ROTTERDAM. FC Groningen and Feyenoord draw 1-1. M. de scored the first goal (23′) for FC Groningen. C. Dessers made it even (71′). Feyenoord was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel assisted by Rogier Honig and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.3 degrees Celsius or 36.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Feyenoord

1 - 1

FC Groningen

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 22 Total 6
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 21 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 155 Attack 55
  • 84 Dangerous attack 23
  • 107 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Feyenoord had a strong ball possession 63% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Feyenoord to win the match​.

Feyenoord shot 22 times, 1 on target, 21 off target. On the opposite side, FC Groningen shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

23'
56'
56'
70'
70'
71'
72'
72'
75'
Lutsharel Geertruida- sub ->M. Pedersen
82'
89'
E. Nkenda Nosa- sub ->T. Suslov
89'
Romano Postema- sub ->M. El Hankouri

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
83
34
PSV
81
34
Feyenoord
71
34
FC Twente
68
34
AZ
61
34
Vitesse
51
34
FC Utrecht
47
34
SC Heerenveen
41
34
SC Cambuur
39
34
RKC Waalwijk
38
34
NEC
38
34
FC Groningen
36
34
Go Ahead Eagles
36
34
Sparta Rotterdam
35
34
Fortuna Sittard
35
34
Heracles Almelo
34
34
Willem II
33
34
PEC Zwolle
27
34

After playing this encounter, Feyenoord will have 52 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen will have 30 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Feyenoord will play away with Go Ahead Eagles on the 11th of May with a 4-4 head to head stats.

FC Groningen will host NEC on the 12th of March with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of NEC (9 draws).

Feyenoord – Formation

Feyenoord
G
Justin Bijlow 1.Netherlands
6.6
D
Gernot Trauner 18.Austria
6.9
D
Tyrell Malacia 5.Netherlands
7.1
D
Marcos Senesi 4.Argentina
7.0
72'
D
Marcus Pedersen 2.Norway
6.9
82'
M
Fredrik Aursnes 17.Norway
7.8
M
Guus Til 26.Netherlands
6.4
72'
M
Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey
7.6
M
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 9.Iran
7.3
56'
M
Luis Sinisterra 7.Colombia
6.7
F
Bryan Linssen 11.Netherlands
6.4
56'
Substitutes
G
O. Marciano 21.Israel
G
Thijs Jansen 30.Netherlands
D
Ramon Hendriks 25.Netherlands
D
Lutsharel Geertruida 3.Netherlands
7.0
82'
M
Cole Bassett 19.United States
M
Patrik Walemark 23.Sweden
7.2
56'
M
Jorrit Hendrix 6.Netherlands
M
Jens Toornstra 28.Netherlands
6.9
72'
F
Reiss Nelson 14.England
7.2
72'
F
Cyriel Dessers 33.Nigeria
7.2
56' 71'

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

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow (6.6), Marcus Pedersen (6.9), Gernot Trauner (6.9), Marcos Senesi (7.0), Tyrell Malacia (7.1), Fredrik Aursnes (7.8), Orkun Kökçü (7.6), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (7.3), Guus Til (6.4), Luis Sinisterra (6.7) and Bryan Linssen (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Cole Bassett, Ofir Marciano, Patrick Wålemark (7.2), Thijs Jansen, Reiss Nelson (7.2), Jorrit Hendrix, Ramon Hendriks, Lutsharel Geertruida (7.0), Cyriel Dessers (7.2) and Jens Toornstra (6.9).

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: B. Linssen for C. Dessers (56′), A. Jahanbakhsh for P. Walemark (56′), M. Senesi for R. Nelson (72′), G. Til for J. Toornstra (72′) and M. Pedersen for L. Geertruida (82′).

Best player: Fredrik Aursnes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Feyenoord was Fredrik Aursnes.

His rating is (7.8) with 103 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen
G
Peter Leeuwenburgh 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
Bart van Hintum 3.Netherlands
7.8
D
Mike te Wierik 5.Netherlands
7.2
D
N. Kasanwirjo 21.Netherlands
6.8
M
B. Meijer 40.Netherlands
7.1
75'
M
Laros Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.0
M
Mohammed El Hankouri 11.Morocco
6.1
89'
M
Tomas Suslov 7.Slovakia
6.9
89'
F
Michael de Leeuw 8.Netherlands
7.6
70' 23'
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 9.Norway
6.5
F
Paulos Abraham 19.Sweden
6.4
70'
Substitutes
G
Jan de Boer 25.Netherlands
G
O. van 39.Netherlands
D
Marin Šverko 20.Croatia
6.3
75'
D
Yahya Kalley 15.Sweden
D
D. Dankerlui 2.Suriname
6.2
70'
M
E. Nkenda Nosa 14.Belgium
6.4
89'
M
Melayro Bogarde 18.Netherlands
M
Daleho Irandust 10.Sweden
F
Cyril Ngonge 27.Belgium
6.6
70'
F
Romano Postema 29.Netherlands
6.6
89'

FC Groningen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Danny Buijs played with: Peter Leeuwenburgh (7.1), Mike te Wierik (7.2), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (6.8), Bart Van Hintum (7.8), Mo El Hankouri (6.1), Tomáš Suslov (6.9), Laros Duarte (7.0), Bjorn Meijer (7.1), Michael De Leeuw (7.6), Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.5) and Paulos Abraham (6.4).

They had on the bench: Cyril Ngonge (6.6), Jan de Boer, Emmanuel Matuta (6.4), Marin Šverko (6.3), Melayro Bogarde, Yahya Kalley, Owen van der Vlag, Romano Postema (6.6), Daleho Irandust and Damil Dankerlui (6.2).

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: M. de Leeuw for C. Ngonge (70′), P. Abraham for D. Dankerlui (70′), B. Meijer for M. Sverko (75′), T. Suslov for E. Matuta (89′) and M. El Hankouri for R. Postema (89′).

Best player: Bart Van Hintum​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Bart Van Hintum.

His rating is (7.8) with 51 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

Results of the day

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