FC Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2020-21

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Fortuna Sittard

Sun 28 Feb 2021 · 13:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'

Mo El Hankouri 29' Y

Sam Schreck 34' Y

Wessel Dammers 90' Y

Overview

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FC Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

FC Groningen 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
Referee J. van der Laan
Referee Luca Cantineau
Referee Rogier Honig
Referee Mark Strijker

7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	FC Groningen	2	6
3	Feyenoord Rotterdam	2	6
4	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
5	PSV	2	4
6	SBV Excelsior	2	3
7	NEC	2	3
8	AFC Ajax	1	3
9	Go Ahead Eagles	2	3
10	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
11	SC Heerenveen	1	3
12	Telstar 1963	2	3
13	FC Twente '65	2	1
14	PEC Zwolle	2	1
15	FC Utrecht	2	0
16	ADO Den Haag	2	0
17	Willem II Tilburg	2	0
18	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	2	0

Head-to-Head

FC Groningen 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Fortuna Sittard

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-28 FC Groningen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2020-10-25 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Groningen 2019-11-30 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 FC Groningen 2019-05-12 FC Groningen 3–0 Fortuna Sittard 2018-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Fortuna Sittard	H	1–0	W
24 Feb	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	0–0	D
21 Feb	SC Heerenveen	A	1–1	D
13 Feb	PEC Zwolle	H	1–0	W
30 Jan	Heracles Almelo	A	0–1	L
26 Jan	ADO Den Haag	H	3–0	W

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	FC Groningen	A	0–1	L
20 Feb	ADO Den Haag	H	2–0	W
13 Feb	Sparta Rotterdam	A	2–1	W
05 Feb	Heracles Almelo	H	0–1	L
30 Jan	VVV Venlo	H	3–2	W
27 Jan	RKC Waalwijk	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

FC Groningen		Fortuna Sittard
#2	Position	#4
6	Points	4
2	Played	2
2 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 0
6	Scored	5
2	Conceded	3
+4	GD	+2
3.00	PPG	2.00
100%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

FC Groningen are 2nd (6 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 4th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Fortuna Sittard

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! FC Groningen welcome Fortuna Sittard for this crunch clash at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Mo El Hankouri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
23' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Alexei Coselev on, Piet Velthuizen off on 23 minutes.
28' Sergio Padt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 307 appearances.
29' Mo El Hankouri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sam Schreck on 34 minutes.
39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Piet Velthuizen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
46' Paulos Abraham is replacing Jorgen Larsen for the FC Groningen side.
50' GOAL! Paulos Abraham scores on 50. Assisted by Tomas Suslov
55' Thibaud Verlinden is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
60' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
70' A quiet spell here at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' Wessel Dammers is replacing Sam Schreck for the FC Groningen side.
74' The crowd applauds Lisandro Semedo as he leaves the pitch. Emil Hansson steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
79' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
84' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
86' Another substitution for Fortuna Sittard to replace Roel Janssen by Thibaud Verlinden on 86 minute.
89' Mo El Hankouri makes way for Patrick Joosten at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
90' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Daniel van Kaam by Kian Slor on 90 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wessel Dammers on 90.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

3
Bart van Hintum C
2
Damil Dankerlui
11
Mo El Hankouri ↓ Patrick Joosten 89'
1
Sergio Padt
32
Mike te Wierik
26
Daniel van Kaam ↓ Kian Slor 90'
8
Sam Schreck ↓ Wessel Dammers 73'
21
Alessio Da Cruz
5
Ko Itakura
9
Jorgen Larsen ↓ Paulos Abraham 46'
31
Tomas Suslov ↓ Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist 73'

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ricardo Pepi	3
Jorgen Larsen	3
Paul Gladon	3
Mats Seuntjens	2
Inigo Cordoba	2
Bart van Hintum	1
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	1
Paulos Abraham	1

Head to Head

FC Groningen Form

2021-02-28 FC Groningen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-02-24 FC Groningen 0–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2021-02-13 FC Groningen 1–0 PEC Zwolle W 2021-01-30 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-01-26 FC Groningen 3–0 ADO Den Haag W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-02-28 FC Groningen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-02-20 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 ADO Den Haag W 2021-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Heracles Almelo L 2021-01-30 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 VVV Venlo W 2021-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.21 FC Groningen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1 Fortuna Sittard xG

I would bet for: FC Groningen to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Groningen61% Draw22% Fortuna Sittard17%

Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw

83%

Draw or Fortuna Sittard

39%

FC Groningen or Fortuna Sittard

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen46% Draw40% Fortuna Sittard14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.8%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap	FC Groningen covers	Push	Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	22%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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