GRONINGEN. NAC Breda and FC Groningen draw 1-1. M. Royo scored the first goal (49′) for NAC Breda. J. Hove made it even (66′). FC Groningen was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

Dominik Janosek didn’t score a decisive penalty (49′). That would have allowed NAC Breda to win the match.​

Dominik Janosek squandered 1 penalty (49′) for ​NAC Breda.

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Jannick van der Laan who had the assistance of Patrick Inia and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Mike de Bruijn. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.07 degrees Celsius or 66.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Groningen was in firm control of the ball 56% while NAC Breda was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen was more aggressive with 144 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match​.

FC Groningen shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, NAC Breda shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Marco Rente). Regarding the opposition, NAC Breda received 4 yellow cards (Fredrik Oldrup Jensen, Jan Van den Bergh, Aimé Omgba and Cuco Martina ).

Standings

After this contest, FC Groningen has 64 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, NAC Breda will has 50 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Groningen will play away with VVV-Venlo on the 14th of April with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Groningen (6 draws).

NAC Breda will host FC Dordrecht on the 12th of April with a 10-3 head to head in favor of NAC Breda (2 draws).

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Hidde Jurjus (7.7), Leandro Bacuna  (7.3), Marco Rente (7.5), Marvin Peersman (6.4), Isak Dybvik Määttä (7.0), Jorg Schreuders (6.7), Johan Hove (7.8), Laros Duarte (7.0), Luciano Valente (7.0), Romano Postema (6.7) and Thom van Bergen (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Joey Pelupessy, T. Blokzijl (6.7), Noam Emeran (7.1), Daniël Beukers, Rui Mendes (7.0), Kian Slor, Jasper Meijster, Dirk Baron, Tika de Jonge, Nils Eggens and S. Bouland.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 3 changes: Isak Dybvik Määttä for T. Blokzijl (71′), Laros Duarte for Rui Mendes (81′) and Luciano Valente for Noam Emeran (81′).

Player of the match: Johan Hove​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Johan Hove.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 55 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.

NAC Breda – Formation

NAC Breda started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ton Lokhoff played with: Tein Troost (6.4), Boyd Lucassen (8.1), Cuco Martina  (6.7), Jan Van den Bergh (7.5), Manel Royo (7.9), Fredrik Oldrup Jensen (6.7), Casper Staring (7.0), Matthew Garbett (7.5), Aimé Omgba (6.6), Dominik Janosek (6.3) and Elías Már Ómarsson (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Koscelník (6.4), Boy Kemper, Sigurd Haugen, Roy Kuijpers, Tom Boere, Rowan Besselink, Thomas Marijnissen, Victor Wernersson, B. van Schuppen (6.7), P. van de Merbel and Aron van Lare.

Substitutions

NAC Breda made 2 changes: Fredrik Oldrup Jensen for Martin Koscelník (84′) and Aimé Omgba for B. van Schuppen (79′).

Player of the match: Boyd Lucassen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NAC Breda was Boyd Lucassen.

His rating is 8.1 with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• Roda JC Kerkrade – VVV-Venlo – 2-1
• FC Groningen – NAC Breda – 1-1