EMMEN. FC Groningen was finally too good for FC Emmen with the goal of Thom van Bergen (13′), Leandro Bacuna (18′) and Romano Postema (62′).
The match was played at the De Oude Meerdijk stadium in Emmen on Monday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 8,309 spectators. The referee was Martijn Vos with the assistance of Rogier Honig and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Mike de Bruijn.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 16 Total 18
- 4 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 8
- 79 Attack 119
- 36 Dangerous attack 52
- 102 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
Fouls
- 18 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. FC Emmen was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Groningen that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Groningen won the contest.
FC Emmen shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen shot 18 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
FC Emmen received 2 yellow cards (Jorrit Smeets and Julius Dirksen). Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Marvin Peersman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Emmen stays with 45 points like SC Cambuur and VVV-Venlo to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen will has 63 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Emmen will play away against Jong AZ on the 8th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Emmen (1 draw).
FC Groningen will host NAC Breda on the 5th of April with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Groningen (9 draws).
FC Emmen – Formation
FC Emmen
10'
23'
FC Emmen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Fred Grim decided to play with the following team: Eric Oelschlägel , Robin Schouten , Mike te Wierik , Julius Dirksen , Jeff Hardeveld , Maikel Kieftenbeld , Lucas Bernadou , Ben Scholte , Jorrit Smeets , Bradly van Hoeven and Maarten Pouwels .
The home team had on the bench: Vicente Besuijen, Piotr Parzyszek , Desley Ubbink , DJ Buffonge, Michael Heylen , Kyan van Dorp, Lorenzo Burnet, Patrick Brouwer , J. Hoekstra, Faris Hammouti and Joey Konings .
FC Emmen could not rely on the presence of Patrick Brouwer (injured).
Substitutions
FC Emmen made 5 changes: Maarten Pouwels for Piotr Parzyszek (64′), Maikel Kieftenbeld for Joey Konings (64′), Ben Scholte for Desley Ubbink (46′), Robin Schouten for Patrick Brouwer (10′) and Patrick Brouwer for Michael Heylen (77′).
Player of the match: Patrick Brouwer
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Emmen was Patrick Brouwer.
His rating is with 16 passes (56% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 10′.
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
18'
FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Dick Lukkien played with: Hidde Jurjus , Leandro Bacuna , Marco Rente , Marvin Peersman , Isak Dybvik Määttä , Jorg Schreuders , Johan Hove , Laros Duarte , Luciano Valente , Romano Postema and Thom van Bergen .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joey Pelupessy , Nick Bakker, Kristian Strømland Lien , T. Blokzijl , Noam Emeran , Daniël Beukers, Rui Mendes , Kian Slor, Fofin Turay, Jasper Meijster, Dirk Baron and Tika de Jonge.
FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of T. Blokzijl (injured).
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 5 changes: Romano Postema for Noam Emeran (78′), Thom van Bergen for Kristian Strømland Lien (84′), Jorg Schreuders for Rui Mendes (71′), Marvin Peersman for T. Blokzijl (78′) and Laros Duarte for Joey Pelupessy (71′).
Player of the match: Luciano Valente
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Luciano Valente even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (75% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong PSV – Roda JC Kerkrade – 2-3
- FC Emmen – FC Groningen – 0-3
