KERKRADE. Roda JC Kerkrade beat VVV-Venlo to win 2-1. A goal from M. Berden was decisive in the 90min. It was Roda JC Kerkrade to strike first with a goal of Joey Müller at the 27′. Then Boyd Reith scored again for Roda JC Kerkrade in the 72′ minute. Eventually, Martijn Berden reduced the distance for VVV-Venlo (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. VVV-Venlo lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Parkstad Limburg Stadion stadium in Kerkrade on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. In front of 12,204 spectators. The referee was Richard Martens who had the assistance of Cristian Dobre and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Eric van der Vaart. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.93 degrees Celsius or 64.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 7 Total 11
- 2 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 40 Attack 53
- 44 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
VVV-Venlo had a superior ball possession 58% while Roda JC Kerkrade was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
VVV-Venlo was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Roda JC Kerkrade succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Roda JC Kerkrade shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, VVV-Venlo shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Roda JC Kerkrade received 5 yellow cards (C. Raatsie, Arjen van der Heide, Orhan Džepar, Matisse Didden and Arjen van der Heide). On the other side, VVV-Venlo received 2 yellow cards (Pepijn Doesburg and Robert Klaasen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Roda JC Kerkrade has 67 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, VVV-Venlo will stays with 45 points like SC Cambuur and FC Emmen to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Roda JC Kerkrade will play away against TOP Oss on the 12th of April with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Roda JC Kerkrade (3 draws).
VVV-Venlo will host FC Groningen on the 14th of April with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Groningen (6 draws).
Roda JC Kerkrade – Formation
Roda JC Kerkrade
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Roda JC Kerkrade started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bas Sibum decided to play with the following team: C. Raatsie , Boyd Reith , Matisse Didden , Nils Röseler , Teun Bijleveld , Wesley Spieringhs , Joey Müller , Arjen van der Heide , Walid Ould-Chikh , E. Peña Zauner and V. Sejk .
The home team had on the bench: Koen Bucker, Niek Vossebelt, Maximilian Schmid, Lennerd Daneels , Orhan Džepar , Laurit Krasniqi, Leroy Been, Rodney Kongolo , Sami Ouaissa , Saydou Bangura, Sam Krawczyk and Metehan Güclü .
Roda JC Kerkrade could not rely on the presence of Orhan Džepar (injured).
Substitutions
Roda JC Kerkrade made 4 changes: E. Peña Zauner for Lennerd Daneels (58′), Wesley Spieringhs for Rodney Kongolo (63′), Teun Bijleveld for Orhan Džepar (63′) and Walid Ould-Chikh for Sami Ouaissa (58′).
Player of the match: C. Raatsie
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Roda JC Kerkrade was the goalkeeper: C. Raatsie. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
VVV-Venlo – Formation
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Rick Kruijs played with: Delano van Crooy , Moreno Rutten , Rick Ketting , R. Janssen , Simon Janssen , Elias Sierra , Levi Smans , Richard Sedláček , Magnus Kaastrup , M. Kosidis and Thijme Verheijen .
They had on the bench: Jan de Boer, Robin Lathouwers, Milan Robberechts, Joep Kluskens , Stan Henderikx, Robert Klaasen , Martijn Berden , Pepijn Doesburg , Sem Dirks, Tim Schrick, Mohammed Odriss and Diego van Zutphen.
Substitutions
VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: Magnus Kaastrup for Martijn Berden (70′), Richard Sedláček for Mohammed Odriss (70′), R. Janssen for Joep Kluskens (78′), Thijme Verheijen for Pepijn Doesburg (78′) and Elias Sierra for Robert Klaasen (86′).
Player of the match: M. Kosidis
The player that probably impressed the most for VVV-Venlo was M. Kosidis.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.
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
