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SC Heerenveen vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
SC Heerenveen
1 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 14:30 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Bassala Sambou
Ibrahim Dresevic 64' Y
Y 76' Samy Baghdadi

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
  • Referee Mark Janssen (Netherlands)
  • Referee Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
  • Referee Jan Derk Kleinjan

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

7
3
6
SC Heerenveen 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2021-01-10 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Fortuna Sittard 2020-09-19 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SC Heerenveen 2020-02-02 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-08-31 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
12 Sep FC Groningen A 1–1 D
29 Aug AZ H 1–3 L
21 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W
13 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 1–0 W
16 May Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
12 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–3 L
27 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 2–2 D
14 Aug FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
16 May Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
13 May SBV Vitesse H 3–3 D

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen Fortuna Sittard
#6 Position #7
21 Points 20
12 Played 12
6 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 2
24 Scored 20
16 Conceded 20
+8 GD +0
1.75 PPG 1.67
50% Win % 42%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
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 Abe Lenstra Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SC Heerenveen and Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' Henk Veerman adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' SC Heerenveen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Fortuna Sittard backline.
  • 20' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Fortuna Sittard have won 323 goals from 277 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Netherlands international Siem de Jong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' It’s high time Sjors Ultee made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' Bassala Sambou catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 63' Toshio Lake gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Emil Hansson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Ibrahim Dresevic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' Siem de Jong makes way for Anthony Musaba at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
  • 70' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Anthony Musaba on, Siem de Jong off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' A change in the Fortuna Sittard ranks — George Cox exits the field as Tijjani Noslin enters on 74.
  • 76' Fortuna Sittard receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 80' Rami Hajal is replacing Tibor Halilovic for the SC Heerenveen side.
  • 85' The 25-year-old Rami Hajal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Tibor Halilovic, a Croatia , has 7 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The points are shared — SC Heerenveen 1-0 Fortuna Sittard. Honours even.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Henk Veerman 3
Zian Flemming 3
Burak Yilmaz 2
Umaro Embalo 2
Daniel Hoegh 2
Thom Haye 2
Luuk Brouwers 2
Lazaros Lamprou 2

Head to Head

2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2021-01-10 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Fortuna Sittard 2020-09-19 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SC Heerenveen 2020-02-02 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-08-31 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Fortuna Sittard

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2021-08-29 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AZ L 2021-08-21 SC Heerenveen 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2021-08-13 Go Ahead Eagles 0–1 SC Heerenveen W 2021-05-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam L

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-08-27 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-08-14 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2021-05-16 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-05-13 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 SBV Vitesse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.81 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen52% Draw25% Fortuna Sittard23%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
77%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
48%
SC Heerenveen or Fortuna Sittard
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen37% Draw44% Fortuna Sittard19%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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