ALMERE. Almere City and FC Eindhoven draw 1-1. J. Hilterman scored the first goal (74′) for Almere City. C. Seedorf equalized (80′). Almere City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Yanmar Stadion stadium in Almere on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Perez who had the assistance of Kevin Bodde and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Niels Boel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 17 Total 3
- 5 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 132 Attack 92
- 67 Dangerous attack 46
- 112 Ball safe 86
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Almere City had a superior ball possession 60% while FC Eindhoven was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Almere City had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Almere City to win the match.
Almere City shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Eindhoven shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Almere City received 4 yellow cards (T. Barbet, , T. Poll and A. Pena). On the opposite side, FC Eindhoven received 3 yellow cards (P. Bogaers, M. Amevor and J. Ogenia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Almere City will have 7 points like TOP Oss, FC Dordrecht and Telstar to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Eindhoven will have 17 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Almere City will host MVV Maastricht on the 19th of May with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of MVV Maastricht (11 draws).
FC Eindhoven will play away agasint Jong PSV on the 19th of May with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Jong PSV (1 draw).
Almere City – Formation

Almere City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Alex Pastoor decided to play with the following team: Nordin Bakker
, Hamdi Akujobi , Joey Jacobs , Damian van Bruggen , Theo Barbet , Pascu , Stije Resink , Álvaro Peña , Thomas Poll , Jeredy Hilterman and Lance Duijvestijn .The home team had on the bench: J. Pinas, Anthony Limbombe
, T. Receveur, M. Esajas, I. Alhaft, T. Wildeboer, S. Keller, B. van Hoeven, Manel Royo, Jochem van de Kamp, Agil Etemadi and Niciano Omzigtig.Almere City could not rely on the presence of A. Pena (injured) and N. Grootfaam (injured).
Substitutions
Almere City made 2 changes: S. Resink for A. Limbombe (62′) and H. Akujobi for N. Grootfaam (90′).
Best player: Thomas Poll
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almere City was Thomas Poll.
His rating is
with 75 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.FC Eindhoven – Formation

FC Eindhoven started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Rob Penders played with: Nigel Bertrams
, Mawouna Amevor , Maarten Peijnenburg , Pieter Bogaers , Collin Seedorf , Koen Oostenbrink , Sven Van Doorm , Jasper Dahlhaus , Charles-Andreas Brym , Naoufal Bannis and Ozan Kokcu .They had on the bench: Rodrigo Rêgo, C. Faber, J. Janssen, Evan Rottier
, D. Dorenbosch, T. Odunze, Justin Ogenia , D. Enokpa, Lamine Diaby-Fadiga , J. Borgmans, Tibo Persyn and Yassine Azzagari .Substitutions
FC Eindhoven made 5 changes: P. Bogaers for J. Ogenia (46′), O. Kokcu for Y. Azzagari (63′), K. Oostenbrink for T. Persyn (65′), C. Brym for E. Rottier (78′) and C. Brym for E. Rottier (78′).
Best player: Collin Seedorf
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Eindhoven was Collin Seedorf.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 38 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- Jong Utrecht – ADO Den Haag – 1-1
- Jong Ajax – NAC Breda – 3-1
- Almere City – FC Eindhoven – 1-1
- Jong AZ – PEC Zwolle – 2-3
- Roda JC Kerkrade – De Graafschap – 3-2
- Jong PSV – FC Den Bosch – 3-1