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Twente 2 – 0 Roda: In-game tweaks win the match for Twente
April 1, 2012
Twente beat Roda in a must-win game in the tight end-stages of the 2011/12 Eredivisie. Steve McClaren’s team overcame an opponent that lacked any sorts of offensive intentions, but did provide a stubborn defense. Data for this match report has been provided by Infostrada Sports. Twente’s 4-3-3 Coming off a disappointing series of only […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
Ajax 2 – 0 PSV: Impressive pressing performance leaves PSV no chance
March 25, 2012
This clash between two Eredivisie title contenders may go down as one of the best games Ajax played under their current manager, Frank de Boer. The home side pressed PSV all over the pitch and the successive dominance in possession allowed them to continue an intense pressing level throughout the full ninety minutes. PSV proved […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
Twente 0 – 2 Feyenoord: Title hopes dented by Feyenoord midfield
March 18, 2012
Only two weeks after their magnificent 6-2 away win over PSV, Twente went into this match a hurt team. Coming off an Eredivisie loss against N.E.C. and a painful 4-1 Europa League loss at Schalke, Steve McClaren’s team stumbled to a third consecutive loss at the hands of a well organized Feyenoord side. Twente’s […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
Roda 3 – 1 VVV: Home side more efficient, but VVV show their potential
March 10, 2012
Coming off four straight wins, VVV went into this derby clash with some expectations. New manager Ton Lokhoff took over at the end of 2011, to see his team take five wins from the first seven matches in charge, only losing away at relegation rivals Excelsior and newly promoted RKC. Away at Roda, who came […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
Soccer analytics: treat it like a ‘stop-and-go’ sport!
March 5, 2012
Last Sunday, pre-match interview of top Eredivisie manager ahead of title contenders clash. Quote above the video: “Statistics mean nothing to me”. Just two days earlier, the biggest sports analytics conference in the world had its 2012 edition, the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, or #SSAC as it went around on Twitter… The contrast could […]
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Ajax 0 – 2 Utrecht: From bad to worse for Ajax…
February 5, 2012
Frank de Boer lost his first Eredivisie home game as an Ajax manager, while Utrecht set a unique series of four wins out of the past for meetings with their fierce rivals. With the complete forward three and back four of his presumed starting XI missing, De Boer never got his team going, while Utrecht […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
Feyenoord 4 – 2 Ajax: Playing to win beats playing for possession
January 29, 2012
Fans enjoying the Eredivisie for action packed high-scoring games were well served, as Feyenoord came back after conceding the opening goal, to win the match 4-2. A hat-trick by Manchester City loanee John Guidetti and a superb midfield performance by Jordy Clasie guided the Rotterdam side past their fierce rivals, who once again paired ineffective […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
PSV 3 – 1 Vitesse: Not as convincing as the score line suggests
January 28, 2012
Although the final score line would suggest otherwise, PSV had a lack of grip on their opponents. Aided by an out-of-the-blue opening goal by Tim Matavz, they were given the opportunity to sit back and counter, a game much better executed than their pressing style that formed plan A. Vitesse, meanwhile, defended well up till […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
AZ 1 – 1 Ajax: A glass half-full at best, for both sides
January 22, 2012
The glass half-full from the title refers to AZ taking only a point, where they failed to take more distance during dominating spells in the first half. And it refers to Ajax, who managed to fix some issues from the recent Cup defeat against AZ, but left much to be improved in order to refresh […]
Posted in: Eredivisie
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