Feyenoord defeats FC Utrecht after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord had a fantastic comeback against FC Utrecht.

By
Mark Hall
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Feyenoord defeats FC Utrecht after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTTERDAM. Feyenoord had a remarkable comeback against FC Utrecht. Feyenoord was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 47,500 spectators.​ The referee was Allard Lindhout with the collaboration of Rogier Honig and Patrick Inia. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.06 degrees Celsius or 57.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Feyenoord

4 - 2

Team 1

FC Utrecht

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 27 Total 3
  • 11 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 0
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 125 Attack 79
  • 95 Dangerous attack 17
  • 64 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 10 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Feyenoord was in firm control of the ball 67% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Feyenoord won the match​.

Feyenoord shot 27 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Feyenoord received 3 yellow cards (Lutsharel Geertruida, Q. Hartman and Bart Nieuwkoop). On the other side, FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Can Bozdoğan and Niklas Vesterlund).

Match Timeline

2'
Othmane Boussaid(goal)
Q. Hartman- Yellow
30'
Bart Nieuwkoop- sub ->Q. Hartman
31'
32'
Sam Lammers(penalty)
Igor Paixão(goal)Quinten Timber
36'
Bart Nieuwkoop- Yellow
49'
51'
Can Bozdoğan- Yellow
C. Stengs- sub ->Ramiz Zerrouki
54'
59'
Niklas Vesterlund- Yellow
65'
O. Fraulo(own-goal)
Dávid Hancko(goal)Quinten Timber
71'
Lutsharel Geertruida- Yellow
73'
71'
Zidane Iqbal- sub ->Can Bozdoğan
72'
Isac Lidberg - sub ->Jens Toornstra
Ondrej Lingr- sub ->Yankuba Minteh
80'
L. Sauer- sub ->Igor Paixão
80'
Ayase Ueda- sub ->Santiago Gimenez
80'
82'
82'
L. Sauer(goal)
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
58
31
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
31
FC Utrecht
46
31
Sparta Rotterdam
43
31
Go Ahead Eagles
42
31
SC Heerenveen
36
31
PEC Zwolle
35
31
Fortuna Sittard
35
31
Almere City
33
31
Heracles Almelo
32
31
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
25
31
FC Volendam
19
31
Vitesse
2
31

After this match, Feyenoord has 65 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht will stays with 36 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away against FC Volendam on the 3rd of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).

FC Utrecht will host PEC Zwolle on the 3rd of April with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (10 draws).

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord
G
Timon Wellenreuther 22.Germany
6.8
D
Thomas Beelen 3.Netherlands
7.0
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 4.Netherlands
7.0
73'
D
Q. Hartman 5.Netherlands
6.6
31' 30'
D
Dávid Hancko 33.Slovakia
8.4
Goals71'
M
Ramiz Zerrouki 6.Algeria
7.5
54'
M
Quinten Timber 8.Netherlands
8.4
M
Igor Paixão 14.Brazil
8.2
80' Goals36'
M
Yankuba Minteh 19.Gambia
6.7
80'
M
Mats Wieffer 20.Netherlands
7.3
F
Santiago Gimenez 29.Mexico
7.0
80'
Substitutes
G
Kostas Lamprou 31.Greece
G
Mikki van Sas 39.Netherlands
D
Bart Nieuwkoop 2.Netherlands
7.0
31' 49'
D
M. López 15.Peru
M
Ondrej Lingr 32.Czech Republic
7.1
80'
M
C. Stengs 10.Netherlands
7.5
54'
M
Thomas van den Belt 16.Netherlands
F
Ayase Ueda 9.Japan
6.8
80'
F
L. Sauer 25.Slovakia
7.5
80' Goals85'

Feyenoord adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Timon Wellenreuther (6.8), Lutsharel Geertruida (7.0), Thomas Beelen (7.0), Dávid Hancko (8.4), Q. Hartman (6.6), Mats Wieffer (7.3), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.5), Yankuba Minteh (6.7), Quinten Timber (8.4), Igor Paixão (8.2) and Santiago Gimenez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Bart Nieuwkoop (7.0), Ayase Ueda (6.8), C. Stengs (7.5), M. López, Thomas van den Belt, L. Sauer (7.5), Kostas Lamprou, Ondrej Lingr (7.1) and Mikki van Sas.

Feyenoord could not rely on the presence of Bart Nieuwkoop (injured) and L. Sauer (injured).

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: Q. Hartman for Bart Nieuwkoop (31′), Ramiz Zerrouki for C. Stengs (54′), Santiago Gimenez for Ayase Ueda (80′), Igor Paixão for L. Sauer (80′) and Yankuba Minteh for Ondrej Lingr (80′).

Player of the match: Quinten Timber​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Quinten Timber even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 41 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
8.1
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
6.4
D
Niklas Vesterlund 23.Denmark
7.1
59'
D
Nick Viergever  24.Netherlands
6.3
D
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
6.4
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
6.4
82'
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
6.0
82'
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
6.8
71' 51'
M
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
6.3
72'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
6.8
Goals2'
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
7.3
Goals32'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
G
T. Nijhuis 32.Netherlands
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
D
Joshua Mukeh  44.Netherlands
D
Nazjir Held 45.Curaçao
M
Silas Andersen 46.Denmark
6.4
82'
M
Zidane Iqbal 14.Iraq
6.0
71'
F
Adrian Blake 15.England
6.4
82'
F
Isac Lidberg  37.Sweden
6.8
72'

Also FC Utrecht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ron Jans played with: Marouan Azarkan, Vasilis Barkas (8.1), Niklas Vesterlund (7.1), R. Flamingo (6.4), Nick Viergever  (6.3), Souffian El Karouani (6.4), Can Bozdoğan (6.8), O. Fraulo (6.0), Jens Toornstra (6.3), Victor Jensen (6.4) and Othmane Boussaid (6.8), Sam Lammers (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Zidane Iqbal (6.0), Mark van der Maarel, Adrian Blake (6.4), Mattijs Branderhorst, T. Nijhuis, Isac Lidberg  (6.8), Joshua Mukeh , Nazjir Held and Silas Andersen (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 4 changes: Can Bozdoğan for Zidane Iqbal (71′), Jens Toornstra for Isac Lidberg  (72′), O. Fraulo for Adrian Blake (82′) and Victor Jensen for Silas Andersen (82′).

Player of the match: Vasilis Barkas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Vasilis Barkas. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​