DOETINCHEM. De Graafschap had a surprising win over FC Den Bosch with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Fortes (32′) and a goal from M. Mahi (73′). De Graafschap made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadion De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesse Rozendal who was helped by Maarten Ketting and Rick van Rijn. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.42 degrees Celsius or 43.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 5 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 122 Attack 88
- 65 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 6 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
De Graafschap had a strong ball possession 60% while FC Den Bosch was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
De Graafschap had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why De Graafschap won the match.
De Graafschap shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Den Bosch shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, De Graafschap has 46 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Den Bosch will stays with 20 points like Telstar and TOP Oss to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap will host TOP Oss on the 1st of March with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).
FC Den Bosch will host FC Groningen on the 1st of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Den Bosch (0 draws).
De Graafschap – Formation
De Graafschap
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69'
De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jan Vreman decided to play with the following team: Thijs Jansen , Jeffry Fortes , Joran Hardeman , Xandro Schenk , Alexander Büttner , Philip Brittijn , Donny Warmerdam , Simon Colyn , Giovanni Büttner , Ralf Seuntjens and Tristan van Gilst .
The home team had on the bench: Mees Bakker, Lion Kaak, David Flakus Bosilj , Devin Haen , Mimoun Mahi , Jardell Kanga, Ties Wieggers, Maas Willemsen, Levi Schoppema, Blnd Hassan , Anis Yadir and Stan Wevers.
Substitutions
De Graafschap made 4 changes: Giovanni Büttner for David Flakus Bosilj (69′), Tristan van Gilst for Devin Haen (81′), Simon Colyn for Mimoun Mahi (69′) and Ralf Seuntjens for Blnd Hassan (81′).
Player of the match: Jeffry Fortes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for De Graafschap was Jeffry Fortes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
FC Den Bosch – Formation
FC Den Bosch
FC Den Bosch started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Tomasz Kaczmarek played with: Krisztián Hegyi , Victor van den Bogert , Teun van Grunsven , Stan Maas , Rik Mulders , Salah Oulad M’Hand , Shalva Ogbaidze , Nick de Groot , Jaron Vicario , Vieiri Kotzebue and Kacper Kostorz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yuya Ikeshita, Luke Mbete , Tomas Kalinauskas , Sebastiaan van Bakel , Ryan Leijten, Lars Vrolijks, Mees Laros, Yannick Keijser , Bart Kemmeren, Dennis Gyamfi, Sheddy Barglan and Jakub Ojrzyński.
Substitutions
FC Den Bosch made 5 changes: Salah Oulad M’Hand for Tomas Kalinauskas (73′), Vieiri Kotzebue for Sebastiaan van Bakel (73′), Nick de Groot for Mees Laros (87′), Shalva Ogbaidze for Yannick Keijser (78′) and Stan Maas for Luke Mbete (79′).
Player of the match: Victor van den Bogert
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Den Bosch was Victor van den Bogert.
His rating is with 39 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- FC Emmen – SC Cambuur – 2-0
- Willem II – Roda JC Kerkrade – 2-3
- VVV-Venlo – FC Eindhoven – 2-2
- De Graafschap – FC Den Bosch – 2-0
- FC Groningen – Helmond Sport – 0-0
- ADO Den Haag – MVV Maastricht – 2-2
