SITTARD. Sparta Rotterdam tops Fortuna Sittard with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Mito (33′) and a goal from Metinho (48′).
Mouhamed Belkheir didn’t score a decisive penalty (89′). That would have allowed Fortuna Sittard to draw the match.
The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 9,800 spectators. The referee was Erwin Blank with the help of Stefan de Groot and Sjoerd Nanninga. The 4th official was Boyd van Kommer. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.12 degrees Celsius or 37.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 25 Total 10
- 7 On Target 7
- 15 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 102
- 93 Dangerous attack 31
- 81 Ball safe 122
- 2 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fortuna Sittard was putting more pressure with 93 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Sparta Rotterdam found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Fortuna Sittard shot 25 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Fortuna Sittard received 3 yellow cards (Loreintz Rosier, Kristoffer Peterson and Alen Halilovic). On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Djevencio van der Kust).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Fortuna Sittard stays with 19 points like PEC Zwolle to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam will has 25 points like Ajax to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away against Almere City on the 20th of January with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Fortuna Sittard (8 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 21st of January with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (3 draws).
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Ivor Pandur, Luuk Koopmans
, Ivo Pinto , Rodrigo Guth , Dimitrios Siovas , Mitchell Dijks , Alen Halilovic , Loreintz Rosier , Ragnar Oratmangoen , Arianit Ferati , Iñigo Córdoba and Kaj Sierhuis .The home team had on the bench: Siemen Voet, Sadik Fofana, Iman Griffith, Kristoffer Peterson, Marko Lazetic, Oguzhan Özyakup, Mouhamed Belkheir
, Tom Hendriks, N. Markelo, Milan Robberechts, Rémy Vita and Michael Verrips.Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of Milan Robberechts (injured).
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 6 changes: Kaj Sierhuis for Mouhamed Belkheir (49′), Mitchell Dijks for Siemen Voet (64′), Arianit Ferati for Kristoffer Peterson (65′), Alen Halilovic for Iman Griffith (84′), Dimitrios Siovas for Milan Robberechts (78′) and Ivo Pinto for Sadik Fofana (84′).
Player of the match: Iñigo Córdoba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Iñigo Córdoba.
His rating is
with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 10 crosses.Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Camiel Neghli, Agustin Anello, N. Olij
, Djevencio van der Kust , Rick Meissen , Tijs Velthuis , Django Warmerdam , Arno Verschueren , Jonathan de Guzmán , Joshua Kitolano , Shunsuke Mito and Tobias Lauritsen , Charles-Andreas Brym .The following players were sitting on the bench: Sergi Rosanas, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Rayvien Rosario, Hamza el Dahri, Metinho
, Pelle Clement, Jesse Bal, Youri Schoonderwaldt and Delano van Crooy.Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: Shunsuke Mito for Metinho (46′), Charles-Andreas Brym for Mike Eerdhuijzen (86′) and Jonathan de Guzmán for Pelle Clement (71′).
Player of the match: N. Olij
The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: N. Olij. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- PEC Zwolle – SC Heerenveen – 2-2
- FC Twente – AZ – 2-1
- PSV – Excelsior – 3-1
- Fortuna Sittard – Sparta Rotterdam – 0-2