ENSCHEDE. FC Twente prevails over PEC Zwolle 1-0 after D. Rots scored just 1 goal (19′).
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf with the assistance of Stefan de Groot and Franca Overtoom. The 4th official was Erwin Blank. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 8 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 138 Attack 141
- 64 Dangerous attack 50
- 94 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 7
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Twente was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. PEC Zwolle that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match.
FC Twente shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, PEC Zwolle shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
FC Twente didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, PEC Zwolle received 2 yellow cards (T. van den Belt and K. Paal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Twente will have 54 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, PEC Zwolle will stay with 20 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will host PSV on the 2nd of April with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of PSV (16 draws).
PEC Zwolle will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 3rd of April with a 13-6 head to head in favor of PEC Zwolle (4 draws).
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
FC Twente made 3 changes: V. Misidjan for V. Cerny (72′), D. Rots for D. Limnios (72′) and M. Vlap for K. Pierie (83′).
PEC Zwolle – Formation
PEC Zwolle started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Dick Schreuder played with: .
PEC Zwolle could not rely on the presence of G. Kastaneer (injured).
Substitutions
PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: M. Saymak for G. Kastaneer (44′), M. van der Werff for S. Tedic (59′), T. van den Belt for M. De Waal (59′), P. Clement for L. Adzic (59′) and S. V. Wermeskerken for E. Reijnders (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Twente – PEC Zwolle – 1-0
- Go Ahead Eagles – SC Cambuur – 3-0
- NEC – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-0