Eredivisie: NEC draws 0-0 with Heracles Almelo on Saturday
NIJMEGEN. NEC 0-0 Heracles Almelo played out a goalless draw.
NIJMEGEN. NEC 0-0 Heracles Almelo didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij with the assistance of Mark Janssen and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 1.4 degrees Celsius or 34.59 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 96%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. NEC was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Heracles Almelo that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Heracles Almelo was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Heracles Almelo to win the match.
NEC shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Heracles Almelo shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
NEC received 1 yellow card (E. Tavsan). On the other side, Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards (G. Quagliata and M. Knoester).
After playing this match, NEC will have 25 points like SC Heerenveen to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Heracles Almelo will have 18 points like Willem II to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
A. Akman
J. Bruijn
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45'45'
E. Tavsan
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65'65'
D. Burgzorg
B. Basacikoglu
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65'65'
R. Vloet
S. Bakis
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81'81'
G. Quagliata
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85'85'
M. Knoester
Next match
In the upcoming Eredivisie match, NEC will host Feyenoord on the 23rd of January with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of Feyenoord (4 draws).
Heracles Almelo will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 23rd of January with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Heracles Almelo (1 draw).
NEC: Formation and Lineups
NEC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Rogier Meijer chose to play with the following team: Mattijs Branderhorst , Rodrigo Guth , Iván Márquez , Cas Odenthal , Bart van Rooij , Dirk Proper , Lasse Schöne , Calvin Verdonk , Elayis Tavsan , Jordy Bruijn and Magnus Mattsson .
Substitutes
NEC made only 1 change substituting J. Bruijn for A. Akman (20′).
Top player: Lasse Schöne
Probably the most impressive player in NEC was Lasse Schöne.
His rating is with 52 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Heracles Almelo: Formation and Lineups
Heracles Almelo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Frank Wormuth played with: Janis Blaswich , Noah Fadiga , Sven Sonnenberg , Mats Knoester , Giacomo Quagliata , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Lucas Schoofs , Luca De La Torre , Nikolai Laursen , Sinan Bakış and Bilal Başaçıkoğlu .
Substitutes
Heracles Almelo made 2 changes: B. Basacikoglu for D. Burgzorg (65′) and S. Bakis for R. Vloet (65′).
Top player: Mats Knoester
The player who no doubt impressed Heracles Almelo the most was Mats Knoester.
His rating is with 49 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie
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