GRONINGEN. FC Groningen was finally too much to handle for PEC Zwolle with the goal of Thom van Bergen (20′), Jorg Schreuders (43′) and Tygo Land (68′).

The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof who was helped by Sjoerd Nanninga and Kevin Weever. The 4th official was Steve Janssen. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Groningen

3 - 0

PEC Zwolle

• 52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

• 17 Total 9
• 7 On Target 1
• 2 Off Target 2
• 8 Shots blocked 6

• 104 Attack 102
• 53 Dangerous attack 39
• 108 Ball safe 94

• 11 Free Kicks 7
• 0 Penalties 0
• 5 Corners 6

Fouls

• 7 Total 11
• 0 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Groningen was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. PEC Zwolle that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Groningen won the match​.

FC Groningen shot 17 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, PEC Zwolle shot 9 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Groningen didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle received 2 yellow cards (Koen Kostons and Sherel Floranus).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Groningen has 11 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, PEC Zwolle stays with 4 points (16th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will play away against Excelsior on the 11th of October with a 0-0 head to head.

PEC Zwolle will host SC Cambuur on the 11th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

FC Groningen – Formation

FC Groningen

G

Etienne Vaessen 1.Netherlands

6.9

D

Wouter Prins 2.Netherlands

D

Thijmen Blokzijl  3.Netherlands

7.2

D

Márk Csinger 4.Hungary

7.2

90'

D

Jorg Schreuders 14.Netherlands

8.0

43'

D

Marco Rente 5.Germany

6.9

66'

M

Tika de Jonge 8.Netherlands

7.3

M

David van der Werff 17.Netherlands

8.1

85'

M

Pelle Clement 24.Netherlands

7.2

M

Thom van Bergen 26.Netherlands

8.1

20'

M

Jacob Ondrejka 11.Sweden

6.3

66'

F

Brynjólfur Willumsson 9.Iceland

6.7

85'

Substitutes

G

Lovro Stubljar 13.Slovenia

G

Pelle Boevink 30.Netherlands

D

Hans Hateboer 33.Netherlands

6.7

66'

D

Jesper Mosselaar  42.Netherlands

90'

M

Tygo Land 18.Netherlands

7.4

66' 68'

M

Alvin Nordin 16.

6.4

85'

M

Jismerai Dillema 44.Netherlands

M

Jahelille Hall 53.Netherlands

F

Oskar Zawada  19.Poland

F

Nils Eggens 20.Netherlands

6.5

85'

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

The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Etienne Vaessen (6.9), Jorg Schreuders (8.0), Thijmen Blokzijl (7.2), Marco Rente (6.9), Wouter Prins, Márk Csinger (7.2), Tika de Jonge (7.3), Pelle Clement (7.2), David van der Werff (8.1), Thom van Bergen (8.1), Jacob Ondrejka (6.3) and Brynjólfur Willumsson (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tygo Land (7.4), Lovro Stubljar, Alvin Nordin (6.4), Oskar Zawada, Nils Eggens (6.5), Pelle Boevink, Hans Hateboer (6.7), Jesper Mosselaar, Jismerai Dillema and Jahelille Hall.

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: Marco Rente for Hans Hateboer (66′), Jacob Ondrejka for Tygo Land (66′), David van der Werff for Nils Eggens (85′), Brynjólfur Willumsson for Alvin Nordin (85′) and Márk Csinger for Jesper Mosselaar  (90′).

Player of the match: David van der Werff​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Groningen was David van der Werff even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 29 passes (100% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

PEC Zwolle – Formation

PEC Zwolle

G

Jasper Schendelaar 1.Netherlands

6.5

D

Olivier Aertssen 3.Netherlands

6.2

80'

D

Nick Viergever 24.Netherlands

6.5

D

Simon Graves 28.Denmark

6.8

D

Sherel Floranus 2.Curaçao

6.2

79'

M

Tobias Sommer 8.Denmark

6.3

M

Dylan Mbayo 11.Belgium

6.4

61'

M

Nick Fichtinger 34.Netherlands

6.7

M

Ibrahim Cissoko 22.Netherlands

6.3

28'

M

Thijs Oosting 25.Netherlands

6.5

61'

F

Koen Kostons 10.Netherlands

6.8

80' 79'

Substitutes

G

Tom de Graaff 16.Netherlands

G

Duke Verduin 41.Netherlands

D

Damian van der Haar 33.Netherlands

D

Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands

D

Jan Bürger 6.Germany

6.6

80'

D

Dylan Ruward 42.

M

Odysseus Velanas 18.Netherlands

M

Gabriël Reiziger 20.Suriname

6.2

61'

M

Jadiel Pereira da Gama 26.Angola

M

Gilles van der Wal 37.Netherlands

6.6

80'

F

Elias Sørensen 9.Denmark

6.5

28'

F

Sydney van Hooijdonk 17.Netherlands

6.6

61'

PEC Zwolle started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Henry van der Vegt played with: Jasper Schendelaar (6.5), Olivier Aertssen (6.2), Simon Graves (6.8), Nick Viergever (6.5), Sherel Floranus (6.2), Nick Fichtinger (6.7), Dylan Mbayo (6.4), Thijs Oosting (6.5), Tobias Sommer (6.3), Ibrahim Cissoko (6.3), Koen Kostons (6.8).

They had on the bench: Elias Sørensen (6.5), Odysseus Velanas, Damian van der Haar, Tijs Velthuis, Jan Bürger (6.6), Tom de Graaff, Sydney van Hooijdonk (6.6), Gabriël Reiziger (6.2), Jadiel Pereira da Gama, Gilles van der Wal (6.6), Duke Verduin and Dylan Ruward.

PEC Zwolle could not rely on the presence of Elias Sørensen (injured).

Substitutions

PEC Zwolle made 5 changes: Ibrahim Cissoko for Elias Sørensen (28′), Thijs Oosting for Sydney van Hooijdonk (61′), Dylan Mbayo for Gabriël Reiziger (61′), Olivier Aertssen for Jan Bürger (80′) and Koen Kostons for Gilles van der Wal (80′).

Player of the match: Koen Kostons​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PEC Zwolle was Koen Kostons.

His rating is 6.8 with 26 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• FC Groningen – PEC Zwolle – 3-0