FC Utrecht vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2024-25

FC Utrecht

2 – 5

Full Time

Fortuna Sittard

Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 13:30 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard 21,882 HT 45' · FT 45'

Nick Viergever 6' 1–0

1–1 56' Luka Tunjic

Yoann Cathline 57' 2–1

2–2 75' Jasper Dahlhaus

2–3 78' Nick Viergever og

2–4 85' Alessio Da Cruz

2–5 90+8' Edouard Michut

Vassilis Barkas 15' Y

Y 33' Syb Van Ottele

Y 34' Alessio Da Cruz

Mike van der Hoorn 47' Y

Y 66' Ryan Fosso

David Min 68' Y

Nick Viergever 90' R

Overview

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FC Utrecht vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

FC Utrecht 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex Bos
Assistant 1 Kevin Bodde
Assistant 2 Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)

7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 1 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

FC Utrecht 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Fortuna Sittard

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-22 FC Utrecht 2–5 Fortuna Sittard 2024-02-11 FC Utrecht 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2023-10-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Utrecht 2023-03-03 FC Utrecht 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2022-09-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–4 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Fortuna Sittard	H	2–5	L
15 Dec	Go Ahead Eagles	H	3–3	D
08 Dec	Almere City FC	A	3–1	W
04 Dec	AFC Ajax	A	2–2	D
01 Dec	PSV	H	2–5	L
24 Nov	NEC	A	2–1	W

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	FC Utrecht	A	5–2	W
14 Dec	RKC Waalwijk	H	3–2	W
07 Dec	Heracles Almelo	A	2–2	D
30 Nov	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	1–1	D
23 Nov	FC Twente '65	H	1–2	L
09 Nov	PEC Zwolle	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

FC Utrecht		Fortuna Sittard
#14	Position	#7
12	Points	20
12	Played	12
3 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 2
21	Scored	20
34	Conceded	20
-13	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	1.67
25%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht

0-15

1/5

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/7

46-60

5/9

61-75

5/3

76+

7/7

■ 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 Utrecht

Artem Stepanov	5 G
Yoann Cathline	4 G	2 A
Angel Alarcon	4 G	1 A
Dani de Wit	3 G	1 A
Adrian Blake	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' The wait is over. FC Utrecht get us underway at Stadion Galgenwaard.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
6' Nick Viergever adds to his 1 season tally! FC Utrecht lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Vassilis Barkas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
20' The 26-year-old Ezequiel Bullaude has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Luka Tunjic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 277 appearances.
30' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Syb Van Ottele is booked for Fortuna Sittard — card on 33.
34' Alessio Da Cruz is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
44' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Edouard Michut is replacing Alen Halilovic for the Fortuna Sittard side.
47' The referee has no hesitation. Mike van der Hoorn is booked for FC Utrecht — card on 47.
52' FC Utrecht are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's 4-2-3-1 shape.
56' What a moment for Luka Tunjic! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
57' The deadlock is broken! Yoann Cathline gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
59' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Mitchell Dijks is replaced by Jasper Dahlhaus on 59 minute.
64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Adrian Blake has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Rodriguez on 65 minute.
66' Poor challenge from Ryan Fosso. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
68' Poor challenge from David Min. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
70' A change in the Fortuna Sittard ranks — Samuel Bastien exits the field as Ezequiel Bullaude enters on 70.
75' The deadlock is broken! Jasper Dahlhaus gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
75' The FC Utrecht bench stirs into life. Alonzo Engwanda is withdrawn and Oscar Fraulo gets his opportunity.
77' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Victor Jensen departs to be replaced by Jens Toornstra.
78' Brilliant from the defender! Nick Viergever makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 78.
83' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. David Min departs to be replaced by Anthony Descotte.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alessio Da Cruz makes it 3-3.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Nick Viergever is booked for FC Utrecht — card on 90.
The final score is 2-5.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12
Ivo Pinto
7
Kristoffer Peterson ↓ Luka Tunjic 46'
10
Alen Halilovic ↓ Edouard Michut 46'
35
Mitchell Dijks ↓ Jasper Dahlhaus 59'
23
Alessio Da Cruz
22
Samuel Bastien ↓ Ezequiel Bullaude 70'
1
Luuk Koopmans
14
Rodrigo Guth
6
Syb Van Ottele
32
Loreintz Rosier
80
Ryan Fosso ↓ Shawn Adewoye 83'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Anastasios Douvikas	6
Gyrano Kerk	3
Sander van de Streek	3
Zian Flemming	2
Taylor Booth	2
Simon Gustafson	2
Burak Yilmaz	2
Mimoun Mahi	2

Head to Head

FC Utrecht Form

2024-12-22 FC Utrecht 2–5 Fortuna Sittard L 2024-12-15 FC Utrecht 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles D 2024-12-08 Almere City FC 1–3 FC Utrecht W 2024-12-04 AFC Ajax 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2024-12-01 FC Utrecht 2–5 PSV L 2024-11-24 NEC 1–2 FC Utrecht W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2024-12-22 FC Utrecht 2–5 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-12-14 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2024-12-07 Heracles Almelo 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2024-11-30 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D 2024-11-23 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 FC Twente '65 L 2024-11-09 PEC Zwolle 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.99 FC Utrecht xG

Expected Goals

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

2.68 Fortuna Sittard xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Utrecht32% Draw22% Fortuna Sittard46%

Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	49%	51%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw

54%

Draw or Fortuna Sittard

68%

FC Utrecht or Fortuna Sittard

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Utrecht25% Draw34% Fortuna Sittard41%

Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 3

5.8%

1 – 1

5.7%

2 – 3

5.7%

2 – 1

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 4

3.9%

2 – 4

3.8%

3 – 3

3.8%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap	FC Utrecht covers	Push	Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	8%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	13%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	18%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	15%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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