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Fortuna Sittard vs Willem II Tilburg, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Fortuna Sittard
4 – 4
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Branislav Ninaj 38' Y
Y 39' Fran Sol
Y 39' Diego Palacios
Y 41' Diego Palacios
Jorrit Smeets 45' Y
Y 76' Jordy Croux
Y 86' Donis Avdijaj

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Van der Eijk
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

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

4
4
3
Fortuna Sittard 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 Fortuna Sittard 4–4 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
24 Aug ADO Den Haag A 1–3 L
18 Aug PSV H 1–2 L
11 Aug SBV Excelsior A 1–1 D
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 4–4 D
15 Sep SBV Excelsior H 2–2 D
01 Sep PSV A 1–6 L
26 Aug Heracles Almelo H 5–0 W
17 Aug FC Groningen A 1–0 W
11 Aug VVV Venlo H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard Willem II Tilburg
#6 Position #18
13 Points 2
7 Played 7
4 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 5
13 Scored 6
14 Conceded 20
-1 GD -14
1.86 PPG 0.29
57% Win % 0%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 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
Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/5
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/8
76+
4/4
■ 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
Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 1 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Fortuna Sittard and Willem II Tilburg get this one started.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Thomas Meissner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 169 appearances.
  • 14' GOAL! Wessel Dammers fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fortuna Sittard needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' The deadlock is broken! Ahmed El Messaoudi gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fortuna Sittard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Fran Sol gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 38' The referee shows Fortuna Sittard player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 39' Fran Sol catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
  • 40' Andrij Novakovich makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Fortuna Sittard are in front.
  • 41' Diego Palacios has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 45' The referee shows Fortuna Sittard player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Brilliant from the ! Donis Avdijaj makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 46.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Lisandro Semedo is replaced by Lazaros Lamprou on 46 minute.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' Goal! Andrij Novakovich scores his 23 goal in 270 matches.
  • 58' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' Another substitution for Fortuna Sittard to replace Jorrit Smeets by Amadou Ciss on 59 minute.
  • 64' 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.
  • 69' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' Brilliant from the ! Daniel Crowley makes it 4-3 with a superb finish on 72.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jordy Croux on 76 minutes.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Willem II Tilburg. Pol Llonch is replaced by Vurnon Anita.
  • 77' GOAL! Jose Rodriguez scores on 77. Assisted by Mark Diemers
  • 79' Thomas Meissner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordy Croux on 79 minute.
  • 83' Lars Hutten gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Jose Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Donis Avdijaj.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Eijer

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zian Flemming 4
Vangelis Pavlidis 4
Andrij Novakovich 3
Alexander Isak 3
Vitalie Damascan 2
Andrij Novakovich 2
Marious Vrousai 1
Jose Rodriguez 1

Head to Head

2018-09-22 Fortuna Sittard 4–4 Willem II Tilburg

Fortuna Sittard Form

2018-09-22 Fortuna Sittard 4–4 Willem II Tilburg D 2018-09-16 NAC Breda 2–3 Fortuna Sittard W 2018-09-01 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2018-08-24 ADO Den Haag 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2018-08-18 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 PSV L 2018-08-11 SBV Excelsior 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2018-09-22 Fortuna Sittard 4–4 Willem II Tilburg D 2018-09-15 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2018-09-01 PSV 6–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2018-08-26 Willem II Tilburg 5–0 Heracles Almelo W 2018-08-17 FC Groningen 0–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2018-08-11 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 VVV Venlo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.36 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard57% Draw19% Willem II Tilburg24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.37
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 76%
24%
± 4.5 60%
40%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
76%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
43%
Fortuna Sittard or Willem II Tilburg
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard49% Draw30% Willem II Tilburg21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
4 – 1
4.9%
4 – 2
4.8%
3 – 3
3.9%
1 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 2
3.3%
5 – 1
3.3%
5 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 17% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 17% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 6% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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