De Graafschap 2-1 Willem II: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 30 September 2018

Result

De Graafschap 2-1 Willem II

Eredivisie · Sunday 30 September 2018, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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De Graafschap 2-1 Willem II: match report

De Graafschap beat Willem II 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 30 September 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

S. Nijland opened the scoring in the 21st minute. De Graafschap's goals came from S. Nijland (21') and an own goal by F. Lewis (89'). Willem II scored through D. Saddiki (49').

Discipline: De Graafschap received 1 yellow card; Willem II received 4 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game De Graafschap were 16th on 4 points from 6 and Willem II 9th on 8 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Eredivisie season and is kept for reference.

De Graafschap lined up in a 4-3-3 and Willem II in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Stefan Nijland of De Graafschap (8.2), ahead of Leeroy Owusu (7.5).

Going into the match De Graafschap's last five read L-L-D-L-L and Willem II's D-D-L-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · D. DankerluiWillem II
  • 18'Red card · A. AkkaynakWillem II
  • 20'Yellow card · Freek HeerkensWillem II
  • 21'Goal · S. NijlandDe Graafschap · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Diego PalaciosWillem II
  • 28'Missed penalty · Erik BakkerDe Graafschap
  • 33'Yellow card · F. LewisWillem II
  • 49'Goal · D. SaddikiWillem II · 1-1
  • 57'Yellow card · M. AbenaDe Graafschap
  • 64'Second yellow · Diego PalaciosWillem II
  • 89'Own goal · F. LewisDe Graafschap · 2-1

Team news

De Graafschap line-up (4-3-3)

Hidde Jurjus, Leeroy Owusu, Myenty Abena, Bart Straalman, Jordy Tutuarima, Frank Olijve, Stefan Nijland, Erik Bakker, Daryl van Mieghem, Jordy Thomassen, Y. El Jebli

Willem II line-up (4-3-3)

Timon Wellenreuther, Damil Dankerlui, Fernando Lewis, Freek Heerkens, Diego Palacios, Atakan Akkaynak, Dan Crowley, Pol Llonch, Jordy Croux, Fran Sol, Donis Avdijaj