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BREDA. NAC Breda snatched a late win VVV-Venlo 1-0 after C. Martina scored just 1 goal (90′). NAC Breda took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Rat Verlegh Stadion stadium in Breda on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 18,126 spectators. The referee was Bas Nijhuis who had the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Niels Boel.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
NAC Breda was in firm control of the ball 58% while VVV-Venlo was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
NAC Breda was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why NAC Breda won the match.
NAC Breda shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, VVV-Venlo shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
NAC Breda didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, VVV-Venlo received 1 yellow card (Simon Janssen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, NAC Breda has 49 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, VVV-Venlo will stays with 42 points like FC Emmen to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, NAC Breda will play away with Roda JC Kerkrade on the 23rd of March with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Roda JC Kerkrade (6 draws).
VVV-Venlo will play away against Willem II on the 23rd of March with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).
NAC Breda – Formation
NAC Breda
90'
80'
NAC Breda adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ton Lokhoff decided to play with the following team: Tein Troost , Lucassen Boyd , Cuco Martina , Rowan Besselink , Martin Koscelník , Fredrik Jensen , Casper Staring , P. Sejdiu , Aimé Omgba , Dominik Janošek and Elías Már Ómarsson .
The home team had on the bench: Matthew Garbett , Sigurd Haugen , Roy Kuijpers , Cherrion Valerius, Thomas Marijnissen , Stef de Wijs, Boris van Schuppen, Pepijn van de Merbel and Aron van Lare.
Substitutions
NAC Breda made 4 changes: Casper Staring for Roy Kuijpers (62′), Elías Már Ómarsson for Sigurd Haugen (69′), Dominik Janošek for Matthew Garbett (80′) and P. Sejdiu for Thomas Marijnissen (80′).
Player of the match: Cuco Martina
The player that probably impressed the most for NAC Breda was Cuco Martina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 96 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo
8'
Also VVV-Venlo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rick Kruijs played with: Delano van Crooy , Moreno Rutten , Rick Ketting , R. Janssen , Simon Janssen , Richard Sedláček , Elias Sierra , Martijn Berden , Levi Smans , Magnus Kaastrup and Michalis Kosidis .
These were the players on the bench: Jan de Boer, Robin Lathouwers, Milan Robberechts , Thijme Verheijen , Joep Kluskens, Stan Henderikx, Robert Klaasen, Pepijn Doesburg , Sem Dirks, Mohammed Odriss , Jens Craenmehr and Diego van Zutphen.
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: Martijn Berden for Thijme Verheijen (46′), Magnus Kaastrup for Milan Robberechts (46′), Moreno Rutten for Diego van Zutphen (90′), Elias Sierra for Mohammed Odriss (66′) and Michalis Kosidis for Pepijn Doesburg (76′).
Player of the match: Rick Ketting
The player that probably impressed the most for VVV-Venlo was Rick Ketting.
His rating is with 65 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong Utrecht – FC Emmen – 2-3
- FC Groningen – De Graafschap – 4-2
- NAC Breda – VVV-Venlo – 1-0
- Jong AZ – SC Cambuur – 2-0
- Jong Ajax – Jong PSV – 3-0
- FC Dordrecht – FC Eindhoven – 0-0
- FC Den Bosch – Willem II – 1-4
- TOP Oss – Helmond Sport – 1-0
- Telstar – ADO Den Haag – 3-1
