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Fortuna Sittard vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Fortuna Sittard
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Mouhamed Belkheir 70' Y
Y 77' Anthony Descotte

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Assistant 1 Richard Polman
  • Assistant 2 Martijn Beijer (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

3
6
6
Fortuna Sittard 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Utrecht 2023-03-03 FC Utrecht 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 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

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
21 Oct PSV A 1–3 L
08 Oct FC Twente '65 H 0–3 L
01 Oct AZ A 0–4 L
22 Sep Go Ahead Eagles A 0–3 L
16 Sep FC Volendam H 3–1 W
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
22 Oct AFC Ajax H 4–3 W
06 Oct FC Volendam A 0–1 L
30 Sep Almere City FC H 0–2 L
23 Sep NEC A 0–3 L
16 Sep Heracles Almelo A 3–1 W

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Fortuna Sittard to score. At the same time, FC Utrecht does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Mike van der Hoorn is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Utrecht so far.
  • 10' Can Bozdogan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 408 appearances.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Deroy Duarte has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Utrecht's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 31' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Inigo Cordoba is replaced by Mouhamed Belkheir.
  • 36' Fortuna Sittard have won 312 goals from 269 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Zakaria Labyad is replaced by Jens Toornstra on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Othman Boussaid has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' The FC Utrecht manager makes a substitution. Taylor Booth departs to be replaced by Marouan Azarkan.
  • 62' Hidde ter Avest has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hugo Novoa on 62 minute.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Mitchell Dijks on, Remy Vita off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Mouhamed Belkheir was booked on 70.
  • 75' Kaj Sierhuis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Anthony Descotte is booked for FC Utrecht — Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Mats Seuntjens comes on to replace Anthony Descotte.
  • 83' It looks surprising FC Utrecht does not make any changes. Iman Griffith has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' Iman Griffith makes way for Milan Robberechts at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

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

2023-10-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Utrecht 2023-03-03 FC Utrecht 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-10-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2023-10-21 PSV 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-10-08 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 FC Twente '65 L 2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-09-22 Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-09-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Volendam W

FC Utrecht Form

2023-10-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2023-10-22 FC Utrecht 4–3 AFC Ajax W 2023-10-06 FC Volendam 1–0 FC Utrecht L 2023-09-30 FC Utrecht 0–2 Almere City FC L 2023-09-23 NEC 3–0 FC Utrecht L 2023-09-16 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.51 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard55% Draw22% FC Utrecht23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Utrecht
45%
Fortuna Sittard or FC Utrecht
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard46% Draw37% FC Utrecht17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
9% ✗

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