GRONINGEN. FC Groningen conquers Go Ahead Eagles 1-0 after J. De scored an own goal 3min.

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. In front of 18,575 spectators.​ The referee was Pol van Boekel with the help of Erwin Zeinstra and Roan van Marrewijk. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Groningen

1 - 0

Go Ahead Eagles

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 101 Attack 96
  • 35 Dangerous attack 54
  • 92 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Groningen was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Go Ahead Eagles that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, FC Groningen found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Groningen shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards (M. te Wierik and Y. Kalley). On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles received 2 yellow cards (J. Fontan and P. Rommens).

Match Timeline

3'
Jeffrey de Lange(own-goal)
7'
57'
57'
Romano Postema- sub ->R. Lundqvist
57'
63'
Bobby Adekanye- sub ->R. Fernandes
85'
Aventis Aventisian- sub ->E. Llansana
Luciano Valente- sub ->L. Duarte
85'
90'
90'
90'
Philippe Rommens - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this match, FC Groningen has 0 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles stays with 0 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will play away against NEC on the 26th of August with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of NEC (9 draws).

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen
G
Michael Verrips 20.Netherlands
7.1
D
Mike te Wierik 5.Netherlands
7.4
7'
D
N. Kasanwirjo 21.Netherlands
7.1
D
Radinio Balker 12.Netherlands
7.3
D
Isak Dybvik Määttä 18.Norway
7.1
57'
M
Joey Pelupessy 4.Netherlands
7.2
M
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist 22.Sweden
6.9
57'
M
Laros Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.3
85'
M
Cyril Ngonge 27.Belgium
7.4
M
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
6.6
57'
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 9.Norway
6.8
Substitutes
G
Peter Leeuwenburgh 1.Netherlands
G
Jan de Boer 25.Netherlands
D
Wessel Dammers 17.Netherlands
D
Liam van Gelderen 19.Netherlands
D
Yahya Kalley 15.Sweden
6.9
57' 90'
M
E. Nkenda Nosa 14.Belgium
M
Luciano Valente 40.Italy
6.2
85'
M
Tomas Suslov 7.Slovakia
6.6
57'
M
Daleho Irandust 10.Sweden
F
Romano Postema 29.Netherlands
6.8
57'
F
Paulos Abraham 11.Sweden

FC Groningen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Frank Wormuth decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips (7.1), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (7.1), Mike te Wierik (7.4), Radinio Balker (7.3), Isak Dybvik Määttä (7.1), Joey Pelupessy (7.2), Laros Duarte (7.3), Cyril Ngonge (7.4), Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (6.9), Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.6) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Emmanuel Matuta, Wessel Dammers, Luciano Valente (6.2), Tomáš Suslov (6.6), Romano Postema (6.8), Peter Leeuwenburgh, Liam Van Gelderen, Daleho Irandust, Jan de Boer, Yahya Kalley (6.9) and Paulos Abraham.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 4 changes: R. Oratmangoen for T. Suslov (57′), R. Lundqvist for R. Postema (57′), I. Dybvik Maatta for Y. Kalley (57′) and L. Duarte for L. Valente (85′).

Best player: Mike te Wierik​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was Mike te Wierik even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 52 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
Bas Kuipers 5.Netherlands
6.3
D
José Fontán 4.Spain
6.6
90'
D
Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands
6.1
D
Jay Idzes 6.Netherlands
7.0
M
Philippe Rommens 10.Belgium
6.5
90'
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
6.8
85'
M
Evert Linthorst 8.Netherlands
7.4
M
Rashaan Fernandes 7.Netherlands
6.8
63'
F
Isac Lidberg 9.Sweden
6.8
F
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 23.Norway
6.3
Substitutes
G
Sven Jansen 16.Netherlands
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
D
Aventis Aventisian 14.Armenia
6.6
85'
D
J. Bakker 26.Netherlands
M
Robbin Weijenberg 29.Netherlands
M
Pim Saathof 28.Netherlands
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
F
Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands
6.6
63'

Go Ahead Eagles started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

René Hake played with: Jeffrey De Lange (6.4), Jamal Amofa (6.1), Jay Idzes (7.0), Jose Fontán (6.6), Bas Kuipers (6.3), Evert Linthorst (7.4), Enric Llansana (6.8), Philippe Rommens (6.5), Rashaan Fernandes (6.8), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (6.3) and Isac Lidberg (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Sven Jansen, Erwin Mulder, Robbin Weijenberg, Aventis Aventisian (6.6), Pim Saathof, Xander Blomme, Bobby Adekanye (6.6) and Justin Bakker.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 2 changes: R. Fernandes for B. Adekanye (63′) and E. Llansana for A. Aventisian (85′).

Best player: Evert Linthorst​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Evert Linthorst.

His rating is (7.4) with 33 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​