TILBURG. Willem II tops Jong AZ 1-0 after P. Llonch scored just 1 goal (81′). Willem II took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Koning Willem II Stadion stadium in Tilburg on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Richard Martens with the collaboration of Michael Osseweijer and Robert Kunst. The 4th official was Tim Visser. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Willem II

1 - 0

Jong AZ

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 6 On Target 0
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 141 Attack 94
  • 84 Dangerous attack 41
  • 100 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 0
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Willem II had a superior ball possession 56% while Jong AZ was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Willem II was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Willem II won the match​.

Willem II shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Jong AZ shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Willem II didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Jong AZ received 1 yellow card (N. Twisk).

Match Timeline

Jeremy Bokila- sub ->M. de Leeuw
59'
60'
60'
66'
66'
Ricuenio Kewal- sub ->I. Griffith
70'
Nick Twisk - Yellow
76'
78'
81'
84'
Joshua Pynadath- sub ->M. Engel
Matthias Verreth- sub ->D. Crowley
87'

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 this contest, Willem II will have 12 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Jong AZ will stay with 13 points like VVV-Venlo to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Willem II will play away against Roda JC Kerkrade on the 19th of May with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Willem II (5 draws).

Jong AZ will host ADO Den Haag on the 19th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of ADO Den Haag (1 draw).

Willem II – Formation

Willem II
G
Kostas Lamprou 1.Greece
6.8
D
Freek Heerkens 3.Netherlands
7.6
D
L. Woudenberg 25.Netherlands
6.5
60'
D
Leeroy Owusu 13.Netherlands
7.4
D
Wessel Dammers 6.Netherlands
7.4
M
Pol Llonch 8.Spain
7.2
81'
M
Dan Crowley 19.England
7.2
87'
M
Jesse Bosch 32.Netherlands
8.0
M
Max Svensson 11.Sweden
7.3
76'
M
Nick Doodeman 37.Netherlands
7.1
60'
F
Michael de Leeuw 23.Netherlands
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
Maarten Schut 41.Netherlands
G
Joshua Smits 21.Netherlands
D
Thibaut Lesquoy 5.Belgium
6.5
60'
D
Sam Tel 35.Netherlands
M
Wesley Spieringhs 22.Netherlands
M
Matthias Verreth 10.Belgium
87'
F
J. Schroijen 14.Netherlands
6.2
76'
F
Jeremy Bokila 18.DR Congo
7.4
59'
F
Elton Kabangu 7.Belgium
7.1
60'
F
Jelte Pal 36.Netherlands

Willem II adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kevin Hofland decided to play with the following team: Kostas Lamprou (6.8), Leeroy Owusu (7.4), Freek Heerkens (7.6), Wessel Dammers (7.4), Lucas Woudenberg (6.5), Jesse Bosch (8.0), Pol Llonch (7.2), Nick Doodeman (7.1), Daniel Crowley (7.2), Max Svensson (7.3) and Michael de Leeuw (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Thibaut Lesquoy (6.5), Joeri Schroyen (6.2), Maarten Schut, Joshua Smits, Wesley Spieringhs, Sam Tel, Jeremy Bokila (7.4), Elton Kabangu (7.1), Jelte Pal and Matthias Verreth.

Substitutions

Willem II made 5 changes: M. de Leeuw for J. Bokila (59′), N. Doodeman for E. Kabangu (60′), L. Woudenberg for T. Lesquoy (60′), M. Svensson for J. Schroijen (76′) and D. Crowley for M. Verreth (87′).

Best player: Jesse Bosch​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Jesse Bosch even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15.

Jong AZ – Formation

Jong AZ
G
Sem Westerveld 1.Netherlands
7.3
D
Robin Lathouwers 2.Netherlands
6.8
D
Misha Engel 5.Netherlands
6.8
84'
D
Finn Stam 4.Netherlands
7.7
D
W. Goes 3.Netherlands
7.1
M
Fedde de Jong 10.Netherlands
6.4
66'
M
Zico Buurmeester 8.Netherlands
7.3
M
Nick Twisk 6.Netherlands
6.7
78' 70'
M
Iman Griffith 7.Netherlands
6.8
66'
M
Soulyman Allouch 11.Netherlands
7.0
F
Damienus Reverson 9.Netherlands
6.4
Substitutes
G
Daniël Virginio Deen 16.Netherlands
D
Vasilios Pavlidis 14.Greece
D
Loek Postma 12.Netherlands
D
Sem Dekkers 15.Netherlands
M
Dave Kwakman 20.Netherlands
M
Lewis Schouten 18.Netherlands
6.1
78'
F
Mexx Meerdink 19.Netherlands
6.4
66'
F
Joshua Pynadath 17.United States
6.4
84'
F
Ricuenio Kewal 21.Netherlands
6.8
66'

Also Jong AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Maarten Martens played with: Sem Westerveld (7.3), Robin Lathouwers (6.8), Wouter Goes (7.1), Finn Stam (7.7), Misha Engel (6.8), Nick Twisk (6.7), Zico Buurmeester (7.3), Iman Griffith (6.8), Fedde De Jong (6.4), Soulyman Allouch (7.0) and Damienus Reverson (6.4).

They had on the bench: Vasilios Pavlidis, Loek Postma, Mexx Meerdink (6.4), Joshua Pynadath (6.4), Daniel Deen, Ricuenio Kewal (6.8), Sem Dekkers, Dave Kwakman and Lewis Schouten (6.1).

Substitutions

Jong AZ made 4 changes: F. De Jong for M. Meerdink (66′), I. Griffith for R. Kewal (66′), N. Twisk for L. Schouten (78′) and M. Engel for J. Pynadath (84′).

Best player: Finn Stam​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong AZ was Finn Stam.

His rating is (7.7) with 53 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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