NIJMEGEN. NEC found a way to clinch a draw against RKC Waalwijk with a late goal from J. Okita scored in the (88′) after RKC Waalwijk got a lead with a goal from R. van (18′). NEC was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 11,802 spectators. The referee was Erwin Blank who had the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Franca Overtoom. The 4th official was Sam Dröge. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
- 25 Total 12
- 5 On Target 3
- 20 Off Target 9
- 12 Shots blocked 3
- 150 Attack 75
- 64 Dangerous attack 34
- 143 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
NEC had a superior ball possession 73% while RKC Waalwijk was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
NEC was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough NEC to win the match.
NEC shot 25 times, 5 on target, 20 off target. On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
NEC received 2 yellow cards (C. Odenthal and L. Schone). On the opposite side, RKC Waalwijk received 3 yellow cards (A. Buttner, A. Touba and J. Gaari).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, NEC will have 31 points to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, RKC Waalwijk will have 23 points like Heracles Almelo to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away with Vitesse on the 27th of February with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (8 draws).
RKC Waalwijk will host FC Twente on the 25th of February with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).
NEC – Formation
NEC
46'
79'
88'
NEC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst , Rodrigo Guth , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Bart van Rooij , Édgar Barreto , Lasse Schöne , Souffian El Karouani , Jonathan Okita , Elayis Tavsan and Magnus Mattsson .
The home team had on the bench: R. Roefs, M. Duelund, Ali Akman , Calvin Verdonk , Javier Vet , Dirk Proper , M. De Wolf, D. Vukovic, N. Rossen and I. Bronkhorst.
Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: R. Guth for A. Akman (46′), E. Barreto for D. Proper (69′), S. El Karouani for C. Verdonk (80′) and M. Mattsson for J. Vet (80′).
Best player: Elayis Tavsan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for NEC was Elayis Tavsan.
His rating is with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
RKC Waalwijk – Formation
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Joseph Oosting played with: Etienne Vaessen , Jurien Gaari , Shawn Adewoye , Melle Meulensteen , Ahmed Touba , Alexander Büttner , Yassin Oukili , Vurnon Anita , Richard van der Venne , Jens Odgaard and Michiel Kramer .
These were the players on the bench: L. Nieuwpoort, D. Van den Buijs, Ayman Azhil , Luuk Wouters , I. El Maach, M. Spenkelink, Saïd Bakari , L. Daneels, I. Bel Hassani, T. Lutonda, Finn Stokkers and R. Kuijpers.
Substitutions
RKC Waalwijk made 4 changes: Y. Oukili for A. Azhil (61′), M. Kramer for F. Stokkers (67′), R. van der Venne for S. Bakari (68′) and A. Buttner for L. Wouters (80′).
Best player: Jens Odgaard
The most impressive player for RKC Waalwijk was Jens Odgaard.
His rating is with 23 passes (47% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- AZ – Heracles Almelo – 2-1
- Willem II – Ajax – 0-1
- NEC – RKC Waalwijk – 1-1
