Go Ahead Eagles conquers Fortuna Sittard 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles overcomes Fortuna Sittard with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Thór (18') and a goal from X. Blomme (75').

By
Mark Hall
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Go Ahead Eagles conquers Fortuna Sittard 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

DEVENTER. Go Ahead Eagles conquers Fortuna Sittard with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Thór (18′) and a goal from X. Blomme (75′).

The match was played at the De Adelaarshorst stadium in Deventer on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Bas Nijhuis assisted by Michael Osseweijer and Sjoerd Nanninga. The 4th official was Robin Gansner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Go Ahead Eagles

2 - 0

Team 1

Fortuna Sittard

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 10
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 89 Attack 113
  • 60 Dangerous attack 59
  • 69 Ball safe​ 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 9 Total 2
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Go Ahead Eagles was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Fortuna Sittard that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Go Ahead Eagles was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Go Ahead Eagles won the match​.

Go Ahead Eagles shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fortuna Sittard shot 15 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Go Ahead Eagles received 2 yellow cards (José Fontán and Jeffrey de Lange). On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Willum Thor Willumsson(goal)
18'
Jamal Amofa(var)
19'
Finn Stokkers- sub ->Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
55'
José Fontán- sub ->Jamal Amofa
61'
José Fontán- Yellow
69'
72'
Remi Vita- sub ->Úmaro Embaló
72'
Laros Duarte- sub ->Dogan Erdogan
Xander Blomme- sub ->Evert Linthorst
73'
Enric Llansana- sub ->Rashaan Fernandes
73'
Xander Blomme(goal)Isac Lidberg
75'
77'
Thomas Buitink- sub ->George Cox
87'
Arianit Ferati- sub ->Kristijan Bistrovic
84'
Gianmarco Cangiano- sub ->Tijjani Noslin
Jeffrey De Lange- Yellow
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 this contest, Go Ahead Eagles will have 36 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 32 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Go Ahead Eagles will play away with Feyenoord on the 14th of May with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Feyenoord (1 draw).

Fortuna Sittard will play away agasint PSV on the 14th of May with a 8-0 head to head record in favor of PSV (1 draw).

Go Ahead Eagles – Formation

Go Ahead Eagles
G
Jeffrey De Lange 1.Netherlands
7.3
90'
D
Bas Kuipers 5.Netherlands
7.0
D
Mats Deijl 2.Netherlands
7.3
D
Jamal Amofa 25.Netherlands
6.6
61'
D
Jay Idzes 6.Netherlands
7.0
M
Philippe Rommens 10.Belgium
7.4
M
Willum Thor Willumsson 18.Iceland
7.1
Goals18'
M
Evert Linthorst 8.Netherlands
7.2
73'
M
Rashaan Fernandes 7.Netherlands
7.1
73'
M
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 23.Norway
6.7
55'
F
Isac Lidberg 9.Sweden
7.2
Substitutes
G
Erwin Mulder 22.Netherlands
G
Luca Plogmann 40.Germany
D
José Fontán 4.Spain
6.6
61' 69'
D
Aventis Aventisian 14.Greece
D
Pim Saathof 28.Netherlands
M
Xander Blomme 20.Belgium
7.3
73' Goals75'
M
Enric Llansana 21.Netherlands
6.7
73'
F
Finn Stokkers 27.Netherlands
6.5
55'
F
Sylla Sow 19.Netherlands
F
Darío Serra Alvarez 17.Spain

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

The manager René Hake decided to play with the following team: Jeffrey De Lange (7.3), Mats Deijl (7.3), Jamal Amofa (6.6), Jay Idzes (7.0), Bas Kuipers (7.0), Evert Linthorst (7.2), Philippe Rommens (7.4), Rashaan Fernandes (7.1), Willum Thor Willumsson (7.1), Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (6.7) and Isac Lidberg (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jose Fontán (6.6), Finn Stokkers (6.5), Xander Blomme (7.3), Enric Llansana (6.7), Sylla Sow, Aventis Aventisian, Darío Serra Alvarez, Pim Saathof, Erwin Mulder and Luca Plogmann.

Substitutions

Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: Oliver Valaker Edvardsen for Finn Stokkers (55′), Jamal Amofa for José Fontán (61′), Evert Linthorst for Xander Blomme (73′) and Rashaan Fernandes for Enric Llansana (73′).

Best player: Philippe Rommens​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Go Ahead Eagles was Philippe Rommens even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 46 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
7.2
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
6.8
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
6.6
D
George Cox 5.England
6.4
77'
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
6.2
M
Dogan Erdogan 21.Turkey
6.8
72'
M
Íñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
6.7
M
Kristijan Bistrović 8.Croatia
7.3
87'
F
Paul Gladon 11.Netherlands
6.6
F
Umaro Embaló 85.Portugal
6.6
72'
F
Tijanni Noslin 77.Netherlands
7.1
84'
Substitutes
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Remi Vita 61.France
6.3
72'
D
Mike van Beijnen 18.Netherlands
D
Ximo Navarro 2.Spain
D
Roel Janssen 4.Netherlands
D
Stipe Radić 55.Croatia
M
Laros Duarte 6.Netherlands
6.4
72'
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Germany
87'
F
Gianmarco Cangiano 74.Italy
84'
F
Muhammet Taşçı 34.Turkey
F
Thomas Buitink 29.Netherlands
6.8
77'

Fortuna Sittard started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Ivor Pandur (7.2), Ivo Pinto (6.6), Rodrigo Guth (6.2), Dimitrios Siovas (6.8), George Cox (6.4), Kristijan Bistrović (7.3), Doğan Erdoğan (6.8), Iñigo Cordoba (6.7), Tijjani Noslin (7.1), Paul Gladon (6.6) and Úmaro Embaló (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gianmarco Cangiano, Muhammet Tunahan Taşçı, Yanick van Osch, Tom Hendriks, Rémy Vita (6.3), Mike Johannes Hendrikus Josephus van Beijnen, Deroy Duarte (6.4), Joaquín Navarro Jiménez, Thomas Buitink (6.8), Arianit Ferati, Roel Janssen and Stipe Radić.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Úmaro Embaló for Remi Vita (72′), Dogan Erdogan for Laros Duarte (72′), George Cox for Thomas Buitink (77′), Kristijan Bistrovic for Arianit Ferati (87′) and Tijjani Noslin for Gianmarco Cangiano (84′).

Best player: Kristijan Bistrović​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Kristijan Bistrović.

His rating is (7.3) with 18 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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