Fortuna Sittard vs VBV De Graafschap, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fortuna Sittard vs VBV De Graafschap — Eredivisie .
- Fortuna Sittard 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
- VBV De Graafschap 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Blom
- Referee Rob Dieperink
- Referee Cristian Dobre
- Referee Richard Martens
- Referee Mark Strijker
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Oct VBV De Graafschap H 3–1 W 07 Oct FC Emmen A 3–3 D 29 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–2 L 22 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 4–4 D 16 Sep NAC Breda A 3–2 W 01 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 1–3 L 06 Oct SC Heerenveen H 0–5 L 30 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 2–1 W 21 Sep Heracles Almelo A 0–4 L 15 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–2 L 31 Aug FC Emmen A 1–1 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Fortuna Sittard0-151/216-301/131-45–/146-603/–61-751/376+–/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Fortuna Sittard to score. At the same time, VBV De Graafschap does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' VBV De Graafschap is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Fortuna Sittard is showing some good football. However, Fortuna Sittard are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' It looks surprising VBV De Graafschap does not make any changes. Wessel Dammers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Youssef Jebli suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' Fortuna Sittard is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lazaros Lamprou on 38.
- 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jose Rodriguez.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Robert Klaasen was booked on 46.
- 50' What an equalizer from Youssef Jebli!
- 55' VBV De Graafschap seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 61' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Lisandro Semedo is replaced by Andre Vidigal.
- 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VBV De Graafschap that had 35 games and scored 41 goals.
- 71' The travelling VBV De Graafschap supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sven Nieuwpoort.
- 81' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 82' Lars Nieuwpoort has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leeroy Owusu on 82 minute.
- 83' Fortuna Sittard is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lazaros Lamprou on 83.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Stef Nijland. He replaces Frank Olijve on 85 minute.
- 87' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 87 minute. Lazaros Lamprou leaves to be changed by Jorrit Smeets.
- 88' GOAL! Branislav Ninaj scores on 88.
- 90' Branislav Ninaj is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- With this win, Fortuna Sittard is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Fortuna Sittard Lineups
Starting XI
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- 17
- 9
- 10
- 5
- 77
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23
Mica Pinto ↓ Marco Ospitalieri 61'
- 34
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97
Lazaros Lamprou ↓ Jorrit Smeets 87'
- 3
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14
Lisandro Semedo ↓ Andre Vidigal 61'
Bench
- 30
- 1
- 27
- 2
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13
Marco Ospitalieri ↑ 61'
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6
Jorrit Smeets ↑ 87'
- 25
- 19
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7
Andre Vidigal ↑ 61'
- 20
Coach Rene EijerVBV De Graafschap Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
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44
Leeroy Owusu ↓ Lars Nieuwpoort 82'
- 2
- 23
- 12
- 5
- 6
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28
Frank Olijve ↓ Stef Nijland 85'
- 20
- 11
- 22
Bench
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10
Stef Nijland ↑ 85'
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7
Furdjel Narsingh ↑ 85'
- 8
- 13
- 1
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4
Lars Nieuwpoort ↑ 82'
- 25
- 19
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Youssef Jebli 3 Fabian Serrarens 3 Lazaros Lamprou 2 Ahmed El Messaoudi 1 Branislav Ninaj 1 Head to Head
Fortuna Sittard Form
VBV De Graafschap Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.04 Fortuna Sittard xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 VBV De Graafschap xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Fortuna Sittard winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.19Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Fortuna Sittard or Draw 80%Draw or VBV De Graafschap 43%Fortuna Sittard or VBV De Graafschap 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Fortuna Sittard win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.5%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.5%1 – 0 7.8%3 – 1 Actual0 – 0 5.7%3 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.4%1 – 2 5.4%0 – 1 4%3 – 2 3.8%4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard
Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push VBV De Graafschap covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 17% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 22% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet 32% ✓VBV De Graafschap keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.