ENSCHEDE. FC Utrecht prevails over FC Twente 1-0 after J. Toornstra scored just 1 goal (29′). FC Twente was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Marc Nagtegaal with the support of Patrick Inia and Freek Vandeursen. The 4th official was Jannick van der Laan. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.01 degrees Celsius or 46.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 13 Total 4
- 2 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 141 Attack 101
- 52 Dangerous attack 29
- 126 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 64% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, FC Utrecht managed to find the solution to win this match.
FC Twente shot 13 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, FC Utrecht shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
FC Twente didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Souffian El Karouani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Twente stays with 44 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht will has 29 points like Sparta Rotterdam to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 25th of February with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).
FC Utrecht will host Heracles Almelo on the 25th of February with a 15-10 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (11 draws).
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
65'
FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joseph Oosting decided to play with the following team: Daan Rots, Lars Unnerstall , Joshua Brenet , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Gijs Smal , Carel Eiting , Michal Sadilek , Younes Taha , Sem Steijn , Michel Vlap and Ricky van Wolfswinkel .
The home team had on the bench: Mathias Kjølø, Mitchell van Bergen , Youri Regeer , Naci Ünüvar , Alfons Sampsted , Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Myron Boadu , Przemyslaw Tyton, Anass Salah-Eddine and Max Bruns.
FC Twente could not rely on the presence of Mitchell van Bergen (injured).
Substitutions
FC Twente made 5 changes: Gijs Smal for Youri Regeer (65′), Michel Vlap for Myron Boadu (55′), Joshua Brenet for Alfons Sampsted (55′), Carel Eiting for Naci Ünüvar (65′) and Younes Taha for Mitchell van Bergen (80′).
Player of the match: Robin Pröpper
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Robin Pröpper .
His rating is with 109 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15.
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
90'
29'
Also FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ron Jans played with: Mattijs Branderhorst , Hidde ter Avest , Mike van der Hoorn , Nick Viergever , Souffian El Karouani , Ryan Flamingo , Oscar Fraulo , Taylor Booth , Jens Toornstra , Othmane Boussaid , Sam Lammers .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Zidane Iqbal , Mark van der Maarel, Can Bozdogan, Victor Jensen , Marouan Azarkan, J. Okkels , Zakaria Labyad, Niklas Vesterlund , Tim Handwerker , Thijmen Nijhuis and Andreas Frederik Dithmer.
FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of J. Okkels (injured).
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 4 changes: Taylor Booth for J. Okkels (22′), Jens Toornstra for Victor Jensen (64′), Othmane Boussaid for Niklas Vesterlund (81′) and J. Okkels for Tim Handwerker (80′).
Player of the match: Souffian El Karouani
The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Souffian El Karouani even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Vitesse – FC Volendam – 1-1
- FC Twente – FC Utrecht – 0-1
- Ajax – NEC – 2-2
- Feyenoord – RKC Waalwijk – 1-0
