ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was finally too good for Vitesse with the goal of J. Brenet (37′), V. Misidjan (74′) and G. Smal (90′). FC Twente took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Martijn Vos. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 56% while Vitesse was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Twente was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match.
FC Twente shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vitesse shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
FC Twente received 1 yellow card (R. Propper). Talking about the opposition, Vitesse received 1 yellow card (M. Wittek).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Twente will have 16 points like Feyenoord to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Vitesse will stay with 5 points like FC Volendam to gain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Twente will play away with Sparta Rotterdam on the 11th of November with a 13-7 head to head in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).
Vitesse will play away agasint Go Ahead Eagles on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
FC Twente – Formation
FC Twente
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FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Przemysław Tytoń , Joshua Brenet , Mees Hilgers , Robin Pröpper , Gijs Smal , Michel Vlap , Ramiz Zerrouki , Mathias Kjølø , Václav Černý , Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Virgil Misidjan .
The home team had on the bench: Anass Salah-Eddine, Max Bruns, Manfred Ugalde , Thijs van Leeuwen, Christos Tzolis , Issam El Maach, Luca Everink, Julio Pleguezuelo , Sam Luca Karssies, Casper Staring, Wout Brama and Sem Steijn .
Substitutions
FC Twente made 6 changes: V. Cerny for C. Tzolis (76′), V. Cerny for C. Tzolis (76′), R. van Wolfswinkel for M. Ugalde (83′), M. Hilgers for J. Pleguezuelo (83′), M. Hilgers for J. Pleguezuelo (83′) and M. Kjolo for W. Brama (87′).
Best player: Václav Černý
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Václav Černý even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Vitesse – Formation
Vitesse
Vitesse started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Phillip Cocu played with: Kjell Scherpen , Carlens Arcus , Ryan Flamingo , Melle Meulensteen , Enzo Cornelisse , Maximilian Wittek , Sondre Tronstad , Matúš Bero , Kacper Kozłowski , Million Manhoef and Bartosz Białek .
They had on the bench: Toni Domgjoni, Francisco Reis Ferreira, Miliano Jonathans, Daan Reiziger, Thomas Buitink , Gabriel Vidović , Mohamed Sankoh, Gyan de Regt, Jeroen Houwen, Romaric Yapi , Nikolai Baden Frederiksen and Tomáš Hájek.
Substitutions
Vitesse made 3 changes: M. Wittek for N. Baden Frederiksen (67′), B. Bialek for R. Yapi (81′) and M. Manhoef for T. Buitink (82′).
Best player: Melle Meulensteen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was Melle Meulensteen.
His rating is with 53 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – AZ – 1-4
- FC Twente – Vitesse – 3-0
- Ajax – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-1
- SC Cambuur – PSV – 3-0
