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Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Sparta Rotterdam
3 – 1
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sun 12 Sep 2021 · 12:30 UTC Sparta Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Beugelsdijk 42' Y
Mica Pinto 44' Y
Y 63' Zian Flemming

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Sparta Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
  • Referee Robin Hensgens
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
6
2
Sparta Rotterdam 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2021-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-01-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 2019-09-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 3–1 W
28 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 0–2 L
21 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
15 Aug FC Utrecht A 0–4 L
16 May SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
13 May FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
08 May AZ A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Sparta Rotterdam Fortuna Sittard
#8 Position #2
3 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
3 Scored 5
2 Conceded 3
+1 GD +2
1.50 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season
0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

Sparta Rotterdam are 8th (3 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 2nd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Fortuna Sittard get us underway at Sparta Stadion.
  • 5' Adil Auassar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 230 appearances.
  • 10' Sparta Rotterdam are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Assisted by Sven Mijnans with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bryan Smeets makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 22' What composure from Bryan Smeets! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' The Germany Lennart Thy breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 3-0!
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henk Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' The referee shows Sparta Rotterdam player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 44' Sparta Rotterdam receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 46' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Roel Janssen trudges off to be replaced by Ivo Pinto on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Fortuna Sittard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ivo Pinto is hanging Roel Janssen on the field on 48 minute.
  • 49' Brilliant from the forward! Mats Seuntjens makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 49.
  • 49' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Ben Rienstra is replaced by Bassala Sambou on 49 minute.
  • 54' Ben Rienstra has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Sven Mijnans by Emanuel Emegha on 62 minute.
  • 63' Emanuel Emegha is replacing Sven Mijnans for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Zian Flemming argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Samy Baghdadi comes on to replace Tesfaldet Tekie.
  • 71' Nigel Lonwijk is replacing Mickael Tirpan for the Fortuna Sittard side.
  • 73' Emanuel Emegha has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Aaron Meijers gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Vito van Crooij and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Sparta Rotterdam ring the changes. Mica Pinto has done his job and it is now time for Kenzo Goudmijn to step up.
  • 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bassala Sambou is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Fortuna Sittard.
  • With this win, Sparta Rotterdam is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arno Verschueren 3
Shunsuke Mito 3
Mats Seuntjens 3
Lennart Thy 2
Tobias Lauritsen 2
Bryan Smeets 2
Paul Gladon 2
Tijjani Noslin 1

Head to Head

2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-02-13 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Fortuna Sittard 2021-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-01-25 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 2019-09-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-08-28 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-08-21 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2021-08-15 FC Utrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-05-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-05-13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 FC Utrecht D

Fortuna Sittard Form

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 2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam50% Draw26% Fortuna Sittard24%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
76%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
50%
Sparta Rotterdam or Fortuna Sittard
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam35% Draw45% Fortuna Sittard20%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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