Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Eredivisie · 2022-23
Fortuna Sittard
3 – 4
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Fri 2 Sep 2022 · 18:00 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Mickael Tirpan 71' Y
Y 83' Jens Toornstra
Y 84' Mark van der Maarel

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Robin Vereijken

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
6
6
Fortuna Sittard 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–4 FC Utrecht 2022-04-09 FC Utrecht 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 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

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep FC Utrecht H 3–4 L
27 Aug SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L
20 Aug SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 1–4 L
14 Aug FC Twente '65 A 0–3 L
06 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–3 L
15 May NEC A 1–0 W
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 4–3 W
28 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
20 Aug FC Emmen A 2–3 L
13 Aug SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 0–0 D
06 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–2 D
15 May Willem II Tilburg A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard FC Utrecht
#2 Position #16
4 Points 0
2 Played 2
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
5 Scored 2
3 Conceded 6
+2 GD -4
2.00 PPG 0.00
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

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

Fortuna Sittard are 2nd (4 pts). FC Utrecht are 16th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Utrecht
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. FC Utrecht seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' FC Utrecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henk Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Vasilios Barkas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Moussa Sylla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Netherlands international Mark van der Maarel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' The whistle greets Dogan Erdogan as he departs to be replaced by Arianit Ferati.
  • 51' FC Utrecht is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fortuna Sittard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 63 minute. Hidde ter Avest leaves to be changed by Sean Klaiber.
  • 64' Bas Dost makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Utrecht are in front.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Rodrigo Guth — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 70' A stunning finish from Anastasios Douvikas — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' The Greece Anastasios Douvikas breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 1-3!
  • 71' A moment of madness from Mickael Tirpan on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. George Cox is replaced by Cole Bassett.
  • 77' The Greece Anastasios Douvikas breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 1-4!
  • 82' GOAL! Burak Yilmaz scores on 82.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jens Toornstra.
  • 83' Brilliant from the ! Burak Yilmaz makes it 3-4 with a superb finish on 83.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Mark van der Maarel on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Utrecht will be frustrated.
  • 86' Anastasios Douvikas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 87' The Greece Anastasios Douvikas breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 3-6!
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Djevencio van der Kust is replaced by Django Warmerdam on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Utrecht to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

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

2022-09-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–4 FC Utrecht 2022-04-09 FC Utrecht 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2022-09-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–4 FC Utrecht L 2022-08-27 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2022-08-20 Fortuna Sittard 1–4 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden L 2022-08-14 FC Twente '65 3–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax L 2022-05-15 NEC 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W

FC Utrecht Form

2022-09-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–4 FC Utrecht W 2022-08-28 FC Utrecht 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2022-08-20 FC Emmen 3–2 FC Utrecht L 2022-08-13 FC Utrecht 0–0 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden D 2022-08-06 RKC Waalwijk 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2022-05-15 Willem II Tilburg 3–0 FC Utrecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.7 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard59% Draw18% FC Utrecht23%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 5.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 89%
11%
± 3.5 77%
23%
± 4.5 61%
39%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Utrecht
41%
Fortuna Sittard or FC Utrecht
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard56% Draw28% FC Utrecht16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
4 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
5 – 1
4.2%
5 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 1
3.4%
4 – 0
3.4%
3 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 18% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 17% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 8% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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