GRONINGEN. FC Groningen and FC Emmen draw 1-1. R. Pepi scored the first goal (12′) for FC Groningen. M. Araujo settled the score (14′). FC Groningen was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük with the collaboration of Erwin Zeinstra and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
FC Groningen
1 - 1
FC Emmen
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 2
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 124 Attack 101
- 70 Dangerous attack 31
- 66 Ball safe 46
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Groningen was in firm control of the ball 64% while FC Emmen was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Groningen to win the match.
FC Groningen shot 19 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Emmen shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen received 1 yellow card (Ragnar Oratmangoen). On the other side, FC Emmen received 3 yellow cards (Mike te Wierik, Lucas Bernadou and Jari Vlak).
Also, FC Emmen didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mike te Wierik (FC Emmen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (73′).
Match Timeline
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After this match, FC Groningen will have 14 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Emmen will have 17 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will host NEC on the 23rd of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of NEC (10 draws).
FC Emmen will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 18th of March with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (4 draws).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dennis van der Ree decided to play with the following team: Michael Verrips , Liam Van Geld
