EMMEN. Excelsior beats FC Emmen 1-0 after T. Dallinga scored just 1 goal (32′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the De Oude Meerdijk stadium in Emmen on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Laurens Gerrets with the assistance of Mark Janssen and Roan van Marrewijk. The 4th official was Mike de Bruijn. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Emmen

0 - 1

Excelsior

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 7 Total 15
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 128
  • 60 Dangerous attack 89
  • 81 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 14 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

FC Emmen was in firm control of the ball 66% while Excelsior was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

FC Emmen was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Excelsior succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Excelsior shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, FC Emmen shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (M. Chacon and A. Aberkane). On the other side, FC Emmen received 3 yellow cards (J. Hilterman, and J. Hilterman).

Match Timeline

32'
48'
66'
69'
77'
78'
82'
Ben Scholte- sub ->P. van Ooijen
82'
83'
86'
90'
Luciano Carty- sub ->L. Burnet
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Emmen
83
38
FC Volendam
75
38
FC Eindhoven
71
38
ADO Den Haag
67
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
66
38
Excelsior
66
38
Jong Ajax
63
38
NAC Breda
59
38
De Graafschap
56
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
FC Den Bosch
47
38
Jong PSV
44
38
Jong AZ
42
38
Almere City
41
38
TOP Oss
41
38
MVV Maastricht
40
38
FC Dordrecht
39
38
Jong Utrecht
38
38
Telstar
35
38
Helmond Sport
28
38

After playing this match, Excelsior will have 19 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, FC Emmen will stay with 16 points like De Graafschap, VVV-Venlo and FC Eindhoven to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior will host VVV-Venlo on the 15th of October with a 8-8 head to head.

FC Emmen will play away agasint TOP Oss on the 15th of October with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Emmen (8 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel 1.Netherlands
8.1
D
Sven Nieuwpoort 16.Netherlands
7.1
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
7.3
D
Abdallah Aberkane 6.Netherlands
6.8
48'
D
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
6.9
M
Reuven Niemeijer 10.Netherlands
6.1
86' 90'
M
Mats Wieffer 8.Netherlands
7.1
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
6.8
M
Joshua Eijgenraam 32.Netherlands
6.7
69'
M
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
6.9
77'
F
Thijs Dallinga 9.Netherlands
7.1
32'
Substitutes
G
Lars Bleijenberg 30.Netherlands
G
B. Geens 20.Belgium
D
Nikita Vlasenko 5.Switzerland
6.4
77'
D
J. Buter 22.Netherlands
M
M. Chacón 27.Netherlands
6.4
69' 78'
M
M. Mbenga 18.France
M
N. Dundas 15.Netherlands
F
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
F
H. Botermans 7.Netherlands
6.4
86'

Excelsior adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel (8.1), Siebe Horemans (7.3), Sven Nieuwpoort (7.1), Redouan El Yaakoubi (6.9), Abdallah Aberkane (6.8), Mats Wieffer (7.1), Joshua Eijgenraam (6.7), Marouan Azarkan (6.9), Reuven Niemeijer (6.1), Julian Baas (6.8) and Thijs Dallinga (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Lars Bleijenberg, Michael Chacón (6.4), Nikita Vlasenko (6.4), Modeste Duku Mbenga, Couhaib Driouech, Bo Geens, Hugo Botermans (6.4), Noa Dundas and Jaimy Buter.

Substitutions

Excelsior made 3 changes: J. Eijgenraam for M. Chacon (69′), M. Azarkan for N. Vlasenko (77′) and R. Niemeijer for H. Botermans (86′).

Best player: Stijn van Gassel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Excelsior was the goalkeeper: Stijn van Gassel. His rating is 8.13. He performed 5 saves.

FC Emmen – Formation

FC Emmen
G
Michael Brouwer 1.Netherlands
6.3
D
Jeroen Veldmate 4.Netherlands
7.8
D
Lorenzo Burnet 18.Netherlands
7.3
90'
D
Arnaud Luzayadio 29.France
7.2
66'
D
Leonel Miguel 6.Netherlands
7.0
M
P. van Ooijen 10.Netherlands
6.6
82'
M
Azzeddine Toufiqui 27.France
7.3
82'
M
Lucas Bernadou 8.France
6.8
M
Jari Vlak 20.Netherlands
7.8
M
Rui Mendes 7.Portugal
7.0
83'
F
Jeredy Hilterman 9.Suriname
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Indy Groothuizen 26.Netherlands
G
Kyan van Dorp 16.Netherlands
D
Mitch Apau 2.Netherlands
D
J. van 22.Netherlands
6.2
66'
M
Willem-Hendrik Hoffrogge 14.Germany
M
Jasin Assehnoun 11.Finland
6.8
82'
M
Teun Bijleveld 28.Netherlands
M
Oussama El Azzouzi 34.Morocco
M
Ben Scholte 19.Netherlands
6.8
82'
F
Kian Slor 23.Netherlands
6.8
83'
F
L. Carty 21.Netherlands
90'

Also FC Emmen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Michael Brouwer (6.3), Arnaud Luzayadio (7.2), Leonel Miguel (7.0), Jeroen Veldmate (7.8), Lorenzo Burnet (7.3), Jari Vlak (7.8), Lucas Bernadou (6.8), Rui Mendes (7.0), Azzeddine Toufiqui (7.3), Peter van Ooijen (6.6) and Jeredy Hilterman (7.1).

They had on the bench: Willem-Hendrik Hoffrogge, Mitch Apau, Kian Slor (6.8), Jasin Assehnoun (6.8), Indy Groothuizen, Teun Bijleveld, Oussama El Azzouzi, Luciano Carty, Kyan van Dorp, Ben Scholte (6.8) and Joël van Kaam (6.2).

Substitutions

FC Emmen made 5 changes: A. Luzayadio for J. van Kaam (66′), P. van Ooijen for B. Scholte (82′), A. Toufiqui for J. Assehnoun (82′), R. Mendes for K. Slor (83′) and L. Burnet for L. Carty (90′).

Best player: Jari Vlak​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Emmen was Jari Vlak.

His rating is (7.8) with 88 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​