Sparta Rotterdam beats Fortuna Sittard 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SITTARD. Sparta Rotterdam defeats Fortuna Sittard with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Mito (33') and a goal from Metinho (48').

By
Luke Meyer
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Sparta Rotterdam beats Fortuna Sittard 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SITTARD. Sparta Rotterdam tops Fortuna Sittard with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Mito (33′) and a goal from Metinho (48′).

Mouhamed Belkheir didn’t score a decisive penalty (89′). That would have allowed Fortuna Sittard to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 9,800 spectators.​ The referee was Erwin Blank with the help of Stefan de Groot and Sjoerd Nanninga. The 4th official was Boyd van Kommer. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.12 degrees Celsius or 37.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Fortuna Sittard

0 - 2

Team 1

Sparta Rotterdam

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 25 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 15 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 126 Attack 102
  • 93 Dangerous attack 31
  • 81 Ball safe 122
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 5
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sparta Rotterdam that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fortuna Sittard was putting more pressure with 93 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Sparta Rotterdam found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Fortuna Sittard shot 25 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Rotterdam shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 3 yellow cards (Loreintz Rosier, Kristoffer Peterson and Alen Halilovic). On the opposite side, Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (Djevencio van der Kust).

Match Timeline

33'
S. Mito(goal)Joshua Kitolano
37'
D. van der Kust- Yellow
46'
Metinho- sub ->Shunsuke Mito
48'
Metinho(goal)Tobias Lauritsen
Mouhamed Belkheir- sub ->Kaj Sierhuis
49'
Alen Halilovic- Yellow
50'
Siemen Voet- sub ->Mitchell Dijks
64'
Kristoffer Peterson- sub ->Arianit Ferati
65'
71'
Pelle Clement- sub ->Jonathan de Guzmán
78'
Sadik Fofana- sub ->Ivo Pinto
84'
86'
Mike Eerdhuijzen- sub ->Charles-Andreas Brym
Iman Griffith- sub ->Alen Halilovic
84'
Mouhamed Belkheir- missed penaltyMouhamed Belkheir
89'
Kristoffer Peterson- Yellow
90'
Loreintz Rosier- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
84
31
Feyenoord
75
31
FC Twente
63
31
AZ
55
30
Ajax
49
31
NEC
47
30
FC Utrecht
45
30
Go Ahead Eagles
42
31
Sparta Rotterdam
40
30
SC Heerenveen
36
31
Fortuna Sittard
35
30
Almere City
33
31
PEC Zwolle
32
30
Heracles Almelo
32
30
Excelsior
26
31
RKC Waalwijk
24
30
FC Volendam
19
30
Vitesse
-1
30

After playing this contest, Fortuna Sittard stays with 19 points like PEC Zwolle to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Sparta Rotterdam will has 25 points like Ajax to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away against Almere City on the 20th of January with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Fortuna Sittard (8 draws).

Sparta Rotterdam will host Go Ahead Eagles on the 21st of January with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (3 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
6.8
64'
D
Ivo Pinto  12.Portugal
7.3
84'
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
7.5
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
6.7
78'
M
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
7.3
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
8.1
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
7.3
84' 50'
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
7.7
65'
M
Loreintz Rosier 32.France
7.5
90'
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
6.4
49'
Substitutes
G
Michael Verrips 99.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
D
Siemen Voet 2.Belgium
64'
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
84'
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
F
Milan Robberechts 39.Belgium
78'
F
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
84'
F
Kristoffer Peterson 8.Sweden
65' 90'
F
M. Lazetić 11.Serbia
F
Mouhamed Belkheir 20.Algeria
6.8
49'

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, Luuk Koopmans (6.7), Ivo Pinto (7.3), Rodrigo Guth (7.5), Dimitrios Siovas (6.7), Mitchell Dijks (6.8), Alen Halilovic (7.3), Loreintz Rosier (7.5), Ragnar Oratmangoen (7.3), Arianit Ferati (7.7), Iñigo Córdoba (8.1) and Kaj Sierhuis (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Siemen Voet, Sadik Fofana, Iman Griffith, Kristoffer Peterson, Marko Lazetic, Oguzhan Özyakup, Mouhamed Belkheir (6.8), Tom Hendriks, N. Markelo, Milan Robberechts, Rémy Vita and Michael Verrips.

Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of Milan Robberechts (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 6 changes: Kaj Sierhuis for Mouhamed Belkheir (49′), Mitchell Dijks for Siemen Voet (64′), Arianit Ferati for Kristoffer Peterson (65′), Alen Halilovic for Iman Griffith (84′), Dimitrios Siovas for Milan Robberechts (78′) and Ivo Pinto for Sadik Fofana (84′).

Player of the match: Iñigo Córdoba​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Iñigo Córdoba.

His rating is 8.1 with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 10 crosses.

Sparta Rotterdam – Formation

Sparta Rotterdam
G
Nick Olij 1.Netherlands
8.4
D
R. Meissen 3.Netherlands
7.0
D
Tijs Velthuis 4.Netherlands
7.0
D
D. van der Kust 2.Suriname
6.4
37'
D
Django Warmerdam  5.Netherlands
7.3
M
Jonathan de Guzmán 6.Netherlands
7.1
71'
M
C. Neghli 7.Algeria
M
Joshua Kitolano  8.Norway
7.9
M
Arno Verschueren 10.Belgium
7.3
M
Agustín Anello 11.Belgium
F
Tobias Lauritsen 9.Norway
7.0
F
S. Mito 7.Japan
8.1
46' Goals33'
F
C. Brym 11.Canada
6.3
86'
Substitutes
G
Y. Schoonderwaldt 20.Netherlands
G
Delano van Crooy 30.Netherlands
D
Sergi Rosanas 12.Spain
D
Mike Eerdhuijzen 14.Netherlands
86'
M
H. El Dahri 16.Netherlands
M
Metinho 17.Brazil
7.7
46' Goals48'
M
Pelle Clement 18.Netherlands
71'
F
R. Rosario 15.Curaçao

Sparta Rotterdam started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jeroen Rijsdijk played with: Camiel Neghli, Agustin Anello, N. Olij (8.4), Djevencio van der Kust (6.4), Rick Meissen (7.0), Tijs Velthuis (7.0), Django Warmerdam (7.3), Arno Verschueren (7.3), Jonathan de Guzmán (7.1), Joshua Kitolano (7.9), Shunsuke Mito (8.1) and Tobias Lauritsen (7.0), Charles-Andreas Brym (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sergi Rosanas, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Rayvien Rosario, Hamza el Dahri, Metinho (7.7), Pelle Clement, Jesse Bal, Youri Schoonderwaldt and Delano van Crooy.

Substitutions

Sparta Rotterdam made 3 changes: Shunsuke Mito for Metinho (46′), Charles-Andreas Brym for Mike Eerdhuijzen (86′) and Jonathan de Guzmán for Pelle Clement (71′).

Player of the match: N. Olij​

The most impressive player for Sparta Rotterdam was the goalkeeper: N. Olij. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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