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Fortuna Sittard vs FC Emmen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Fortuna Sittard
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Emmen
Fri 15 Mar 2019 · 19:00 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Kai Heerings 36' Y
Lisandro Semedo 76' Y
R 76' Glenn Bijl
R 78' Glenn Bijl

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs FC Emmen — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Edgar Bijl

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

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

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar FC Emmen H 3–1 W
10 Mar AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
03 Mar AZ A 2–4 L
23 Feb SC Heerenveen H 2–4 L
16 Feb Heracles Almelo A 0–6 L
10 Feb SBV Excelsior H 4–1 W
FC Emmen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Fortuna Sittard A 1–3 L
10 Mar Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
03 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–4 L
24 Feb SBV Vitesse H 0–3 L
17 Feb SBV Excelsior A 1–2 L
10 Feb ADO Den Haag H 3–2 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Fortuna Sittard have kicked off against FC Emmen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' A goal from the Croatia international Andrej Lukic! He fires home on 2 to make it 0-1!
  • 7' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' FC Emmen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 18' Against the run of play, Lisandro Semedo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 23' Fortuna Sittard currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fortuna Sittard needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jafar Arias, as he is very good at scoring at Fortuna Sittard Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Kai Heerings has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' What a strike from Andrij Novakovich! The score is 2-1.
  • 46' The whistle greets Andrej Lukic as he departs to be replaced by Nick Kuipers.
  • 47' Against the run of play, Andrij Novakovich has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' Andrija Balic gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Jorrit Smeets and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' Kjell Scherpen, a Netherlands goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexei Coselev made 277 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' Jorrit Smeets is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Emmen tonight.
  • 73' FC Emmen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reuven Niemeijer is hanging Sven Braken on the field on 73 minute.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lisandro Semedo.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Glenn Bijl argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 83' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 83 minute. Lisandro Semedo leaves to be changed by Amadou Ciss.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Lars Hutten comes on to replace Mark Diemers.
  • 90' What a moment for Reuven Niemeijer! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The points are shared — Fortuna Sittard 3-1 FC Emmen. Honours even.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Eijer

FC Emmen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lisandro Semedo 3
Richairo Zivkovic 2
Sergio Pena 2
Michael de Leeuw 2
Jafar Arias 1
Dimitrios Emmanouilidis 1
Jose Rodriguez 1
Alexander Bannink 1

Head to Head

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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2019-03-15 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Emmen W 2019-03-10 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-03-03 AZ 4–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-02-23 Fortuna Sittard 2–4 SC Heerenveen L 2019-02-16 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-02-10 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 SBV Excelsior W

FC Emmen Form

2019-03-15 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Emmen L 2019-03-10 FC Emmen 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2019-03-03 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–0 FC Emmen L 2019-02-24 FC Emmen 0–3 SBV Vitesse L 2019-02-17 SBV Excelsior 2–1 FC Emmen L 2019-02-10 FC Emmen 3–2 ADO Den Haag W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.21 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 FC Emmen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard56% Draw22% FC Emmen22%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Emmen
44%
Fortuna Sittard or FC Emmen
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard42% Draw39% FC Emmen19%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push FC Emmen covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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