In the Tweede Divisie game on 26 September 2026, Barendrecht beat Almere City II 1:4. Match numbers: shots on target 9:19, corners 0:7.
Match report
Barendrecht secured a comfortable away victory against Almere City II, winning 4-1 in the Second Division's Regular Season round seven. The visitors took control early and never looked back, despite what appeared to be a favourable prediction for the home side. We had backed the hosts at 66% confidence, but this fixture had other ideas.
The turning point came when R. Ouali collected his second yellow card and was sent off in the 61st minute. By then, Barendrecht had already established their dominance through clinical finishing. A. Serghini opened the scoring from the penalty spot at 77 minutes, and the visitors doubled their advantage shortly after.
B. Pennock's dismissal in the 76th minute sealed matters for Almere City II. And here's the thing — they had been competitive before that, but losing two players changed the complexion entirely. T. de Graaf and Y. Boerhout added two more goals, with F. Hooreman converting another penalty to complete the rout.
The statistics tell a simple story. Barendrecht registered 19 shots on target compared to Almere's nine, while both sides generated similar attacking moves. The visitors claimed seven corners to the hosts' zero, controlling possession at 56%. To be fair, the home team created enough opportunities to avoid embarrassment, but conversion rates told a different tale.
This result leaves Almere City II rooted at 17th place with just four points from seven games. Barendrecht meanwhile move into seventh position with 11 points. Our prediction of a home victory now looks like a case of reading the wrong tea leaves.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %44–56.00
Shots on target9–19
Attacks122–124
Corners0–7
HT⇄16' C. Schop — Substitution⇄46' J. de Ruijter — Substitution⇄51' J. Kalisvaart — Substitution🟨53' R. Ouali — Yellow card🟨54' E. Fortes — Yellow card🟨58' L. Opdam — Yellow card🟨60' B. Vugts — Yellow card🟨61' R. Ouali — Yellow card🟥61' R. Ouali — Red card⇄62' B. Vugts — Substitution⇄62' O. Mrowicki — Substitution🟨66' B. Pennock — Yellow card⇄69' L. Opdam — Substitution⇄74' O. Mohamedhoesein — Substitution🟨76' B. Pennock — Yellow card🟥76' B. Pennock — Red card⚽77' A. Serghini — Penalty⇄78' L. Lenssen — Substitution⇄79' X. Dors — Substitution⚽80' T. de Graaf — Goal⚽84' Y. Boerhout — Goal🟨88' I. Mulder — Yellow card⚽89' F. Hooreman — Penalty⚽90+3' Goal
0'45'90'
Match events
16'0:0Barendrecht⇄SubstitutionC. Schop off: K. Rook
46'0:0Almere City II⇄SubstitutionJ. de Ruijter off: J. Brandt
51'0:0Almere City II⇄SubstitutionJ. Kalisvaart off: B. Pennock
