over Sparta Rotterdam with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by D. Hancko (57′) and a goal from L. Geertruida (63′). Feyenoord was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 47,500 spectators. The referee was Pol van Boekel who was helped by Maarten Ketting and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.44 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 23 Total 5
- 5 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 0
- 10 Shots blocked 6
- 153 Attack 64
- 101 Dangerous attack 24
- 89 Ball safe 99
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 4
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 69% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Feyenoord was more pushing with 101 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match.
Feyenoord shot 23 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 5 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Feyenoord didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam received 2 yellow cards (Pelle Clement and Metinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Feyenoord has 49 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam will stays with 26 points like FC Utrecht to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will host RKC Waalwijk on the 18th of February with a 12-1 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (7 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host Excelsior on the 18th of February with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Excelsior (3 draws).
Feyenoord – Formation
Feyenoord
70'
63'
Feyenoord adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Gernot Trauner, Santiago Gimenez, Timon Wellenreuther , Lutsharel Geertruida , Thomas Beelen , David Hancko , Quilindschy Hartman , Mats Wieffer , Ramiz Zerrouki , Yankuba Minteh , Calvin Stengs , Igor Paixão and Ayase Ueda .
The home team had on the bench: Bart Nieuwkoop , Antoni Milambo , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Marcos López, Luka Ivanusec , Kostas Lamprou, Ondrej Lingr and Mikki van Sas.
Substitutions
Feyenoord made 5 changes: Calvin Stengs for Antoni Milambo (62′), Yankuba Minteh for Alireza Jahanbakhsh (70′), Thomas Beelen for Bart Nieuwkoop (70′), Lutsharel Geertruida for Ondrej Lingr (82′) and Igor Paixão for Luka Ivanusec (62′).
Player of the match: David Hancko
The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was David Hancko.
His rating is with 1 goal, 99 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
34'
Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Bart Vriends, N. Olij , Saïd Bakari , Rick Meissen , Mike Eerdhuijzen , Django Warmerdam , Pelle Clement , Joshua Kitolano , Shunsuke Mito , Arno Verschueren , Charles-Andreas Brym , Koki Saito .
They had on the bench: Sergi Rosanas, Hamza el Dahri , Djevencio van der Kust , Metinho , Aymane Bais, Jonathan de Guzmán, Dano Lourens, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Rayvien Rosario and Kaylen Jermaine Danny Reitmaier.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: Koki Saito for Djevencio van der Kust (72′), Shunsuke Mito for Metinho (72′) and Joshua Kitolano for Hamza el Dahri (81′).
Player of the match: Rick Meissen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was Rick Meissen.
His rating is with 41 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – Ajax – 3-2
- FC Utrecht – Fortuna Sittard – 4-0
- FC Volendam – PSV – 1-5
- Go Ahead Eagles – PEC Zwolle – 1-1
- Feyenoord – Sparta Rotterdam – 2-0
