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Fortuna Sittard vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
Fortuna Sittard
4 – 1
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 26 Oct 2019 · 17:45 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Lee Cattermole
Y 84' Danny Post
Y 86' Tobias Pachonik

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Luca Cantineau

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
2
1
Fortuna Sittard 6 games · Avg 3.5 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-26 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 VVV Venlo 2019-04-13 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 VVV Venlo 2018-11-10 VVV Venlo 3–2 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct VVV Venlo H 4–1 W
20 Oct FC Emmen A 1–2 L
06 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 4–2 W
28 Sep Sparta Rotterdam H 0–0 D
25 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
21 Sep SBV Vitesse A 2–4 L
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 1–4 L
19 Oct SBV Vitesse H 0–4 L
06 Oct PSV A 1–4 L
28 Sep SC Heerenveen H 0–3 L
21 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 0–1 L
14 Sep FC Groningen H 2–1 W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% 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' That's the starting whistle at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Fortuna Sittard and VVV Venlo.
  • 5' With 2 assists to his name this season, Felix Passlack is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VVV Venlo.
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mark Diemers makes it 1-0.
  • 14' 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 Branislav Ninaj suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Mark Diemers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' The whistle greets Evert Linthorst as he departs to be replaced by Johnatan Opoku.
  • 34' Fortuna Sittard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' VVV Venlo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Fortuna Sittard must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' The whistle greets Clint Essers as he departs to be replaced by Cian Harries.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Amadou Ciss gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Tesfaldet Tekie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' Lee Cattermole picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Fortuna Sittard currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' 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.
  • 72' Goal! Johnatan Opoku scores his 12 goal in 171 matches.
  • 77' 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.
  • 78' The VVV Venlo bench stirs into life. Lee Cattermole is withdrawn and Peter van Ooijen gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Bassala Sambou makes way for Alex Carbonell at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Danny Post. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Mark Diemers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 89' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Mark Diemers trudges off to be replaced by Vitalie Damascan on 89 minutes.
  • The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robert Maaskant

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zian Flemming 3
Mark Diemers 3
Mats Seuntjens 2
Peniel Mlapa 2
Giorgos Giakoumakis 2
Finn Stokkers 1
Ben Rienstra 1
Andre Vidigal 1

Head to Head

2019-10-26 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 VVV Venlo 2019-04-13 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 VVV Venlo 2018-11-10 VVV Venlo 3–2 Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard Form

2019-10-26 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 VVV Venlo W 2019-10-20 FC Emmen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-10-06 Fortuna Sittard 4–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2019-09-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2019-09-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2019-09-21 SBV Vitesse 4–2 Fortuna Sittard L

VVV Venlo Form

2019-10-26 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 VVV Venlo L 2019-10-19 VVV Venlo 0–4 SBV Vitesse L 2019-10-06 PSV 4–1 VVV Venlo L 2019-09-28 VVV Venlo 0–3 SC Heerenveen L 2019-09-21 Willem II Tilburg 1–0 VVV Venlo L 2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.11 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard57% Draw23% VVV Venlo20%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
80%
Draw or VVV Venlo
43%
Fortuna Sittard or VVV Venlo
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard42% Draw41% VVV Venlo17%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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