GRONINGEN. Fortuna Sittard tops FC Groningen 1-0 after D. Siovas scored just 1 goal (82′). FC Groningen was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Euroborg stadium in Groningen on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Edwin van de Graaf with the assistance of Erik Kleinjan and Richard Brondijk. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 21 Total 7
- 8 On Target 5
- 13 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 114 Attack 77
- 56 Dangerous attack 30
- 108 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FC Groningen was in firm control of the ball 63% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Groningen had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Fortuna Sittard managed to find the solution to win this contest.
FC Groningen shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards (T. Suslov and N. Kasanwirjo). On the other side, Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (R. Janssen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Groningen will stay with 25 points like SC Heerenveen to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard will have 19 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will play away against PEC Zwolle on the 20th of February with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of FC Groningen (2 draws).
Fortuna Sittard will host Sparta Rotterdam on the 18th of February with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Sparta Rotterdam (6 draws).
FC Groningen – Formation
FC Groningen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Peter Leeuwenburgh
, Damil Dankerlui , Mike te Wierik , Bart Van Hintum , Bjorn Meijer , Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Laros Duarte , Tomáš Suslov , Michael De Leeuw , Paulos Abraham and Jørgen Strand Larsen .The home team had on the bench: Jan Hoekstra, Daleho Irandust
, Yahya Kalley, Romano Postema , Melayro Bogarde, Owen van der Vlag, Daniel Van Kaam, Emmanuel Matuta, Cyril Ngonge , Mo El Hankouri and Marin Šverko.Substitutions
FC Groningen made 4 changes: P. Abraham for M. El Hankouri (74′), M. de Leeuw for C. Ngonge (74′), D. Dankerlui for R. Postema (83′) and M. te Wierik for D. Irandust (89′).
Best player: Bart Van Hintum
The most impressive player for FC Groningen was Bart Van Hintum.
His rating is
with 79 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Sjors Ultee played with: Yanick van Osch
, Martin Angha , Andreas Samaris , Dimitrios Siovas , Mickael Tirpan , Ben Rienstra , Deroy Duarte , Roel Janssen , Zian Flemming , Charlison Benschop and Mats Seuntjens .They had on the bench: Michael Verrips, Tesfaldet Tekie, Samy Baghdadi, Nigel Cello Lonwijk
, Lisandro Semedo , Jordan Botaka, Tom Hendriks, Paul Gladon and Richie Musaba.Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 3 changes: C. Benschop for L. Semedo (68′), R. Janssen for N. Lonwijk (79′) and M. Seuntjens for P. Gladon (90′).
Best player: Yanick van Osch
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was the goalkeeper: Yanick van Osch. His rating is 9.14. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – Fortuna Sittard – 0-1
- SC Cambuur – PEC Zwolle – 3-4
- Vitesse – PSV – 0-5