UTRECHT. Fortuna Sittard succeeded in turn the tables against FC Utrecht to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was FC Utrecht to strike first with a goal of Anastasios Douvikas at the 59′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tijjani Noslin gave the win to Fortuna Sittard in the 87′ minute.
The match was played at the Stadion Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf with the assistance of Charl Schaap and Erik Koopman. The 4th official was Kevin Puts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 153 Attack 98
- 83 Dangerous attack 20
- 109 Ball safe 153
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 3 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Utrecht was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Fortuna Sittard that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Utrecht was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Fortuna Sittard managed to find the solution to win this contest.
FC Utrecht shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Utrecht received 2 yellow cards (Jens Toornstra and Sander van de Streek). Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (Kristijan Bistrovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Utrecht will stay with 37 points like Sparta Rotterdam to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard will have 29 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Utrecht will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 18th of March with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Utrecht (4 draws).
Fortuna Sittard will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 17th of March with a 16-8 head to head stats in favor of FC Volendam (1 draw).
FC Utrecht – Formation
FC Utrecht
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FC Utrecht started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer decided to play with the following team: Vasilis Barkas , Sean Klaiber , Mike van der Hoorn , Modibo Sagnan , Mark van der Maarel , Sander van de Streek , Jens Toornstra , Othman Boussaid , Naoki Maeda , Anastasios Douvikas and Zakaria Labyad .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Jensen , Hidde ter Avest, Bart Ramselaar, Tommy St. Jago, Amin Younes , Thijmen Nijhuis, Ruben Kluivert, Anthony Descotte, Fabian De Keijzer, Ramon Hendriks, Derensili Sanches Fernandes and Rocco Robert Shein.
Substitutions
FC Utrecht made 4 changes: Othmane Boussaid for Amin Younes (58′), Othmane Boussaid for Derensili Sanches Fernandes (58′), Zakaria Labyad for Victor Jensen (68′) and Jens Toornstra for Anthony Descotte (88′).
Best player: Jens Toornstra
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Utrecht was Jens Toornstra.
His rating is with 61 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Ivor Pandur , Ivo Pinto , Rodrigo Guth , Dimitrios Siovas , George Cox , Kristijan Bistrović , Deroy Duarte , Iñigo Cordoba , Oğuzhan Özyakup , Thomas Buitink and Burak Yılmaz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mike van Beijnen, Tom Hendriks, Yanick van Osch, Gianmarco Cangiano, Stipe Radić, Arianit Ferati, Tijjani Noslin , Úmaro Embaló, Muhammet Tunahan Tasci, Paul Gladon, Roel Janssen and Rémy Vita .
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 4 changes: Thomas Buitink for Tijanni Noslin (65′), Deroy Duarte for Remi Vita (79′), Oguzhan Özyakup for Arianit Ferati (90′) and George Cox for Stipe Radić (90′).
Best player: Dimitrios Siovas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Dimitrios Siovas even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 62 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Vitesse – AZ – 0-1
- FC Utrecht – Fortuna Sittard – 1-2
