VBV De Graafschap vs Fortuna Sittard, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VBV De Graafschap vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Stadion De Vijverberg.
- VBV De Graafschap 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Fortuna Sittard 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stan Teuben
- Referee Richard Polman
- Referee J. van der Laan
- Referee Siemen Mulder
- Referee Johan Hubers
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 5–1 W 23 Dec SBV Vitesse H 2–2 D 16 Dec AFC Ajax A 0–8 L 08 Dec ADO Den Haag A 0–0 D 01 Dec PEC Zwolle H 0–2 L 25 Nov FC Utrecht A 0–5 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jan VBV De Graafschap A 1–5 L 22 Dec FC Groningen H 0–0 D 16 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–0 W 07 Dec AZ H 0–3 L 01 Dec SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L 24 Nov Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Fortuna Sittard0-151/216-301/131-45–/146-603/–61-751/376+–/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for VBV De Graafschap to score. At the same time, Fortuna Sittard does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Branislav Ninaj needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Fortuna Sittard is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' VBV De Graafschap started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' VBV De Graafschap player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 27' Goal! Fabian Serrarens scores his 9 goal in 35 matches.
- 28' Fortuna Sittard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 30' Fabian Serrarens with the second goal in the match!
- 33' Alessandro Ciranni is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
- 38' 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.
- 43' What a strike from Youssef Jebli! The score is 3-0.
- 46' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Lars Hutten is replaced by Aron Dobos on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 55' Goal! Ahmed El Messaoudi scores his 21 goal in 263 matches.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 263 games and scored 300 goals.
- 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 66' What a strike from Fabian Serrarens! The score is 4-1.
- 67' The referee shows Fortuna Sittard player a Yellow card on 67.
- 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 73' What a strike from Youssef Jebli! The score is 5-1.
- 77' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 77 minute. Mark Diemers leaves to be changed by Jorrit Smeets.
- 81' Another change for VBV De Graafschap made on 81 minute. Delano Burgzorg leaves to be changed by Jordy Thomassen.
- 83' Jose Rodriguez was booked on 83.
- 88' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 90' It’s a booking for Fortuna Sittard player. Kai Heerings gets a Yellow card.
- 90' Another substitution for VBV De Graafschap to replace Fabian Serrarens by Erik Bakker on 90 minute.
- The final score is 5-1.
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Lineups
VBV De Graafschap Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 17
- 7
- 44
- 8
- 2
- 5
- 20
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22
Fabian Serrarens ↓ Erik Bakker 90'
- 25
- 3
Bench
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18
Erik Bakker ↑ 90'
- 47
- 13
- 35
- 23
- 4
- 12
- 6
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11
Daryl van Mieghem ↑ 77'
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19
Jordy Thomassen ↑ 81'
Coach Henk de JongFortuna Sittard Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 17
- 9
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10
Mark Diemers ↓ Jorrit Smeets 77'
- 5
- 77
- 23
- 34
- 4
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25
Lars Hutten ↓ Aron Dobos 46'
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19
Finn Stokkers ↓ Lazaros Lamprou 46'
Bench
- 30
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97
Lazaros Lamprou ↑ 46'
- 2
- 13
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6
Jorrit Smeets ↑ 77'
- 7
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21
Aron Dobos ↑ 46'
- 41
- 27
Coach Rene Eijer -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Fabian Serrarens 3 Youssef Jebli 3 Lazaros Lamprou 2 Ahmed El Messaoudi 1 Branislav Ninaj 1 Head to Head
VBV De Graafschap Form
Fortuna Sittard Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.16 VBV De Graafschap xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 Fortuna Sittard xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VBV De Graafschap winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
VBV De Graafschap or Draw 76%Draw or Fortuna Sittard 47%VBV De Graafschap or Fortuna Sittard 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: VBV De Graafschap win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual1 – 1 9.5%2 – 1 9%2 – 0 6.7%3 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 6.2%1 – 2 5.8%1 – 0 5.7%3 – 0 4.7%3 – 2 4.5%0 – 0 4.2%4 – 1 3.5%0 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — VBV De Graafschap
Handicap VBV De Graafschap covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 16% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 21% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 13% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
VBV De Graafschap keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.