SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard bounces back against FC Utrecht with a goal on the M. Mahi 21′ and a goal on the S. van 50′.

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin Perez with the assistance of Charl Schaap and Rens Bluemink. The 4th official was Luuk Timmer. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Fortuna Sittard

2 - 2

FC Utrecht

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 86 Attack 124
  • 32 Dangerous attack 63
  • 94 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. FC Utrecht that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the contest​.

Fortuna Sittard shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (G. Cox). Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht received 3 yellow cards (S. van de Streek, A. Maher and W. Janssen).

Match Timeline

17'
21'
23'
33'
45'
50'
70'
70'
Ivo Pinto - sub ->M. Tirpan
71'
71'
77'
84'
86'
86'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
83
34
PSV
81
34
Feyenoord
71
34
FC Twente
68
34
AZ
61
34
Vitesse
51
34
FC Utrecht
47
34
SC Heerenveen
41
34
SC Cambuur
39
34
RKC Waalwijk
38
34
NEC
38
34
FC Groningen
36
34
Go Ahead Eagles
36
34
Sparta Rotterdam
35
34
Fortuna Sittard
35
34
Heracles Almelo
34
34
Willem II
33
34
PEC Zwolle
27
34

After this match, Fortuna Sittard will have 13 points to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht will have 28 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away with Ajax on the 22nd of December with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (0 draws).

FC Utrecht will host FC Twente on the 22nd of December with a 18-11 head to head stats in favor of FC Twente (8 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
R. Janssen 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Mickaël Tirpan 25.Belgium
6.9
71'
D
George Cox 35.England
7.9
33' 23'
D
Nigel Lonwijk 18.Netherlands
6.5
70'
D
Andreas Samaris 22.Greece
7.1
M
Ben Rienstra 23.Netherlands
6.4
88'
M
T. Tekie 14.Sweden
7.1
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.4
F
Mats Seuntjens 10.Netherlands
6.7
F
Zian Flemming 8.Netherlands
6.8
77'
Substitutes
G
Felix Dornebusch 32.Germany
G
Tom Hendriks 41.Netherlands
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
6.7
71'
D
Martin Angha 2.Switzerland
6.8
70'
M
Richie Musaba 29.Netherlands
M
Ryan Johansson 28.Luxembourg
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
M
Yiğit Emre Çeltik 21.Turkey
F
Emil Hansson 11.Sweden
F
Bassala Sambou 45.England
F
Lisandro Semedo 7.Cape Verde
F
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
88'

Fortuna Sittard started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Sjors Ultee decided to play with the following team: Yanick van Osch (7.1), Mickael Tirpan (6.9), Nigel Cello Lonwijk (6.5), Andreas Samaris (7.1), Roel Janssen (7.1), George Cox (7.9), Tesfaldet Tekie (7.1), Deroy Duarte (6.4), Ben Rienstra (6.4), Mats Seuntjens (6.7) and Zian Flemming (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Richie Musaba, Ivo Pinto (6.7), Emil Hansson, Ryan Johansson, Bassala Sambou, Martin Angha (6.8), Felix Dornebusch, Lisandro Semedo, Arianit Ferati, Tijjani Noslin, Yiğit Emre Çeltik and Tom Hendriks.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 3 changes: N. Lonwijk for M. Angha (70′), M. Tirpan for I. Pinto (71′) and B. Rienstra for T. Noslin (88′).

Best player: George Cox​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was George Cox.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 33 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
M. Paes 1.Netherlands
6.2
D
W. Janssen 14.Netherlands
6.2
84'
D
Mike van der Hoorn 33.Netherlands
6.8
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
6.6
17'
D
Arthur Zagré 20.France
6.8
M
A. Maher 6.Netherlands
7.1
70'
M
Sander van de Streek 22.Netherlands
7.4
45' 50'
M
Simon Gustafson 10.Sweden
7.1
86'
M
Quinten Timber 27.Netherlands
6.9
86'
M
Mimoun Mahi 11.Morocco
6.5
21'
F
Anastasios Douvikas 18.Greece
6.4
71'
Substitutes
G
Eric Oelschlägel 32.Germany
G
Sep van der Heijden 61.Netherlands
D
Benaissa Benamar 17.Morocco
D
R. Meissen 46.Netherlands
M
M. Mallahi 37.Netherlands
M
Davy van den Berg 19.Netherlands
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
M
J. van Overeem 8.Netherlands
7.0
17'
F
Adrián Dalmau 9.Spain
6.5
86'
F
Remco Balk 30.Netherlands
6.8
71'
F
E. Maddy 47.Netherlands
6.8
86'

FC Utrecht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

René Hake played with: Maarten Paes (6.2), Hidde ter Avest (6.6), Mike Van der Hoorn (6.8), Willem Janssen (6.2), Arthur Zagre (6.8), Adam Maher (7.1), Quinten Timber (6.9), Simon Gustafsson (7.1), Sander van de Streek (7.4), Mimoun Mahi (6.5) and Anastasios Douvikas (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Mallahi, Benaissa Benamar, Rick Meissen, Davy van den Berg, Adrian Dalmau (6.5), Othman Boussaid, Remco Balk (6.8), Eric Oelschlägel, Joris van Overeem (7.0), Sep van der Heijden and Eros Maddy (6.8).

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of J. van Overeem (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 4 changes: H. ter Avest for J. van Overeem (17′), A. Douvikas for R. Balk (71′), S. Gustafson for E. Maddy (86′) and Q. Timber for A. Dalmau (86′).

Best player: Sander van de Streek​

The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was Sander van de Streek.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 35 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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