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Fortuna Sittard vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Fortuna Sittard
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sat 18 Dec 2021 · 15:30 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
George Cox 33' Y
Y 45' Sander van de Streek
Y 70' Adam Maher
Y 84' Willem Janssen

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Sam Droge
  • Referee Luuk Timmer (Netherlands)

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

3
6
6
Fortuna Sittard 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-18 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 FC Utrecht 2021-03-20 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 FC Utrecht 2020-12-19 FC Utrecht 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 2019-11-03 FC Utrecht 6–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-04-24 FC Utrecht 2–1 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec FC Utrecht H 2–2 D
11 Dec PEC Zwolle A 1–0 W
05 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–5 L
02 Dec AZ A 1–2 L
27 Nov FC Groningen H 1–4 L
20 Nov Heracles Almelo A 1–3 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 2–2 D
11 Dec Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D
04 Dec PSV A 1–4 L
28 Nov Heracles Almelo H 1–0 W
21 Nov SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 1–2 L
07 Nov SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

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

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
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

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Fortuna Sittard launch into their encounter with FC Utrecht.
  • 5' FC Utrecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 17' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Hidde ter Avest departs to be replaced by Joris van Overeem.
  • 21' Mimoun Mahi makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Utrecht are in front.
  • 23' Against the run of play, George Cox has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Utrecht needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Fortuna Sittard player. George Cox gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' FC Utrecht is showing some good football. However, FC Utrecht are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' The referee shows FC Utrecht player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Sander van de Streek makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and FC Utrecht are in front.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Utrecht's shape.
  • 65' Maarten Paes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Maher is booked for FC Utrecht — Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' Nigel Lonwijk makes way for Martin Angha at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Remco Balk. He replaces Anastasios Douvikas on 72 minute.
  • 77' A stunning finish from Zian Flemming — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Willem Janssen.
  • 86' Another substitution for FC Utrecht to replace Simon Gustafson by Eros Maddy on 86 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Quinten Timber is replaced by Adrian Dalmau.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Tijjani Noslin comes on to replace Ben Rienstra.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-12-18 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 FC Utrecht 2021-03-20 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 FC Utrecht 2020-12-19 FC Utrecht 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 2019-11-03 FC Utrecht 6–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-04-24 FC Utrecht 2–1 Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-12-18 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2021-12-11 PEC Zwolle 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-12-05 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-12-02 AZ 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-11-27 Fortuna Sittard 1–4 FC Groningen L 2021-11-20 Heracles Almelo 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L

FC Utrecht Form

2021-12-18 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2021-12-11 FC Utrecht 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D 2021-12-04 PSV 4–1 FC Utrecht L 2021-11-28 FC Utrecht 1–0 Heracles Almelo W 2021-11-21 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2–1 FC Utrecht L 2021-11-07 SBV Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.23 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Fortuna Sittard or FC Utrecht 76% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard44% Draw24% FC Utrecht32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Utrecht
56%
Fortuna Sittard or FC Utrecht
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard36% Draw37% FC Utrecht27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.4%
3 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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