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FC Emmen vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Emmen
2 – 1
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sun 20 Oct 2019 · 12:30 UTC De Oude Meerdijk HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Mark Diemers
Y 49' Bassala Sambou
Y 58' Alexei Coselev
Y 58' Branislav Ninaj
Glenn Bijl 70' Y
Y 84' Jorrit Smeets
Ferhat Gorgulu 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Emmen vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at De Oude Meerdijk.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Ruud Bexkens
  • Referee Sam Droge

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
FC Emmen 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-20 FC Emmen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2019-03-15 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Emmen 2018-10-07 FC Emmen 3–3 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

FC Emmen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
05 Oct Heracles Almelo A 0–2 L
27 Sep ADO Den Haag H 3–0 W
22 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 3–3 D
14 Sep FC Utrecht A 1–3 L
30 Aug PEC Zwolle H 1–3 L
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Emmen A 1–2 L
06 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 4–2 W
28 Sep Sparta Rotterdam H 0–0 D
25 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
21 Sep SBV Vitesse A 2–4 L
15 Sep FC Twente '65 H 2–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
Mohammed Ihattaren 3 G 2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Anthony Descotte 2 G
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Emmen welcome Fortuna Sittard for this crunch clash at De Oude Meerdijk.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Emmen and Fortuna Sittard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Clint Essers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 16' Goal! Bassala Sambou scores his 5 goal in 269 matches.
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Ferhat Gorgulu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Felix Passlack suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' It’s high time Sjors Ultee made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Emmen and Fortuna Sittard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Jafar Arias is replacing Luciano Slagveer for the FC Emmen side.
  • 49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mark Diemers.
  • 52' What an equalizer from Michael de Leeuw!
  • 57' Netherlands international Glenn Bijl has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' Fortuna Sittard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Cian Harries comes on to replace Martin Angha.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 269 games and scored 312 goals.
  • 70' Glenn Bijl was booked on 70.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Bassala Sambou is replaced by Vitalie Damascan.
  • 76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 81' Marko Kolar gets the nod from FC Emmen. He replaces Nikolai Laursen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Sergio Pena has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 84' Jorrit Smeets catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Clint Essers is replaced by Rasmus Karjalainen.
  • 90' Ferhat Gorgulu is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Emmen to replace Sergio Pena by Jan-Niklas Beste on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. FC Emmen and Fortuna Sittard share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

FC Emmen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lisandro Semedo 3
Richairo Zivkovic 2
Sergio Pena 2
Michael de Leeuw 2
Mark Diemers 1
Reuven Niemeijer 1
Mohamed Bouchouari 1
Jafar Arias 1

Head to Head

2019-10-20 FC Emmen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2019-03-15 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Emmen 2018-10-07 FC Emmen 3–3 Fortuna Sittard

FC Emmen Form

2019-10-20 FC Emmen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2019-10-05 Heracles Almelo 2–0 FC Emmen L 2019-09-27 FC Emmen 3–0 ADO Den Haag W 2019-09-22 FC Emmen 3–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2019-09-14 FC Utrecht 3–1 FC Emmen L 2019-08-30 FC Emmen 1–3 PEC Zwolle L

Fortuna Sittard Form

2019-10-20 FC Emmen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-10-06 Fortuna Sittard 4–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2019-09-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2019-09-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-09-21 SBV Vitesse 4–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-09-15 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 FC Twente '65 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.96 FC Emmen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Emmen51% Draw24% Fortuna Sittard25%
Actual: FC Emmen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Emmen or Draw
74%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
49%
FC Emmen or Fortuna Sittard
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Emmen37% Draw41% Fortuna Sittard22%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Emmen

Handicap FC Emmen covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.