Fortuna Sittard vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

Fortuna Sittard

3 – 1

Full Time

FC Groningen

Sun 2 Apr 2023 · 14:45 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Tijjani Noslin 13' Y

Overview

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

Fortuna Sittard 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jan de Vries
Referee Bas van Dongen
Referee Rob Dieperink
Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
Referee Yorick Weterings
Referee Michael Eijgelsheim (Netherlands)

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

Fortuna Sittard 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Groningen

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Groningen 2022-11-13 FC Groningen 2–3 Fortuna Sittard 2022-02-12 FC Groningen 0–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-11-27 Fortuna Sittard 1–4 FC Groningen 2021-02-28 FC Groningen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	FC Groningen	H	3–1	W
17 Mar	FC Volendam	A	1–2	L
11 Mar	FC Twente '65	H	0–3	L
03 Mar	FC Utrecht	A	2–1	W
26 Feb	Feyenoord Rotterdam	H	2–4	L
17 Feb	RKC Waalwijk	A	1–3	L

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Fortuna Sittard	A	1–3	L
19 Mar	SC Heerenveen	H	0–2	L
11 Mar	AZ	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	0–1	L
25 Feb	SBV Excelsior	H	3–0	W
18 Feb	FC Emmen	H	1–1	D

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' That's the starting whistle at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen.
3' Magnificent from Inigo Cordoba! That is 24 goals in 332 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
8' FC Groningen have won 252 goals from 311 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
13' Tijjani Noslin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Ivo Pinto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
28' Fortuna Sittard looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lequincio Zeefuik scoring 1 goals.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Against the run of play, Inigo Cordoba has scored! This game has turned on its head.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julio Velazquez will be considering his options from the bench.
55' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Florian Kruger on, Ragnar Oratmangoen off on 56 minutes.
61' FC Groningen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Laros Duarte comes on to replace Tomas Suslov.
67' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Laros Duarte comes on to replace Tomas Suslov.
72' Elvis Manu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
76' Magnificent from Ricardo Pepi! That is 59 goals in 288 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
77' What composure from Ricardo Pepi! The USA international strokes it home. 2-2.
78' The crowd applauds Tijjani Noslin as he leaves the pitch. Umaro Embalo steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
83' The supporters are chanting for Mads Bech Sorensen. He replaces Thijmen Blokzijl on 83 minute.
84' Arianit Ferati is replacing Dogan Erdogan for the Fortuna Sittard side.
89' Fortuna Sittard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Gladon is hanging Kristijan Bistrovic on the field on 89 minute.
Full Time. Fortuna Sittard beats FC Groningen

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Velazquez

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

15
Jetro Willems
28
Elvis Manu ↓ Isak Dybvik 64'
21
Oliver Antman ↓ Daleho Irandust 64'
12
Radinio Balker
34
Ragnar Oratmangoen ↓ Florian Kruger 56'
9
Ricardo Pepi
20
Michael Verrips
7
Tomas Suslov ↓ Laros Duarte 64'
42
Thijmen Blokzijl ↓ Mads Bech Sorensen 83'
19
Liam van Gelderen
8
Johan Hove

Bench

Coach Dennis van der Ree

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paul Gladon	3
Ricardo Pepi	3
Jorgen Larsen	3
Mats Seuntjens	2
Inigo Cordoba	2
George Cox	1
David van der Werff	1
Samir Memisevic	1

Head to Head

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Groningen W 2023-03-17 FC Volendam 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-03-11 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 FC Twente '65 L 2023-03-03 FC Utrecht 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-02-26 Fortuna Sittard 2–4 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-02-17 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L

FC Groningen Form

2023-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Groningen L 2023-03-19 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen L 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen L 2023-03-04 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen L 2023-02-25 FC Groningen 3–0 SBV Excelsior W 2023-02-18 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Emmen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.94 Fortuna Sittard xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Fortuna Sittard45% Draw23% FC Groningen32%

Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw

68%

Draw or FC Groningen

55%

Fortuna Sittard or FC Groningen

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Fortuna Sittard32% Draw39% FC Groningen29%

Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 2

3.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap	Fortuna Sittard covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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