UTRECHT. FC Utrecht tops Vitesse 1-0 after V. Jensen scored just 1 goal (48′). Vitesse was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 20,314 spectators. The referee was Rob Dieperink with the help of Rogier Honig and Mario Diks. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.98 degrees Celsius or 60.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 15 Total 20
- 6 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 10
- 72 Attack 90
- 56 Dangerous attack 53
- 63 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vitesse had a superior ball possession 62% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Utrecht won the match.
FC Utrecht shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 20 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Vitesse received 3 yellow cards (Amine Boutrah , Anis Hadj Moussa and Mathijs Tielemans).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Utrecht has 49 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse will stays with 2 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 12th of May with a 17-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (5 draws).
Vitesse will play away against SC Heerenveen on the 12th of May with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of SC Heerenveen (14 draws).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas , Hidde ter Avest , Mark van der Maarel , Nick Viergever , Souffian El Karouani , R. Flamingo , O. Fraulo , T. Booth , Jens Toornstra , Othmane Boussaid and Sam Lammers .
The home team had on the bench: Can Bozdoğan , Victor Jensen , Joshua Mukeh , Zidane Iqbal , Adrian Blake, Jeppe Okkels, Niklas Vesterlund , Mattijs Branderhorst, Isac Lidberg , Nazjir Held, A. Dithmer and Ole Romeny .
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Hidde ter Avest for Niklas Vesterlund (85′), Othmane Boussaid for Isac Lidberg (71′), Jens Toornstra for Can Bozdoğan (80′), O. Fraulo for Zidane Iqbal (46′) and T. Booth for Victor Jensen (46′).
Player of the match: Vasilis Barkas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Vasilis Barkas. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Edward Sturing played with: Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Eloy Room , Carlens Arcus , Dominik Oroz , Ramon Hendriks , Mica Pinto , Gyan de Regt , P. Aaronson , Mathijs Tielemans , K. Kozłowski and Marco van Ginkel , Amine Boutrah .
They had on the bench: E. Cornelisse , Thomas Buitink , Melle Meulensteen , Anis Hadj Moussa , Toni Domgjoni , Daan Huisman, A. Mazilu, Markus Schubert and Tom Bramel.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 5 changes: Amine Boutrah for Anis Hadj Moussa (75′), Mica Pinto for E. Cornelisse (60′), Mathijs Tielemans for Melle Meulensteen (60′), Marco van Ginkel for Thomas Buitink (75′) and K. Kozłowski for Toni Domgjoni (86′).
Player of the match: Ramon Hendriks
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was Ramon Hendriks.
His rating is with 69 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Volendam – Ajax – 1-4
- Heracles Almelo – RKC Waalwijk – 0-5
- FC Utrecht – Vitesse – 1-0
- AZ – FC Twente – 2-1
- Feyenoord – PEC Zwolle – 5-0
- PSV – Sparta Rotterdam – 4-2