Fortuna Sittard draws 0-0 with FC Utrecht with Alen Halilovic missing a penalt. HIGHLIGHTS

SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht could not score a single goal after Alen Halilovic didn't score a penalty.

By
Mark Hall
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Fortuna Sittard draws 0-0 with FC Utrecht with Alen Halilovic missing a penalt. HIGHLIGHTS

SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

Alen Halilovic didn’t score a decisive penalty (51′). That would have allowed Fortuna Sittard to win the match.​

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 10,102 spectators.​ The referee was Bas Nijhuis with the assistance of Richard Polman and Martijn Beijer. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.18 degrees Celsius or 55.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Fortuna Sittard

0 - 0

Team 1

FC Utrecht

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 106 Attack 107
  • 44 Dangerous attack 58
  • 86 Ball safe 59
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 7 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. FC Utrecht that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Utrecht had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FC Utrecht to win the match​.

Fortuna Sittard shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (Mouhamed Belkheir). Talking about the opposition, FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card (Anthony Descotte ).

Match Timeline

Mouhamed Belkheir- sub ->Iñigo Córdoba
31'
46'
Jens Toornstra- sub ->Zakaria Labyad
Alen Halilovic- missed penaltyAlen Halilovic
51'
61'
Marouan Azarkan- sub ->Taylor Booth 
61'
O. Fraulo- sub ->Can Bozdogan
62'
Hidde ter Avest- sub ->Hugo Novoa
Mitchell Dijks- sub ->Rémy Vita
63'
Ragnar Oratmangoen- sub ->Kaj Sierhuis
63'
Mouhamed Belkheir- Yellow
70'
77'
Anthony Descotte - Yellow
78'
M. Lazetić- sub ->Alen Halilovic
86'
86'

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 this match, Fortuna Sittard will have 10 points like SC Heerenveen to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, FC Utrecht will have 7 points like FC Volendam to remain in the 17th 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 stats in favor of Heracles Almelo (1 draw).

FC Utrecht will play away agasint AZ on the 19th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (9 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
7.9
D
Ivo Pinto  12.Portugal
8.1
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
8.2
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
7.7
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
7.0
63'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.7
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
6.8
31'
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
6.8
86'
M
Loreintz Rosier 32.France
7.5
M
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
6.4
86'
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
5.7
63'
Substitutes
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Siemen Voet 2.Belgium
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
6.3
63'
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
F
M. Lazetić 11.Serbia
6.7
86'
F
Milan Robberechts 39.Belgium
6.4
86'
F
Mouhamed Belkheir 20.Algeria
6.7
31' 70'
F
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
6.7
63'

Fortuna Sittard started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Ivor Pandur (7.9), Ivo Pinto (8.1), Rodrigo Guth (8.2), Dimitrios Siovas (7.7), Rémy Vita (7.0), Loreintz Rosier (7.5), Deroy Duarte (6.7), Iman Griffith (6.4), Alen Halilovic (6.8), Iñigo Córdoba (6.8) and Kaj Sierhuis (5.7).

The home team had on the bench: Marko Lazetic (6.7), Milan Robberechts (6.4), Luuk Koopmans, Siemen Voet, Sadik Fofana, Mouhamed Belkheir (6.7), Tom Hendriks, Nathan Markelo, Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.7) and Mitchell Dijks (6.3).

Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of Mitchell Dijks (injured) and Mouhamed Belkheir (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Rémy Vita for Mitchell Dijks (63′), Kaj Sierhuis for Ragnar Oratmangoen (63′), Iñigo Córdoba for Mouhamed Belkheir (31′), Alen Halilovic for Marko Lazetic (86′) and Iman Griffith for Milan Robberechts (86′).

Best player: Rodrigo Guth​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Rodrigo Guth.

His rating is (8.2) with 62 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht
G
Vasilis Barkas 1.Greece
9.4
D
Modibo Sagnan 27.France
7.3
D
Mike van der Hoorn 3.Netherlands
7.3
D
Hugo Novoa 22.Spain
6.7
62'
D
Yannick Leliendal 36.Netherlands
7.7
M
Can Bozdoğan 6.Germany
6.7
61'
M
Othmane Boussaid 26.Belgium
6.8
M
R. Flamingo 34.Netherlands
6.8
M
T. Booth 10.United States
6.8
61'
M
Zakaria Labyad 20.Morocco
7.0
46'
F
Anthony Descotte  19.Belgium
6.8
78' 77'
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 31.Netherlands
D
Mark van der Maarel 2.Netherlands
D
Souffian El Karouani 16.Morocco
D
Hidde ter Avest 5.Netherlands
7.0
62'
M
Victor Jensen 7.Denmark
M
O. Fraulo 8.Denmark
7.0
61'
M
Mats Seuntjens  21.Netherlands
6.8
78'
M
Jens Toornstra 18.Netherlands
7.5
46'
M
B. Ramselaar 23.Netherlands
F
Ole Romeny  77.Netherlands
F
Marouan Azarkan 11.Netherlands
6.8
61'
F
Isac Lidberg  37.Sweden

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

Ron Jans played with: Vasilios Barkas (9.4), Hugo Novoa (6.7), Mike van der Hoorn (7.3), Modibo Sagnan (7.3), Yannick Leliendal (7.7), Ryan Flamingo (6.8), Can Bozdogan (6.7), Taylor Booth  (6.8), Zakaria Labyad (7.0), Othmane Boussaid (6.8) and Anthony Descotte  (6.8).

They had on the bench: Mark van der Maarel, Victor Jensen, Oscar Fraulo (7.0), Souffian El Karouani, Mats Seuntjens (6.8), Mattijs Branderhorst, Ole Romeny, Hidde ter Avest (7.0), Marouan Azarkan (6.8), Jens Toornstra (7.5), Bart Ramselaar and Isac Lidberg.

FC Utrecht could not rely on the presence of Hidde ter Avest (injured) and Mats Seuntjens (injured).

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 5 changes: Hugo Novoa for Hidde ter Avest (62′), Zakaria Labyad for Jens Toornstra (46′), Taylor Booth  for Marouan Azarkan (61′), Can Bozdogan for Oscar Fraulo (61′) and Anthony Descotte  for Mats Seuntjens (78′).

Best player: Vasilios Barkas​

The most impressive player for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Vasilios Barkas. His rating is 9.38. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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