ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam defeats FC Emmen 3-1. FC Emmen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Pol van Boekel who had the assistance of Cristian Dobre and Maarten Ketting. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 5 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 95 Attack 109
- 47 Dangerous attack 40
- 81 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
FC Emmen had a superior ball possession 56% while Sparta Rotterdam was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Rotterdam was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Rotterdam won the match.
Sparta Rotterdam shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Emmen shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Sparta Rotterdam received 4 yellow cards (D. Abels, T. Lauritsen, A. Verschueren and M. Engels). On the other side, FC Emmen received 2 yellow cards (M. Araujo and J. Assehnoun).
Also, FC Emmen didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Araujo (FC Emmen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (70′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sparta Rotterdam will have 14 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Emmen will stay with 5 points like Vitesse and FC Volendam to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will host FC Twente on the 11th of November with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).
FC Emmen will play away agasint RKC Waalwijk on the 28th of January with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
82'
87'
21'
Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurice Steijn decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij , Dirk Abels , Bart Vriends , Adil Auassar , Mica Pinto , Arno Verschueren , Jonathan de Guzmán , Sven Mijnans , Younes Namli , Tobias Lauritsen and Vito van Crooij .
The home team had on the bench: Joshua Kitolano , Mario Engels, Delano van Crooij, Augustin Drakpe, Omar Rekik, Youri Schoonderwalt, Aaron Meijers, Koki Saito , Jason Eyenga-Lokilo, Mike Eerdhuijzen and Jeremy Van Mullem.
Sparta Rotterdam could not rely on the presence of M. Engels (injured) and M. Engels (injured).
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 5 changes: Y. Namli for K. Saito (77′), J. de Guzman for J. Kitolano (77′), D. Abels for M. Engels (87′), T. Lauritsen for J. Van Mullem (87′) and A. Verschueren for O. Rekik (90′).
Best player: Vito van Crooij
The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Vito van Crooij.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
FC Emmen – Formation
FC Emmen
70'
FC Emmen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dick Lukkien played with: Eric Oelschlägel , Keziah Veendorp , Miguel Araujo , Jeroen Veldmate , Lorenzo Burnet , Lucas Bernadou , Jari Vlak , Ole Romeny , Rui Mendes , Richairo Živković and Mark Diemers .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mickey van der Hart, Jasin Assehnoun, Fernando José Pacheco Rivas, Arnaud Nkodi Luzayadio, Julius Dirksen, Ahmed El Messaoudi , Michael Heylen , Azzeddine Toufiqui, Mohamed Bouchouari , Ben Scholte and Kyan van Dorp.
FC Emmen could not rely on the presence of J. Dirksen (injured).
Substitutions
FC Emmen made 5 changes: L. Bernadou for M. Bouchouari (46′), R. Zivkovic for A. El Messaoudi (46′), R. Mendes for M. Heylen (77′), J. Veldmate for J. Assehnoun (87′) and L. Burnet for J. Dirksen (90′).
Best player: Mark Diemers
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Emmen was Mark Diemers.
His rating is with 43 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – FC Emmen – 3-1
- NEC – Excelsior – 1-1
- FC Volendam – Ajax – 2-4
