GRONINGEN. Vitesse conquers FC Groningen 1-0 after M. Bero scored just 1 goal (77′). Vitesse capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the assistance of Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.7 degrees Celsius or 78.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 6 Total 20
- 0 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 18
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 56 Attack 117
- 24 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Vitesse had a superior ball possession 56% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vitesse had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vitesse won the contest.
FC Groningen shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Vitesse shot 20 times, 2 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (L. Valente). On the other side, Vitesse received 2 yellow cards (R. Flamingo and C. Arcus).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Groningen will stay with 5 points like FC Utrecht to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Vitesse will have 4 points like SC Cambuur, FC Emmen and FC Volendam to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 17th of September with a 11-6 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (5 draws).
Vitesse will host FC Volendam on the 17th of September with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Vitesse (0 draws).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen
80'
79'
FC Groningen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Frank Wormuth decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Mike te Wierik , Radinio Balker , Isak Dybvik Määttä , Tomáš Suslov , Joey Pelupessy , Laros Duarte , Paulos Abraham , Cyril Ngonge and Florian Krüger .
The home team had on the bench: Marin Šverko , Daleho Irandust , Yahya Kalley , Jan de Boer, Emmanuel Matuta, Liam Van Gelderen , Peter Leeuwenburgh, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Luciano Valente and Damil Dankerlui.
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 5 changes: P. Abraham for Y. Kalley (46′), I. Dybvik Maatta for L. Van Gelderen (46′), T. Suslov for L. Valente (69′), C. Ngonge for D. Irandust (69′) and R. Balker for M. Sverko (80′).
Best player: Cyril Ngonge
The most impressive player for FC Groningen was Cyril Ngonge.
His rating is with 14 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 12.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
77'
Vitesse started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Thomas Letsch played with: Daan Reiziger , Carlens Arcus , Ryan Flamingo , Melle Meulensteen , Enzo Cornelisse , Maximilian Wittek , Matúš Bero , Sondre Tronstad , Kacper Kozłowski , Gabriel Vidović and Bartosz Białek .
They had on the bench: Nikolai Baden Frederiksen, Thomas Buitink, Romaric Yapi , Jeroen Houwen, Ferro, Mohamed Sankoh, Nigel van Haveren, Tomáš Hájek and Million Manhoef .
Substitutions
Vitesse made 2 changes: G. Vidovic for M. Manhoef (69′) and K. Kozlowski for R. Yapi (81′).
Best player: Matúš Bero
The player that probably impressed the most for Vitesse was Matúš Bero.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – Vitesse – 0-1
- SC Heerenveen – NEC – 0-0
- FC Emmen – AZ – 0-3
- RKC Waalwijk – Excelsior – 5-2
