SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard and Sparta Rotterdam didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Sparta Rotterdam was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Allard Lindhout who had the assistance of Richard Polman and Michael Osseweijer. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 127 Attack 126
- 49 Dangerous attack 32
- 84 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Sparta Rotterdam was in firm control of the ball 57% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fortuna Sittard was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Fortuna Sittard to win the match.
Fortuna Sittard shot 14 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Fortuna Sittard will have 23 points like NEC to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam will have 34 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away against FC Utrecht on the 3rd of March with a 5-1 head to head in favor of FC Utrecht (4 draws).
Sparta Rotterdam will play away agasint FC Twente on the 22nd of April with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (4 draws).
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julio Velázquez Santiago decided to play with the following team: Ivor Pandur , Ivo Pinto , Rodrigo Guth , Dimitrios Siovas , George Cox , Kristijan Bistrović , Arianit Ferati , Iñigo Cordoba , Oğuzhan Özyakup , Úmaro Embaló and Burak Yılmaz .
The home team had on the bench: Muhammet Tunahan Tasci, Yanick van Osch, Paul Gladon , Doğan Erdoğan , Deroy Duarte, Stipe Radić, Tijjani Noslin , Gianmarco Cangiano, Rémy Vita , Tom Hendriks and Thomas Buitink.
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 4 changes: Oguzhan Özyakup for Dogan Erdogan (46′), Oguzhan Özyakup for Tijanni Noslin (64′), Úmaro Embaló for Remi Vita (65′) and Iñigo Córdoba for Paul Gladon (83′).
Best player: Ivo Pinto
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Ivo Pinto.
His rating is with 41 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Also Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Maurice Steijn played with: Nick Olij , Shurandy Sambo , Dirk Abels , Adil Auassar , Mica Pinto , Jonathan de Guzmán , Joshua Kitolano , Younes Namli , Arno Verschueren , Vito van Crooij and Tobias Lauritsen .
These were the players on the bench: Rick Meissen, Elias Hoff Melkersen, Tim Coremans, Dylan van Wageningen, Jeremy Van Mullem, Mohammed Tahiri , Pedro Alemañ Serna, Aaron Meijers, Patrick Brouwer, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Augustin Drakpe and Delano van Crooy.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made only 1 change substituting Younes Namli for Mohammed Tahiri (76′).
Best player: Nick Olij
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: Nick Olij. His rating is 8.31. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.