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Fortuna Sittard vs FC Utrecht, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Fortuna Sittard
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Branislav Ninaj 87' Y
Wessel Dammers 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Freek van Herk
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 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

3
6
6
Fortuna Sittard 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
24 Aug ADO Den Haag A 1–3 L
18 Aug PSV H 1–2 L
11 Aug SBV Excelsior A 1–1 D
12 Aug SV Linx 1949 H 1–3 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D
26 Aug VVV Venlo H 1–1 D
19 Aug PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
11 Aug PSV A 0–4 L
12 Aug 1. FC Lok Stendal H 0–4 L
21 Aug SV Linx 1949 H 3–3 D

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard FC Utrecht
#6 Position #15
13 Points 5
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
13 Scored 11
14 Conceded 24
-1 GD -13
1.86 PPG 0.71
57% Win % 14%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (5 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 Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ 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 Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Fortuna Sittard have kicked off against FC Utrecht. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fortuna Sittard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' FC Utrecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Simon Gustafson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Joris van Overeem has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 321 appearances.
  • 40' FC Utrecht have won 439 goals from 321 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' It’s high time Jean-Paul de Jong made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rene Eijer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Gyrano Kerk departs to be replaced by Oussama Tannane.
  • 68' Urby Emanuelson makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Utrecht are in front.
  • 73' The whistle greets Timo Letschert as he departs to be replaced by Emil Bergstrom.
  • 74' Assisted by Amadou Ciss with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrij Novakovich makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 79' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 84' Simon Gustafson makes way for Simon Makienok at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
  • 87' Branislav Ninaj is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Lars Hutten on, Mark Diemers off on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Eijer

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Paul de Jong

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.63 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard57% Draw21% FC Utrecht22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Utrecht
43%
Fortuna Sittard or FC Utrecht
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard47% Draw36% FC Utrecht17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.8%
1 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.6%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 18% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 20% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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