Go Ahead Eagles prevails over Fortuna Sittard 2-0 on Saturday

SITTARD. Go Ahead Eagles conquers Fortuna Sittard with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Kuipers (21') and a goal from B. Adekanye (44').

By
Luke Meyer
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Go Ahead Eagles prevails over Fortuna Sittard 2-0 on Saturday

SITTARD. Go Ahead Eagles conquers Fortuna Sittard with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Kuipers (21′) and a goal from B. Adekanye (44′).

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie with the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Robin Hensgens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Fortuna Sittard

0 - 2

Team 1

Go Ahead Eagles

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 12
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 85 Attack 112
  • 39 Dangerous attack 48
  • 102 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 10
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Go Ahead Eagles that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Go Ahead Eagles won the contest.​

Fortuna Sittard shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 4 yellow cards (George Cox, Thomas Buitink, Muhammet Taşçı and Burak Yılmaz). Talking about the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles received 2 yellow cards (Bobby Adekanye and Enric Llansana).

Match Timeline

4'
17'
Bobby Adekanye- Yellow
21'
Bas Kuipers (goal)Bobby Adekanye
44'
Bobby Adekanye(goal)Enric Llansana
46'
Rémy Vita- sub ->Umaro Embaló
46'
56'
64'
Deroy Duarte- sub ->Oğuzhan Özyakup
68'
68'
71'
Jamal Amofa- sub ->Bas Kuipers
77'
80'
Enric Llansana- Yellow
86'
87'
Finn Stokkers- sub ->Isac Lidberg
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After playing this contest, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 15 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Go Ahead Eagles will have 18 points like RKC Waalwijk to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will host PSV on the 15th of January with a 8-0 head to head stats in favor of PSV (0 draws).

Go Ahead Eagles will host FC Utrecht on the 15th of January with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (3 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
6.5
D
Ivo Pinto  12.Portugal
6.4
D
Ximo Navarro 2.Spain
7.1
D
George Cox 5.England
5.9
46' 4'
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
7.4
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
6.3
68'
M
Doğan Erdoğan  21.Turkey
6.6
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
6.2
77'
M
Úmaro Embaló 85.Portugal
6.9
46'
F
Burak Yılmaz 17.Turkey
6.2
90'
F
P. Gladon 11.Netherlands
6.8
68'
Substitutes
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
R. Janssen 4.Netherlands
D
Stipe Radic 55.Croatia
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
6.1
46'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.0
68'
M
Tunahan Tasci 34.Turkey
6.1
77' 90'
F
Namory Cisse 27.Austria
F
Thomas Buitink 29.Netherlands
6.4
46' 56'
F
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
6.7
68'

Fortuna Sittard started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Julio Velázquez Santiago decided to play with the following team: Ivor Pandur (6.5), Ivo Pinto (6.4), Ximo Navarro (7.1), Rodrigo Guth (7.4), George Cox (5.9), Úmaro Embaló (6.9), Doğan Erdoğan (6.6), Oğuzhan Özyakup (6.3), Iñigo Cordoba (6.2), Paul Gladon (6.8) and Burak Yılmaz (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Namory Cisse, Yanick van Osch, Deroy Duarte (7.0), Thomas Buitink (6.4), Muhammet Tunahan Tasci (6.1), Roel Janssen, Tom Hendriks, Stipe Radić, Rémy Vita (6.1) and Tijjani Noslin (6.7).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: George Cox for Thomas Buitink (46′), Umaro Embaló for Rémy Vita (46′), Oğuzhan Özyakup for Deroy Duarte (68′), Paul Gladon for Tijanni Noslin (68′) and Iñigo Córdoba for Muhammet Taşçı (77′).

Best player: Rodrigo Guth​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Rodrigo Guth.

His rating is (7.4) with 82 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey de Lange 1.Netherlands
7.4
D
Gerrit Nauber 3.Germany
7.1
D
Bas Kuipers  5.Netherlands
8.1
71' Goals21'
D
Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands
7.1
D
Jay Idzes 6.Netherlands
6.7
M
T. Tekie 15.Sweden
6.8
M
Willum Thór Willumsson 18.Iceland
8.0
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
7.9
80'
M
Bobby Adekanye 11.Netherlands
8.6
64' 17' Goals44'
M
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 23.Norway
7.1
86'
F
Isac Lidberg  9.Sweden
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
G
L. Plogmann 40.Germany
D
José Fontán 4.Spain
86'
D
Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands
6.6
71'
D
Federico Mattiello 33.Italy
D
J. Bakker 26.Netherlands
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
M
Jahnoah Markelo 24.Netherlands
F
Rashaan Fernandes 7.Netherlands
7.0
64'
F
Sylla Sow 19.Netherlands
F
Martijn Berden 17.Netherlands
F
Finn Stokkers 27.Netherlands
87'

Go Ahead Eagles started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

René Hake played with: Jeffrey De Lange (7.4), Mats Deijl (7.1), Gerrit Nauber (7.1), Jay Idzes (6.7), Bas Kuipers (8.1), Tesfaldet Tekie (6.8), Enric Llansana (7.9), Willum Thor Willumsson (8.0), Bobby Adekanye (8.6), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (7.1) and Isac Lidberg (6.8).

They had on the bench: Rashaan Fernandes (7.0), Sylla Sow, Martijn Berden, Jose Fontán, Xander Blomme, Erwin Mulder, Jamal Amofa (6.6), Federico Mattiello, Jahnoah Markelo, Finn Stokkers, Luca Plogmann and Justin Bakker.

Go Ahead Eagles could not rely on the presence of Rashaan Fernandes  (injured).

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: Bobby Adekanye for Rashaan Fernandes  (64′), Bas Kuipers for Jamal Amofa (71′), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen for José Fontán (86′) and Isac Lidberg for Finn Stokkers (87′).

Best player: Bobby Adekanye​

The most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Bobby Adekanye.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​