SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard was capable to reverse the score against FC Volendam. It was FC Volendam to score first with a goal from Garang Kuol. Nevertheless, later Fortuna Sittard found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Oguzhan Özyakup (59′), Tijjani Noslin (66′) and Alen Halilovic (89′). Fortuna Sittard capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

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 Jochem Kamphuis who had the assistance of Sjoerd Nanninga and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 25.83 degrees Celsius or 78.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Fortuna Sittard

3 - 1

FC Volendam

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 27 Total 7
  • 11 On Target 2
  • 12 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 111 Attack 84
  • 70 Dangerous attack 26
  • 58 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 15 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Fortuna Sittard had a strong ball possession 57% while FC Volendam was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fortuna Sittard was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fortuna Sittard won the match​.

Fortuna Sittard shot 27 times, 11 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Volendam shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (Mitchell Dijks). On the other side, FC Volendam didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Mitchell Dijks- Yellow
16'
40'
Garang Kuol(goal)Bilal Ould-Chikh
Mouhamed Belkheir- sub ->Kaj Sierhuis
55'
Oğuzhan Özyakup- sub ->Loreintz Rosier
55'
Oğuzhan Özyakup(goal)Alen Halilovic
59'
66'
66'
J. Antonioli- sub ->Lequincio Zeefuik
79'
J. Flint- sub ->Milan de Haan
79'
Ibrahim El Kadiri- sub ->Garang Kuol
80'
D. Johnson- sub ->Brian Plat
M. Lazetić- sub ->Tijjani Noslin
86'
Rémy Vita- sub ->Mitchell Dijks
86'
Alen Halilovic(goal)Ivo Pinto
89'
Ragnar Oratmangoen- sub ->Alen Halilovic
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

After playing this contest, Fortuna Sittard will have 9 points like AZ and FC Twente to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, FC Volendam will stay with 0 points like Almere City to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away against Heracles Almelo on the 19th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Heracles Almelo (1 draw).

FC Volendam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 19th of May with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Go Ahead Eagles (5 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
6.4
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
7.1
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
6.8
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
7.9
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
7.0
86' 16'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.0
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
8.5
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
10.1
90' 89'
M
Loreintz Rosier 32.France
6.7
55'
M
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
8.1
86' 66'
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
6.7
55'
Substitutes
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Siemen Voet 2.Belgium
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
6.4
86'
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
7.9
55' 59'
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
F
Mouhamed Belkheir 20.Algeria
7.0
55'
F
M. Lazetić 11.Serbia
6.4
86'
F
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
F
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
6.4
90'

Fortuna Sittard adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Ivor Pandur (6.4), Ivo Pinto (7.1), Rodrigo Guth (6.8), Dimitrios Siovas (7.9), Mitchell Dijks (7.0), Deroy Duarte (7.0), Loreintz Rosier (6.7), Iñigo Córdoba (8.5), Alen Halilovic (10.1), Tijjani Noslin (8.1) and Kaj Sierhuis (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mouhamed Belkheir (7.0), Luuk Koopmans, Siemen Voet, Sadik Fofana, Marko Lazetic (6.4), Oguzhan Özyakup (7.9), Iman Griffith, Arianit Ferati, Tom Hendriks, Nathan Markelo, Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.4) and Rémy Vita (6.4).

Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of Rémy Vita (injured) and Oguzhan Özyakup (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Tijjani Noslin for Marko Lazetic (86′), Alen Halilovic for Ragnar Oratmangoen (90′), Mitchell Dijks for Rémy Vita (86′), Kaj Sierhuis for Mouhamed Belkheir (55′) and Loreintz Rosier for Oguzhan Özyakup (55′).

Best player: Iñigo Córdoba​

The most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Iñigo Córdoba even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 42 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam
G
Mio Backhaus 1.Germany
7.8
D
Brian Plat 3.Netherlands
6.8
80'
D
Damon Mirani 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
Benaissa Benamar 6.Morocco
7.5
D
D. Payne 26.Netherlands
6.6
M
Bilal Ould-Chikh 11.Netherlands
6.8
M
Garang Kuol 14.Australia
7.1
79' 40'
M
Calvin Twigt 17.Netherlands
6.4
M
Lequincio Zeefuik 25.Netherlands
6.4
66'
M
M. de Haan 36.Netherlands
7.0
79'
M
Robert Mühren 21.Netherlands
7.0
Substitutes
G
K. van Oevelen 20.Netherlands
D
J. Flint 28.England
6.4
79'
D
R. Tol 29.Netherlands
M
Imran Nazih 16.Netherlands
M
Zach Booth 7.United States
M
J. Antonioli 37.Netherlands
6.6
66'
F
Ibrahim El Kadiri 34.Morocco
6.8
79'
F
D. Johnson 38.Grenada
6.3
80'

Also FC Volendam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Matthias Kohler played with: Mio Backhaus (7.8), Brian Plat (6.8), Damon Mirani (7.3), Benaissa Benamar (7.5), Deron Payne (6.6), Milan de Haan (7.0), Calvin Twigt (6.4), Bilal Ould-Chikh (6.8), Lequincio Zeefuik (6.4), Garang Kuol (7.1) and Robert Mühren (7.0).

They had on the bench: Imran Nazih, Zach Booth, Kayne van Oevelen, Josh Flint (6.4), Rob Tol, Ibrahim El Kadiri (6.8), Joey Antonioli (6.6), Darius Johnson (6.3) and Zach Booth.

FC Volendam could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim El Kadiri (injured) and Darius Johnson (injured).

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 4 changes: Lequincio Zeefuik for Joey Antonioli (66′), Milan de Haan for Josh Flint (79′), Garang Kuol for Ibrahim El Kadiri (79′) and Brian Plat for Darius Johnson (80′).

Best player: Mio Backhaus​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Volendam was the goalkeeper: Mio Backhaus. His rating is 7.75. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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