EMMEN. FC Emmen and FC Groningen didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the De Oude Meerdijk stadium in Emmen on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Wouter Wiersma. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​
Match Statistics​
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 14 Total 13
- 4 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 12
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 98 Attack 111
- 62 Dangerous attack 44
- 83 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Emmen was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. FC Groningen that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Emmen was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Emmen to win the match​.
FC Emmen shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, FC Groningen shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
FC Emmen received 1 yellow card (J. Vlak). On the opposite side, FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (N. Kasanwirjo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Emmen will have 7 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen will have 12 points like Fortuna Sittard to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Emmen will play away with RKC Waalwijk on the 28th of January with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of FC Emmen (4 draws).
FC Groningen will host Fortuna Sittard on the 13th of November with a 4-2 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (1 draw).
FC Emmen – Formation
FC Emmen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Dick Lukkien decided to play with the following team: Mickey van der Hart , Mohamed Bouchouari , Miguel Araujo , Jeroen Veldmate , Lorenzo Burnet , Lucas Bernadou , Keziah Veendorp , Rui Mendes , Mark Diemers , Ole Romeny and Richairo Živković .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Heylen, Fernando Pacheco, Julius Dirksen , Jasin Assehnoun , Azzeddine Toufiqui, Metehan Güçlü, Ben Scholte , Eric Oelschlägel, Kyan van Dorp, Arnaud Luzayadio and Jari Vlak .
Substitutions
FC Emmen made 5 changes: J. Veldmate for J. Vlak (64′), L. Bernadou for J. Dirksen (65′), M. Diemers for B. Scholte (78′), O. ter Haar Romeny for J. Assehnoun (78′) and L. Burnet for F. Pacheco (87′).
Best player: Jeroen Veldmate​
The most impressive player for FC Emmen was Jeroen Veldmate.
His rating is with 55 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
FC Groningen – Formation
Also FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frank Wormuth played with: Peter Leeuwenburgh , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Mike te Wierik , Radinio Balker , Isak Dybvik Määttä , Laros Duarte , Joey Pelupessy , Cyril Ngonge , Florian Krüger , Ragnar Oratmangoen and Ricardo Pepi .
These were the players on the bench: Emmanuel Matuta, Marin Å verko, Thom van Bergen, Jan Hoekstra, Jan de Boer, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist , Damil Dankerlui , Luciano Valente and Yahya Kalley.
Substitutions
FC Groningen made 2 changes: R. Oratmangoen for R. Lundqvist (68′) and F. Kruger for D. Dankerlui (69′).
Best player: Florian Krüger​
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Groningen was Florian Krüger.
His rating is with 20 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​
- PSV – NEC – 3-0
- FC Twente – RKC Waalwijk – 3-0
- FC Emmen – FC Groningen – 0-0
- AZ – FC Volendam – 2-1