GRONINGEN. FC Groningen comes back against FC Volendam with a goal on the D. van 38′ and a goal on the B. Benamar 68′. FC Groningen was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the assistance of Martijn Beijer and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 2 On Target 4
- 15 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 92
- 64 Dangerous attack 35
- 93 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Groningen had a superior ball possession 58% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match.
FC Groningen shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, FC Volendam shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (B. Benamar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Groningen has 0 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. On the opposite side, FC Volendam has 0 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will play away with Ajax on the 14th of August with a 26-7 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (4 draws).
FC Volendam will host NEC on the 14th of August with a 10-1 head to head stats in favor of NEC (1 draw).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
67'
2'
FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frank Wormuth decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Mike te Wierik , Radinio Balker , Isak Dybvik Määttä , Joey Pelupessy , Laros Duarte , Cyril Ngonge , Ramon Pascal Lundqvist , Tomáš Suslov and Jørgen Strand Larsen .
The home team had on the bench: Romano Postema, Luciano Valente, Damil Dankerlui, Jan de Boer, Peter Leeuwenburgh, Yahya Kalley, Wessel Dammers, Daleho Irandust , Patrick Joosten, Paulos Abraham , Liam Van Gelderen and Ragnar Oratmangoen .
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 3 changes: T. Suslov for P. Abraham (66′), C. Ngonge for D. Irandust (66′) and R. Lundqvist for R. Oratmangoen (67′).
Best player: Cyril Ngonge
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Cyril Ngonge.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
FC Volendam – Formation
FC Volendam
83'
Also FC Volendam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wim Jonk played with: Filip Stanković , Brian Plat , Damon Mirani , Billy van Duijl , Derry Murkin , Carel Eiting , Benaissa Benamar , Daryl van Mieghem , Francesco Antonucci , Ibrahim El Kadiri and Robert Mühren .
These were the players on the bench: Imran Nazih, Lequincio Zeefuik , Kayne van Oevelen, Givairo Read, Gaetano Oristanio , Barry Lauwers, Henk Veerman and Walid Ould-Chikh .
FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of W. Ould Chikh (injured).
Substitutions
FC Volendam made 4 changes: I. El Kadiri for H. Veerman (40′), F. Antonucci for G. Oristanio (79′), B. Benamar for W. Ould Chikh (86′) and R. Muhren for L. Zeefuik (86′).
Best player: Derry Murkin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Derry Murkin.
His rating is with 31 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- NEC – FC Twente – 0-1
- Vitesse – Feyenoord – 2-5
- AZ – Go Ahead Eagles – 2-0
- FC Groningen – FC Volendam – 2-2
