NIJMEGEN. Vitesse beats NEC 1-0 after N. Frederiksen scored just 1 goal (16′).
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout with the help of Sander van Roekel and Rens Bluemink. The 4th official was Sander van der Eijk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
NEC had a strong ball possession 55% while Vitesse was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vitesse was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vitesse won the match.
NEC shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Vitesse shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
NEC received 3 yellow cards (E. Barreto, B. van Rooij and I. Marquez). On the opposite side, Vitesse received 4 yellow cards (R. Bazoer, M. Wittek, S. Tronstad and L. Openda).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, NEC will stay with 11 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Vitesse will have 16 points like Feyenoord to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away against FC Twente on the 24th of October with a 15-5 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (6 draws).
Vitesse will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 24th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
NEC – Formation
NEC
39'
69'
NEC adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst , Édgar Barreto , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Bart van Rooij , Lasse Schöne , Jordy Bruijn , Souffian El Karouani , Jonathan Okita , Elayis Tavsan and Mikkel Duelund .
The home team had on the bench: Ali Akman , I. Bronkhorst, J. van der Sluijs, Rodrigo Guth, T. Beekman, R. Roefs, Pedro Ruiz , D. Vuković, O. Romeny, Javier Vet , D. Proper and Calvin Verdonk .
Substitutions
NEC made 4 changes: M. Duelund for P. Ruiz (60′), E. Barreto for A. Akman (69′), S. El Karouani for C. Verdonk (83′) and J. Bruijn for J. Vet (84′).
Best player: Jordy Bruijn
The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was Jordy Bruijn.
His rating is with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
16'
Also Vitesse adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Thomas Letsch played with: Markus Schubert , Danilho Doekhi , Riechedly Bazoer , Jacob Rasmussen , Eli Dasa , Sondre Tronstad , Yann Gboho , Maximilian Wittek , Nikolai Baden Frederiksen , Loïs Openda and Oussama Darfalou .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomáš Hájek , J. von Moos, H. Gong, Daan Huisman , Patrick Vroegh , R. Yapi, Alois Oroz , J. Houwen, E. Cornelisse, N. van Haveren and T. Domgjoni.
Vitesse could not rely on the presence of J. Vonmoos (injured).
Substitutions
Vitesse made 5 changes: N. Frederiksen for D. Huisman (65′), Y. Gboho for P. Vroegh (74′), M. Wittek for T. Hajek (84′), L. Openda for D. Oroz (85′) and O. Darfalou for J. Vonmoos (90′).
Best player: Riechedly Bazoer
The most impressive player for Vitesse was Riechedly Bazoer even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- AZ – FC Utrecht – 5-1
- NEC – Vitesse – 0-1
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Groningen – 1-1
- FC Twente – Willem II – 1-1
