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Fortuna Sittard vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Fortuna Sittard
0 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Fri 5 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Roel Janssen 25' Y
Y 27' Giacomo Quagliata
Ben Rienstra 55' Y
Y 60' Ahmed Kutucu

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
  • Referee Ralf van Vlokhoven (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

4
4
6
Fortuna Sittard 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Heracles Almelo 2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-08-11 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-02-16 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Heracles Almelo H 0–1 L
30 Jan VVV Venlo H 3–2 W
27 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
24 Jan AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
16 Jan PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W
13 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 1–0 W
30 Jan FC Groningen H 1–0 W
26 Jan PEC Zwolle A 2–2 D
23 Jan SC Heerenveen H 1–0 W
16 Jan FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
12 Jan FC Emmen H 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Fortuna Sittard kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Roel Janssen is booked for Fortuna Sittard — Yellow card on 25.
  • 27' It’s a booking for Heracles Almelo player. Giacomo Quagliata gets a Yellow card.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Heracles Almelo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' Rai Vloet has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' Fortuna Sittard are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Heracles Almelo backline.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and Heracles Almelo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Fortuna Sittard. Ben Rienstra will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Ahmed Kutucu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 63' Another substitution for Heracles Almelo to replace Ahmed Kutucu by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou on 63 minute.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heracles Almelo that had 233 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 73' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Tesfaldet Tekie trudges off to be replaced by Emil Hansson on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Mats Seuntjens is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Heracles Almelo so far.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Giacomo Quagliata as he leaves the pitch. Jeff Hardeveld steps in for Heracles Almelo.
  • 84' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 84 minute. Llazaros Rota leaves to be changed by Dario Van den Buijs.
  • 89' The whistle greets Rai Vloet as he departs to be replaced by Teun Bijleveld.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Heracles Almelo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismail Azzaoui 4
Adrian Dalmau 4
Mark Diemers 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Zian Flemming 2
Cyriel Dessers 2
Marco Rente 1
Alen Halilovic 1

Head to Head

2021-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Heracles Almelo 2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-08-11 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-02-16 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Heracles Almelo L 2021-01-30 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 VVV Venlo W 2021-01-27 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2021-01-16 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam L

Heracles Almelo Form

2021-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Heracles Almelo W 2021-01-30 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Groningen W 2021-01-26 PEC Zwolle 2–2 Heracles Almelo D 2021-01-23 Heracles Almelo 1–0 SC Heerenveen W 2021-01-16 FC Utrecht 2–0 Heracles Almelo L 2021-01-12 Heracles Almelo 4–0 FC Emmen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: Fortuna Sittard or Heracles Almelo 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard30% Draw29% Heracles Almelo41%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
60%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
70%
Fortuna Sittard or Heracles Almelo
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard22% Draw49% Heracles Almelo29%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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