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

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Groningen
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Mark Strijker
12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

6
1
7
FC Groningen 14 games · Avg 2.6 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #7
15 Points 20
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 2
29 Scored 20
28 Conceded 20
+1 GD +0
1.25 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 42%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
Fortuna Sittard
Anthony Descotte 5 G
Mohammed Ihattaren 4 G 4 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Groningen have kicked off against Fortuna Sittard. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
  • 10' Netherlands international Mo El Hankouri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 277 games and scored 323 goals.
  • 20' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' The crowd applauds Piet Velthuizen as he leaves the pitch. Alexei Coselev steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
  • 28' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Mo El Hankouri. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Schreck is booked for FC Groningen — Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' FC Groningen ring the changes. Jorgen Larsen has done his job and it is now time for Paulos Abraham to step up.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Paulos Abraham makes it 1-0.
  • 55' Zian Flemming is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 60' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' FC Groningen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Sam Schreck departs to be replaced by Wessel Dammers.
  • 74' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. Lisandro Semedo has done his job and it is now time for Emil Hansson to step up.
  • 79' Daniel van Kaam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 84' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Fortuna Sittard backline.
  • 86' Another substitution for Fortuna Sittard to replace Roel Janssen by Thibaud Verlinden on 86 minute.
  • 89' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Mo El Hankouri exits the field as Patrick Joosten enters on 89.
  • 90' Kian Slor gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Daniel van Kaam and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Groningen take all three points.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Pepi 3
Jorgen Larsen 3
Paul Gladon 3
Mats Seuntjens 2
Inigo Cordoba 2
Tijjani Noslin 1
Rasmus Karjalainen 1
Florian Kruger 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.8 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen52% Draw25% Fortuna Sittard23%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
76%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
48%
FC Groningen or Fortuna Sittard
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen36% Draw44% Fortuna Sittard20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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