ZWOLLE. PEC Zwolle defeated De Graafschap to win 2-1. It was PEC Zwolle to strike first with a goal of T. van den Belt at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Vellios gave the win to PEC Zwolle in the 78′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the MAC³PARK Stadion stadium in Zwolle on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the support of Maarten Ketting and Stefan de Groot. The 4th official was Boyd van Kommer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

PEC Zwolle

2 - 1

De Graafschap

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 113 Attack 115
  • 65 Dangerous attack 68
  • 96 Ball safe 105
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. PEC Zwolle was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. De Graafschap that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

De Graafschap had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, PEC Zwolle succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

PEC Zwolle shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, De Graafschap shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

PEC Zwolle received 2 yellow cards (G. Kastaneer and T. van den Belt). Talking about the opposition, De Graafschap received 2 yellow cards (X. Schenk and H. Bouihrouchane).

Match Timeline

30'
Xandro Schenk- sub ->A. Buttner
34'
55'
Xandro Schenk- Yellow
55'
Hamza Bouihrouchane- Yellow
62'
Davy van den Berg- sub ->T. Mrkonjic
63'
63'
69'
Basar Önal- sub ->G. Korte
69'
69'
Ezra van der Heiden- sub ->H. Bouihrouchane
76'
76'
Tolis Vellios(goal)B. van Hintum
78'
82'
83'
89'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Heracles Almelo
85
38
PEC Zwolle
85
38
Almere City
70
38
Willem II
68
38
MVV Maastricht
59
38
NAC Breda
59
38
VVV-Venlo
58
38
FC Eindhoven
58
38
Telstar
53
38
De Graafschap
52
38
Jong AZ
51
38
ADO Den Haag
51
38
Jong Ajax
46
38
Jong PSV
45
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
43
38
Helmond Sport
43
38
TOP Oss
37
38
FC Dordrecht
35
38
FC Den Bosch
35
38
Jong Utrecht
28
38

After playing this match, PEC Zwolle has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, De Graafschap stays with 0 points (14th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, PEC Zwolle will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 12th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of PEC Zwolle (4 draws).

De Graafschap will host FC Den Bosch on the 19th of May with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of De Graafschap (5 draws).

PEC Zwolle – Formation

PEC Zwolle
G
Jasper Schendelaar 1.Netherlands
6.9
D
Bram van Polen 2.Netherlands
7.1
D
Bart van Hintum 5.Netherlands
7.9
D
Thomas Beelen 36.Netherlands
7.1
M
Jordy Tutuarima 18.Netherlands
7.3
89'
M
Luis Görlich 3.Germany
7.4
M
Thomas van den Belt 6.Netherlands
7.5
83' 34'
M
Tomislav Mrkonjić 10.Croatia
6.7
63'
M
Y. Taha 20.Morocco
6.7
63'
F
Tolis Vellios 14.Greece
7.7
89' 78'
F
Chardi Landu 45.Netherlands
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Mike Hauptmeijer 40.Netherlands
G
Duke Verduin 41.Netherlands
D
Daijiro Chirino 22.Curaçao
D
Rav van den Berg 33.Netherlands
89'
D
Hakon Gangstad 47.Norway
M
Davy van den Berg 11.Netherlands
6.8
63'
M
Dean Huiberts 8.Netherlands
6.4
63'
M
Gabi Caschili 19.Netherlands
M
Jimmy Kaparos 25.Netherlands
89'
F
Eliano Reijnders 23.Netherlands
F
Gervane Kastaneer 7.Curaçao
6.2
62' 76'

PEC Zwolle started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Dick Schreuder decided to play with the following team: Jasper Schendelaar (6.9), Bram Van Polen (7.1), Thomas Beelen (7.1), Bart van Hintum (7.9), Luis Görlich (7.4), Thomas Van den Belt (7.5), Tomislav Mrkonjić (6.7), Younes Taha (6.7), Jordy Tutuarima (7.3), Apostolos Vellios (7.7) and Chardi Landu (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Mike Hauptmeijer, Duke Verduin, Daijiro Chirino, Rav van den Berg, Hakon Gangstad, Davy van den Berg (6.8), Dean Huiberts (6.4), Eliano Reijnders, Gabi Caschili, Jimmy Kaparos and Gervane Kastaneer (6.2).

PEC Zwolle could not rely on the presence of J. Kaparos (injured).

Substitutions

PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: C. Mpindi Landu for G. Kastaneer (62′), T. Mrkonjic for D. Van Den Berg (63′), Y. Taha for D. Huiberts (63′), J. Tutuarima for R. van den Berg (89′) and A. Vellios for J. Kaparos (89′).

Best player: Bart van Hintum​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Bart van Hintum even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 40 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

De Graafschap – Formation

De Graafschap
G
Hidde Jurjus 1.Netherlands
6.6
D
Robin Schouten 27.Netherlands
6.2
D
Rio Hillen 20.Netherlands
7.2
D
Jeffry Fortes 22.Cape Verde
6.5
D
Alexander Büttner 28.Netherlands
6.2
30'
M
Philip Brittijn 23.Netherlands
6.8
M
Jesse Schuurman 8.Netherlands
6.6
M
Hamza Bouihrouchane 18.Belgium
6.2
69' 55'
F
C. Neghli 14.Algeria
7.0
82'
F
Devin Haen 17.Netherlands
6.2
69'
F
Giovanni Korte 11.Netherlands
6.5
69'
Substitutes
G
Mees Bakker 32.Netherlands
G
Ties Wieggers 16.Netherlands
D
Xandro Schenk 4.Netherlands
6.5
30' 55'
D
Jan Lammers 3.Netherlands
D
Roland Baas 5.Netherlands
M
Siem de Jong 10.Netherlands
6.5
82'
F
Mees Kaandorp 24.Netherlands
F
Hicham Acheffay 7.Netherlands
F
Pim Lukassen 30.Netherlands
F
Basar Önal 33.Netherlands
6.6
69'
F
Ezra van der Heiden 45.Netherlands
7.0
69'
F
Charlison Benschop 35.Curaçao
7.2
69' 76'

De Graafschap started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jan Vreman played with: Hidde Jurjus (6.6), Robin Schouten (6.2), Jeffrey Fortes (6.5), Rio Hillen (7.2), Alexander Büttner (6.2), Philip Brittijn (6.8), Hamza Bouihrouchane (6.2), Jesse Schuurman (6.6), Camiel Neghli (7.0), Devin Haen (6.2) and Giovanni Korte (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Mees Bakker, Ties Wieggers, Xandro Schenk (6.5), Jan Lammers, Roland Baas, Mees Kaandorp, Hicham Acheffay, Siem de Jong (6.5), Pim Lukassen, Başar Önal (6.6), Ezra van der Heiden (7.0) and Charlison Benschop (7.2).

De Graafschap could not rely on the presence of X. Schenk (injured) and S. de Jong (injured).

Substitutions

De Graafschap made 5 changes: A. Buttner for X. Schenk (30′), G. Korte for B. Onal (69′), D. Haen for C. Benschop (69′), H. Bouihrouchane for A. van der Heiden (69′) and C. Neghli for S. de Jong (82′).

Best player: Charlison Benschop​

The player that probably impressed the most for De Graafschap was Charlison Benschop.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 69′.

Results of the day

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