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​

FC Groningen

0 - 1

Fortuna Sittard

  • ! 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

60'
68'
74'
74'
79'
82'
Dimitrios Siovas(goal)B. Rienstra
Romano Postema- sub ->D. Dankerlui
83'
87'
89'
90'
90'
P. Gladon- sub ->M. Seuntjens

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 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
G
Peter Leeuwenburgh 1.Netherlands
7.2
D
Bart van Hintum 3.Netherlands
7.4
D
Mike te Wierik 5.Netherlands
7.0
89'
D
D. Dankerlui 2.Suriname
6.1
83'
D
B. Meijer 40.Netherlands
7.3
M
N. Kasanwirjo 21.Netherlands
7.3
90'
M
Laros Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.1
M
Tomas Suslov 7.Slovakia
7.3
87'
M
Michael de Leeuw 8.Netherlands
7.0
74'
M
Paulos Abraham 19.Sweden
6.2
74'
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 9.Norway
6.7
Substitutes
G
Jan Hoekstra 16.Netherlands
G
O. van 39.Netherlands
D
Yahya Kalley 15.Sweden
D
Marin Šverko 20.Croatia
M
Daleho Irandust 10.Sweden
6.2
89'
M
Melayro Bogarde 18.Netherlands
M
Daniël van Kaam 26.Netherlands
M
E. Nkenda Nosa 14.Belgium
M
Mohammed El Hankouri 11.Morocco
7.0
74'
F
Romano Postema 29.Netherlands
6.5
83'
F
Cyril Ngonge 27.Belgium
6.4
74'

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 (7.2), Damil Dankerlui (6.1), Mike te Wierik (7.0), Bart Van Hintum (7.4), Bjorn Meijer (7.3), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (7.3), Laros Duarte (7.1), Tomáš Suslov (7.3), Michael De Leeuw (7.0), Paulos Abraham (6.2) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jan Hoekstra, Daleho Irandust (6.2), Yahya Kalley, Romano Postema (6.5), Melayro Bogarde, Owen van der Vlag, Daniel Van Kaam, Emmanuel Matuta, Cyril Ngonge (6.4), Mo El Hankouri (7.0) 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 (7.4) with 79 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
9.1
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
7.8
82'
D
Martin Angha 2.Switzerland
7.4
D
Andreas Samaris 22.Greece
8.0
M
R. Janssen 4.Netherlands
6.8
79' 60'
M
Mickaël Tirpan 25.Belgium
6.9
M
Ben Rienstra 23.Netherlands
7.3
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.2
F
Mats Seuntjens 10.Netherlands
7.3
90'
F
Charlison Benschop 9.Curaçao
6.6
68'
F
Zian Flemming 8.Netherlands
6.8
Substitutes
G
Michael Verrips 34.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 41.Netherlands
D
Nigel Lonwijk 18.Netherlands
7.1
79'
M
T. Tekie 14.Sweden
M
J. Botaka 17.DR Congo
M
Richie Musaba 29.Netherlands
F
Samy Baghdadi 24.France
F
Lisandro Semedo 7.Cape Verde
6.4
68'
F
P. Gladon 11.Netherlands
90'

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

Sjors Ultee played with: Yanick van Osch (9.1), Martin Angha (7.4), Andreas Samaris (8.0), Dimitrios Siovas (7.8), Mickael Tirpan (6.9), Ben Rienstra (7.3), Deroy Duarte (7.2), Roel Janssen (6.8), Zian Flemming (6.8), Charlison Benschop (6.6) and Mats Seuntjens (7.3).

They had on the bench: Michael Verrips, Tesfaldet Tekie, Samy Baghdadi, Nigel Cello Lonwijk (7.1), Lisandro Semedo (6.4), 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.​