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Fortuna Sittard vs FC Groningen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Fortuna Sittard
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 17:30 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Julian Chabot
Jorrit Smeets 45' R
Mica Pinto 72' Y
Y 80' Deyovaisio Zeefuik

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Luca Cantineau
  • Referee Edgar Bijl
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

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

7
1
6
Fortuna Sittard 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec FC Groningen H 0–0 D
16 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–0 W
07 Dec AZ H 0–3 L
01 Dec SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
24 Nov Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W
10 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–3 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
16 Dec FC Emmen H 1–2 L
09 Dec VVV Venlo A 0–0 D
02 Dec NAC Breda H 5–2 W
25 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–1 L
11 Nov SC Heerenveen H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard FC Groningen
#6 Position #8
13 Points 11
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
13 Scored 15
14 Conceded 13
-1 GD +2
1.86 PPG 1.57
57% Win % 43%

Key Stats

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

Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

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
FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ 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
FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Fortuna Sittard Stadion!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
  • 15' Lars Hutten is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fortuna Sittard tonight.
  • 20' Ritsu Doan, a Japan , has 16 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Fortuna Sittard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Fortuna Sittard has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Jorrit Smeets catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 45.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Breij made 311 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Fortuna Sittard are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Groningen backline.
  • 58' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Ahmad Mendes Moreira comes on to replace Django Warmerdam.
  • 63' Ludovit Reis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fortuna Sittard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Fortuna Sittard. Mica Pinto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' Deyovaisio Zeefuik was booked on 80.
  • 80' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Tim Handwerker is withdrawn and Uriel Antuna gets his opportunity.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Andrij Novakovich is replaced by Lisandro Semedo.
  • The points are shared — Fortuna Sittard 0-0 FC Groningen. Honours even.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Eijer

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Gladon 3
Ricardo Pepi 3
Jorgen Larsen 3
Mats Seuntjens 2
Inigo Cordoba 2
Daleho Irandust 1
Anthony Descotte 1
Cyril Ngonge 1

Head to Head

2018-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Groningen

Fortuna Sittard Form

2018-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Groningen D 2018-12-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2018-12-07 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ L 2018-12-01 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2018-11-24 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Heracles Almelo W 2018-11-10 VVV Venlo 3–2 Fortuna Sittard L

FC Groningen Form

2018-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Groningen D 2018-12-16 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Emmen L 2018-12-09 VVV Venlo 0–0 FC Groningen D 2018-12-02 FC Groningen 5–2 NAC Breda W 2018-11-25 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen L 2018-11-11 FC Groningen 2–0 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Fortuna Sittard or FC Groningen 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard37% Draw29% FC Groningen34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Groningen
63%
Fortuna Sittard or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard25% Draw50% FC Groningen25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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