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Heracles Almelo vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
Heracles Almelo
2 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Fri 7 Feb 2020 · 19:00 UTC Erve Asito HT 45' · FT 45'
Mauro Junior 8' Y
Alexander Merkel 11' Y
Y 24' Alex Carbonell
R 32' George Cox

Overview

Match Preview

Heracles Almelo vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Erve Asito.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Alex Bos

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

6
4
4
Heracles Almelo 14 games · Avg 2.7 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-11-24 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 2–0 W
02 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 0–1 L
25 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–3 L
19 Jan FC Emmen A 0–1 L
21 Dec SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
15 Dec FC Utrecht H 1–3 L
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Heracles Almelo A 0–2 L
02 Feb SC Heerenveen H 2–1 W
25 Jan Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
18 Jan SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
21 Dec Willem II Tilburg A 0–0 D
14 Dec RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W

Key Stats

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

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Heracles Almelo launch into their encounter with Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Heracles Almelo in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
  • 8' Heracles Almelo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 11' The referee has no hesitation. Alexander Merkel is booked for Heracles Almelo — Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' The 29-year-old Llazaros Rota has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 21' Kazakhstan international Alexander Merkel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' Alex Carbonell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Heracles Almelo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' Fortuna Sittard receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 33' Magnificent from Cyriel Dessers! That is 86 goals in 321 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 37' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Alex Carbonell trudges off to be replaced by Llazaros Rota on 37 minutes.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 47' Fortuna Sittard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 52' Clint Essers has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 57' Vitalie Damascan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Fortuna Sittard so far.
  • 62' It’s high time Sjors Ultee made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Cyriel Dessers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 71' Alexander Merkel makes way for Sebastian Jakubiak at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heracles Almelo.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Mark Diemers departs to be replaced by Vitalie Damascan.
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heracles Almelo and Fortuna Sittard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Amadou Ciss is replaced by Leandro Fernandes.
  • 86' The Heracles Almelo bench stirs into life. Mauro Junior is withdrawn and Teun Bijleveld gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adrian Dalmau 4
Ismail Azzaoui 4
Cyriel Dessers 2
Mark Diemers 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Zian Flemming 2
Giacomo Quagliata 1
Silvester van der Water 1

Head to Head

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 2018-11-24 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo Form

2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-01-25 Heracles Almelo 2–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2020-01-19 FC Emmen 1–0 Heracles Almelo L 2019-12-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2019-12-15 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht L

Fortuna Sittard Form

2020-02-07 Heracles Almelo 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-02-02 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 SC Heerenveen W 2020-01-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D 2020-01-18 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SBV Vitesse L 2019-12-21 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D 2019-12-14 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Heracles Almelo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Heracles Almelo49% Draw27% Fortuna Sittard24%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Heracles Almelo or Draw
76%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
51%
Heracles Almelo or Fortuna Sittard
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Heracles Almelo34% Draw47% Fortuna Sittard19%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Heracles Almelo

Handicap Heracles Almelo covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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