DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles and FC Utrecht draw 1-1. L. Brouwers scored the first goal (33′) for Go Ahead Eagles. M. Sylla made it even (76′).

The match was played at the De Adelaarshorst stadium in Deventer on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the collaboration of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Go Ahead Eagles was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. FC Utrecht that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the match​.

Go Ahead Eagles shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Go Ahead Eagles received 1 yellow card (P. Rommens). Regarding the opposition, FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (M. Van der Maarel).

Standings

After playing this match, Go Ahead Eagles will have 27 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, FC Utrecht will have 40 points like Vitesse to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Go Ahead Eagles will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 12th of March with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (2 draws).

FC Utrecht will host AZ Alkmaar on the 11th of May with a 18-13 head to head in favor of AZ Alkmaar (5 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Kees van Wonderen decided to play with the following team: Andries Noppert (7.8), Cuco Martina (6.9), Gerrit Nauber (7.4), Jay Idzes (7.1), Bas Kuipers (6.8), Mats Deijl (6.8), Philippe Rommens (7.1), Luuk Brouwers (7.7), Ragnar Oratmangoen (7.2), Isac Lidberg (7.1) and Iñigo Cordoba (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Justin Bakker, Martijn Berden, Ogechika Heil (6.8), Ioannis Foivos Botos (6.6), Boyd Lucassen (6.8), Job Schuurman, Evert Linthorst, Nick Hengelman, Marc Cardona (6.8), Francis Ross and Jacob Mulenga.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: L. Brouwers for B. Lucassen (63′), C. Martina for O. Heil (63′), I. Lidberg for G. Botos (85′) and I. Cordoba for M. Cardona (85′).

Best player: Andries Noppert​

The player that probably impressed the most for Go Ahead Eagles was the goalkeeper: Andries Noppert. His rating is 7.81. He performed 6 saves.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

René Hake played with: Fabian De Keijzer (6.8), Hidde ter Avest (7.8), Mike Van der Hoorn (6.8), Mark van der Maarel (6.5), Django Warmerdam (6.2), Adam Maher (8.0), Quinten Timber (7.1), Moussa Sylla (7.2), Sander van de Streek (6.7), Bart Ramselaar (6.7) and Henk Veerman (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Thijmen Nijhuis, Mimoun Mahi (7.0), Djevencio van der Kust, Joris van Overeem, Mohamed Mallahi, Willem Janssen, Anastasios Douvikas (6.5), Eric Oelschlägel, Tommy St. Jago, Remco Balk, Othman Boussaid (6.2) and Rick Meissen.

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of A. Douvikas (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 3 changes: H. Veerman for A. Douvikas (46′), M. Van der Maarel for M. Mahi (63′) and B. Ramselaar for O. Boussaid (84′).

Best player: Adam Maher​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Adam Maher.

His rating is (8.0) with 79 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Feyenoord – FC Groningen – 1-1
• Go Ahead Eagles – FC Utrecht – 1-1
• Willem II – SC Heerenveen – 0-0