GRONINGEN. FC Groningen tops Willem II 1-0 after B. Meijer scored just 1 goal (14′). FC Groningen took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof assisted by Freek Vandeursen and Yorick Weterings. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 4 On Target 0
- 14 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 121 Attack 108
- 67 Dangerous attack 32
- 128 Ball safe 116
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Groningen had a strong ball possession 58% while Willem II was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Groningen won the match.
FC Groningen shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Willem II shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (T. Suslov). On the opposite side, Willem II didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Groningen will have 29 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Willem II will stay with 21 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will play away against Feyenoord on the 5th of March with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (11 draws).
Willem II will host SC Heerenveen on the 5th of March with a 16-9 head to head statistic in favor of SC Heerenveen (5 draws).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Peter Leeuwenburgh , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Mike te Wierik , Bart Van Hintum , Bjorn Meijer , Tomáš Suslov , Laros Duarte , Mo El Hankouri , Michael De Leeuw , Paulos Abraham and Jørgen Strand Larsen .
The home team had on the bench: Melayro Bogarde , Y. Kalley, M. Šverko, Romano Postema , E. Matuta, D. van Kaam, Cyril Ngonge , Daleho Irandust , J. de Boer, Damil Dankerlui and O. van der Vlag.
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 5 changes: M. de Leeuw for D. Irandust (68′), B. van Hintum for D. Dankerlui (69′), T. Suslov for M. Bogarde (69′), P. Abraham for R. Postema (84′) and M. El Hankouri for C. Ngonge (84′).
Best player: Bjorn Meijer
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Bjorn Meijer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Willem II – Formation
Also Willem II adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fred Grim played with: Timon Wellenreuther , Leeroy Owusu , Wessel Dammers , Freek Heerkens , Derrick Köhn , Daniel Crowley , Dries Saddiki , Che Nunnely , Ringo Meerveld , Max Svensson and Jizz Hornkamp .
The following players were sitting on the bench: C. van den Berg, E. Bergström, Mats Köhlert , Elton Kabangu , U. Jenssen, Argyris Kampetsis , Kilian Ludewig, Miquel Nelom, Nikolaos Michelis, Görkem Sağlam , Jorn Brondeel and Godfried Roemeratoe .
Substitutions
Willem II made 5 changes: C. Nunnely for E. Kabangu (65′), R. Meerveld for G. Saglam (65′), D. Crowley for G. Roemeratoe (81′), M. Svensson for M. Kohlert (81′) and F. Heerkens for A. Kampetsis (84′).
Best player: Daniel Crowley
The player that probably impressed the most for Willem II was Daniel Crowley.
His rating is with 43 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – Willem II – 1-0
- Heracles Almelo – PEC Zwolle – 2-0
- SC Cambuur – Fortuna Sittard – 2-1