VOLENDAM. Fortuna Sittard prevails over FC Volendam 1-0 after I. Córdoba scored just 1 goal (49′). FC Volendam lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Kras Stadion stadium in Volendam on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf with the assistance of Joris Westhof and Kevin Weever. The 4th official was Robin Vereijken. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.23 degrees Celsius or 43.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Volendam was in firm control of the ball 60% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fortuna Sittard was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fortuna Sittard won the match.​

FC Volendam shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard shot 12 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Volendam received 1 yellow card (Lequincio Zeefuik). Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (Iñigo Córdoba).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Volendam stays with 12 points like Vitesse to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard will has 23 points like PEC Zwolle to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Volendam will play away with FC Utrecht on the 4th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (3 draws).

Fortuna Sittard will host SC Heerenveen on the 3rd of February with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (1 draw).

FC Volendam – Formation

FC Volendam started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Regillio Simons decided to play with the following team: Mio Backhaus (6.7), Oskar Buur  (6.4), Brian Plat (7.5), Damon Mirani (7.0), Benaissa Benamar (7.3), George Cox (7.1), Calvin Twigt (6.4), Luke Le Roux (7.3), Milan de Haan (6.7), Bilal Ould-Chikh (6.8) and Lequincio Zeefuik (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Zach Booth (7.0), Vivaldo Semedo (6.4), Robin Maulun (6.7), Garang Kuol, Kayne van Oevelen, Robert Mühren (6.8), Barry Lauwers, Achraf Douiri , Hoeve Quincy, Mika van der Horst and Axel Guessand.

Substitutions

FC Volendam made 4 changes: Milan de Haan for Robert Mühren (83′), Damon Mirani for Vivaldo Semedo (76′), Bilal Ould-Chikh for Zach Booth (63′) and Calvin Twigt for Robin Maulun (76′).

Player of the match: Brian Plat​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Volendam was Brian Plat.

His rating is 7.5 with 82 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

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

Danny Buijs played with: Michael Verrips (7.5), Ivo Pinto (7.3), Rodrigo Guth (7.5), Dimitrios Siovas (7.5), Mitchell Dijks (7.3), Arianit Ferati (6.4), Alen Halilovic (7.0), Loreintz Rosier (7.7), Justin Lonwijk (7.3), Kaj Sierhuis (6.4) and Iñigo Córdoba (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luuk Koopmans, Ragnar Oratmangoen (6.7), Siemen Voet (6.8), Sadik Fofana, Kristoffer Peterson (7.5), Marko Lazetic, Oguzhan Özyakup (6.7), Iman Griffith, Tom Hendriks, Alessio Da Cruz, N. Markelo and Jayden Braaf.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Alen Halilovic for Oguzhan Özyakup (83′), Kaj Sierhuis for Alessio Da Cruz (89′), Arianit Ferati for Kristoffer Peterson (46′), Justin Lonwijk for Ragnar Oratmangoen (64′) and Mitchell Dijks for Siemen Voet (64′).

Player of the match: Iñigo Córdoba​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fortuna Sittard was Iñigo Córdoba.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

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

• FC Volendam – Fortuna Sittard – 0-1
• Feyenoord – FC Twente – 0-0
• SC Heerenveen – AZ – 2-2
• Go Ahead Eagles – NEC – 2-2