SITTARD. FC Twente was after all too strong for Fortuna Sittard with the goal of Manfred Ugalde (15′), Youri Regeer (47′) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (88′). FC Twente capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof who had the assistance of Michael Osseweijer and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Martin Perez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.91 degrees Celsius or 69.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Fortuna Sittard

0 - 3

FC Twente

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 3 Total 15
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 89 Attack 115
  • 32 Dangerous attack 59
  • 64 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 57% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match.​

Fortuna Sittard shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Twente shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 2 yellow cards (Dimitrios Siovas and Rodrigo Guth). On the opposite side, FC Twente received 2 yellow cards (Robin Pröpper and Mees Hilgers).

(Fortuna Sittard) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (82′).

Match Timeline

15'
29'
M. Hilgers- Yellow
Rodrigo Guth- Yellow
38'
47'
Y. Regeer(goal)
Iñigo Córdoba- sub ->Marko Lazetic
46'
55'
Robin Pröpper - Yellow
Mouhamed Belkheir- sub ->Kaj Sierhuis
64'
Loreintz Rosier- sub ->Oguzhan Özyakup
64'
Dimitrios Siovas- Yellow
66'
68'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel- sub ->Sem Steijn
76'
Carel Eiting- sub ->Daan Rots
76'
Y. Taha- sub ->Manfred Ugalde
Mouhamed Belkheir- Red
82'
Mouhamed Belkheir(VAR_CARD)
81'
84'
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck- sub ->Youri Regeer
84'
J. Mesbahi- sub ->Robin Pröpper
Ragnar Oratmangoen- sub ->Alen Halilovic
87'
88'
Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)Carel Eiting
Siemen Voet- sub ->Rémy Vita
87'

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 encounter, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 9 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Twente will have 21 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

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

FC Twente will play away agasint PEC Zwolle on the 19th of May with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Twente (7 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
6.6
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
6.3
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
6.8
38'
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
6.4
66'
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
7.3
87'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.4
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
6.8
87'
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
6.8
64'
M
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
7.0
M
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
6.3
64'
M
M. Lazetić 11.Serbia
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
D
Siemen Voet 2.Belgium
6.3
87'
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
7.0
46'
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
M
Loreintz Rosier 32.France
6.7
64'
F
Mouhamed Belkheir 20.Algeria
6.4
64' 82'
F
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
F
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
6.8
87'
F
Milan Robberechts 39.Belgium

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: Mitchell Dijks, Ivor Pandur (6.6), Ivo Pinto (6.3), Rodrigo Guth (6.8), Dimitrios Siovas (6.4), Rémy Vita (7.3), Oguzhan Özyakup (6.8), Deroy Duarte (6.4), Alen Halilovic (6.8), Kaj Sierhuis (6.3), Tijjani Noslin (7.0) and Marko Lazetic (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Iñigo Córdoba (7.0), Mouhamed Belkheir (6.4), Luuk Koopmans, Siemen Voet (6.3), Sadik Fofana, Boaz Broekmans, Iman Griffith, Arianit Ferati, Nathan Markelo, Loreintz Rosier (6.7), Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.8) and Milan Robberechts.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Kaj Sierhuis for Mouhamed Belkheir (64′), Oguzhan Özyakup for Loreintz Rosier (64′), Marko Lazetic for Iñigo Córdoba (46′), Rémy Vita for Siemen Voet (87′) and Alen Halilovic for Ragnar Oratmangoen (87′).

Best player: Rémy Vita​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Rémy Vita.

His rating is (7.3) with 37 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
7.3
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
7.0
29'
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
6.6
84' 55'
D
Y. Regeer 8.Netherlands
8.1
84' 47'
D
Alfons Sampsted 12.Iceland
7.3
M
Mathias Kjølø 4.Norway
7.3
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
6.7
76'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
7.3
68'
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.8
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.1
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
7.3
76' 15'
Substitutes
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
D
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 17.Belgium
6.4
84'
D
J. Mesbahi 24.Netherlands
6.4
84'
D
M. Rots 39.Netherlands
M
Carel Eiting 6.Netherlands
7.5
76'
M
Gijs Besselink 41.Netherlands
F
Mitchell van Bergen 7.Netherlands
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.0
68' 88'
F
Y. Taha 19.Morocco
6.6
76'

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

Joseph Oosting played with: Lars Unnerstall (7.3), Alfons Sampsted (7.3), Mees Hilgers (7.0), Robin Pröpper (6.6), Youri Regeer (8.1), Mathias Kjölö (7.3), Michal Sadilek (7.1), Daan Rots (6.7), Sem Steijn (7.3), Michel Vlap (7.8), Manfred Ugalde (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Carel Eiting  (7.5), Mitchell van Bergen, Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.0), Issam El Maach, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (6.4), Younes Taha (6.6), Przemyslaw Tyton, Juliën Mesbahi (6.4), Mats Rots and Gijs Besselink.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: Daan Rots for Carel Eiting  (76′), Sem Steijn for Ricky van Wolfswinkel (68′), Robin Pröpper for Juliën Mesbahi (84′), Manfred Ugalde for Younes Taha (76′) and Youri Regeer for Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (84′).

Best player: Youri Regeer​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Twente was Youri Regeer.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 42 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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