ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was after all too good for FC Groningen with the goal of V. Misidjan (48′), J. Brenet (55′) and R. van Wolfswinkel (84′). FC Twente was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout assisted by Erwin Zeinstra and Roy de Nas. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Twente had a strong ball possession 64% while FC Groningen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match​.

FC Twente shot 23 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 1 yellow card (V. Misidjan). On the other side, FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards (Y. Kalley and M. te Wierik).

Standings

After playing this contest, FC Twente will have 19 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, FC Groningen will stay with 8 points like SC Cambuur and Vitesse to sit 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 stats in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).

FC Groningen will host Fortuna Sittard on the 13th of November with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of FC Groningen (1 draw).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (7.1), Joshua Brenet (8.2), Mees Hilgers (7.1), Robin Pröpper (6.8), Gijs Smal (7.9), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.4), Michel Vlap (7.1), Mathias Kjølø (6.8), Daan Rots (7.4), Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.1) and Virgil Misidjan (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Manfred Ugalde, Luca Everink, Sem Steijn (6.8), Issam El Maach, Przemysław Tytoń, Denilho Cleonise (6.9), Anass Salah-Eddine, Julio Pleguezuelo (6.4), Jaïr Haakmat, Max Bruns, Casper Staring and Thijs van Leeuwen.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 4 changes: M. Hilgers for J. Pleguezuelo (76′), M. Kjolo for S. Steijn (76′), D. Rots for D. Cleonise (76′) and R. van Wolfswinkel for M. Ugalde (85′).

Best player: Joshua Brenet​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Joshua Brenet.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

FC Groningen – Formation

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

Frank Wormuth played with: Peter Leeuwenburgh (6.2), Damil Dankerlui (6.6), Mike te Wierik (7.0), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (6.2), Isak Dybvik Määttä (6.0), Joey Pelupessy (6.5), Laros Duarte (6.4), Tomáš Suslov (6.4), Florian Krüger (6.4), Cyril Ngonge (6.7) and Ricardo Pepi (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.6), Paulos Abraham (6.7), Marin Šverko, Jan de Boer, Emmanuel Matuta, Yahya Kalley (6.5), Daleho Irandust, Thom van Bergen, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (6.4), Luciano Valente (6.4) and Jan Hoekstra.

FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of Y. Kalley (injured).

Substitutions

FC Groningen made 5 changes: T. Suslov for L. Valente (15′), F. Kruger for P. Abraham (46′), C. Ngonge for R. Oratmangoen (46′), I. Dybvik Maatta for Y. Kalley (66′) and J. Pelupessy for R. Lundqvist (81′).

Best player: Mike te Wierik​

The most impressive player for FC Groningen was Mike te Wierik.

His rating is (7.0) with 23 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Ajax – Excelsior – 7-1
• AZ – Feyenoord – 1-3
• PSV – FC Utrecht – 6-1
• FC Twente – FC Groningen – 3-0
• Sparta Rotterdam – NEC – 2-0