Excelsior 1-0 FC Groningen: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by R. El
ROTTERDAM. Excelsior prevails over FC Groningen 1-0 after R. El scored just 1 goal (69').
ROTTERDAM. Excelsior conquers FC Groningen 1-0 after R. El scored just 1 goal (69′).
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank who had the assistance of Rogier Honig and Richard Polman. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Groningen that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
FC Groningen was more aggressive with 30 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Excelsior managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Excelsior shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Groningen shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Excelsior received 2 yellow cards (Marouan Azarkan and Couhaib Driouech). Talking about the opposition, FC Groningen received 3 yellow cards (Liam van Gelderen , Tomas Suslov and Isak Dybvik Määttä).
After this match, Excelsior will have 13 points to stay in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Groningen will stay with 12 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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37'37'
Marouan Azarkan
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40'40'
Liam van Gelderen
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59'59'
Couhaib Driouech
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62'62'
Tomas Suslov
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65'65'
Joey Pelupessy
Liam van Gelderen
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68'68'
Reda Kharchouch
Mike van Duinen
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69'69'
Redouan El Yaakoubi
Julian Baas
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76'76'
Yahya Kalley
Tomas Suslov
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76'76'
Florian Krüger
Luciano Valente
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76'76'
Serano Seymor
Luciano Valente
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82'82'
Isak Dybvik Määttä
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87'87'
Maxime Awoudja
Nathan Tjoe-A-On
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87'87'
Lazaros Lamprou
Marouan Azarkan
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87'87'
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
Thom van Bergen
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, Excelsior will play away against Sparta Rotterdam on the 14th of January with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Excelsior (1 draw).
FC Groningen will host Feyenoord on the 15th of January with a 15-8 head to head statistic in favor of Feyenoord (12 draws).
Excelsior: Formation and Lineups
Excelsior adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen chose to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Sven Nieuwpoort , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Nathan Tjoe-A-On , Julian Baas , Adrian Fein , Marouan Azarkan , Kenzo Goudmijn , Couhaib Driouech and Mike van Duinen .
Substitutes
Excelsior made 2 changes: Mike van Duinen for Reda Kharchouch (68′) and Marouan Azarkan for Lazaros Lamprou (87′).
Top player: Julian Baas
The player who no doubt impressed Excelsior the most was Julian Baas even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
FC Groningen: Formation and Lineups
Also FC Groningen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Dennis van der Ree played with: Michael Verrips , Liam Van Gelderen , Thijmen Blokzijl , Radinio Balker , Isak Dybvik Määttä , Ragnar Oratmangoen , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Thom van Bergen , Luciano Valente , Tomáš Suslov and Ricardo Pepi .
FC Groningen could not rely on the presence of Serano Seymor (injured).
Substitutes
FC Groningen made 6 changes: Liam van Gelderen for Joey Pelupessy (65′), Tomas Suslov for Yahya Kalley (76′), Luciano Valente for Florian Krüger (76′), Luciano Valente for Serano Seymor (76′), Thom van Bergen for Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (87′) and Thom van Bergen for Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (87′).
Top player: Liam Van Gelderen
The player who no doubt impressed FC Groningen the most was Liam Van Gelderen.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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