SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard prevails over Willem II 1-0 after Z. Flemming scored just 1 goal (52′).

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the collaboration of Joost van Zuilen and Rob van de Ven. The 4th official was Laurens Gerrets. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Fortuna Sittard

1 - 0

Willem II

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 12
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 82 Attack 128
  • 38 Dangerous attack 66
  • 95 Ball safe 105
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 5 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Fortuna Sittard was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Willem II that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Willem II was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Fortuna Sittard was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Fortuna Sittard shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Willem II shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 5 yellow cards (M. Tirpan, M. Seuntjens, G. Cox, M. Angha and D. Siovas). Regarding the opposition, Willem II received 1 yellow card (D. Crowley).

Match Timeline

20'
49'
52'
63'
63'
63'
66'
72'
72'
80'
85'
85'
Max Svensson- sub ->E. Kabangu
86'
90'
Dimitrios Siovas- Yellow
90'

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, Fortuna Sittard will have 22 points like Willem II to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Willem II will stay with 22 points like Fortuna Sittard to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away against PSV on the 20th of March with a 7-0 head to head stats in favor of PSV (0 draws).

Willem II will host AZ on the 20th of March with a 18-7 head to head statistic in favor of AZ (5 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
7.1
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
7.4
90'
D
Martin Angha 2.Switzerland
7.8
90'
D
Mickaël Tirpan 25.Belgium
7.5
49'
D
George Cox 35.England
7.3
86'
M
Ben Rienstra 23.Netherlands
6.1
63'
M
Mats Seuntjens 10.Netherlands
7.2
80' 66'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
7.3
M
Lisandro Semedo 7.Cape Verde
7.1
63'
M
Zian Flemming 8.Netherlands
7.7
52'
F
Charlison Benschop 9.Curaçao
6.7
63'
Substitutes
G
Felix Dornebusch 32.Germany
G
Michael Verrips 34.Netherlands
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
D
Nigel Lonwijk 18.Netherlands
6.2
80'
M
Richie Musaba 29.Netherlands
M
Andreas Samaris 22.Greece
6.7
63'
M
T. Tekie 14.Sweden
6.2
63'
M
J. Botaka 17.DR Congo
7.0
63'
F
P. Gladon 11.Netherlands
F
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
F
Samy Baghdadi 24.France

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

The manager Sjors Ultee decided to play with the following team: Yanick van Osch (7.1), Mickael Tirpan (7.5), Martin Angha (7.8), Dimitrios Siovas (7.4), George Cox (7.3), Lisandro Semedo (7.1), Deroy Duarte (7.3), Ben Rienstra (6.1), Zian Flemming (7.7), Mats Seuntjens (7.2) and Charlison Benschop (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Richie Musaba, Paul Gladon, Andreas Samaris (6.7), Felix Dornebusch, Tijjani Noslin, Michael Verrips, Tesfaldet Tekie (6.2), Jordan Botaka (7.0), Ivo Pinto, Nigel Cello Lonwijk (6.2) and Samy Baghdadi.

Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of N. Lonwijk (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 4 changes: C. Benschop for T. Tekie (63′), L. Semedo for J. Botaka (63′), B. Rienstra for A. Samaris (63′) and M. Seuntjens for N. Lonwijk (80′).

Best player: Martin Angha​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Martin Angha even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

Willem II – Formation

Willem II
G
Timon Wellenreuther 21.Germany
6.3
D
Leeroy Owusu 13.Netherlands
7.0
85'
D
Wessel Dammers 6.Netherlands
7.0
D
Derrick Köhn 27.Germany
6.3
D
Mats Köhlert 11.Germany
6.3
M
Freek Heerkens 3.Netherlands
7.2
M
Dan Crowley 19.England
6.8
72' 20'
M
Görkem Sağlam 23.Germany
7.4
72'
M
Elton Kabangu 14.Belgium
6.0
85'
M
Ché Nunnely 7.Netherlands
6.4
F
Jizz Hornkamp 9.Netherlands
6.5
Substitutes
G
Connor van den Berg 24.Netherlands
G
Jorn Brondeel 26.Belgium
D
Nikos Michelis 25.Greece
D
M. Nelom 18.Netherlands
D
E. Bergström 5.Sweden
D
Kilian Ludewig 2.Germany
6.3
85'
M
Ringo Meerveld 16.Netherlands
M
Pol Llonch 8.Spain
M
G. Roemeratoe 20.Curaçao
7.0
72'
M
Nasser El Khayati 32.Netherlands
6.4
72'
F
Max Svensson 15.Sweden
6.8
85'
F
Argyris Kampetsis 10.Greece

Willem II started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Fred Grim played with: Timon Wellenreuther (6.3), Leeroy Owusu (7.0), Wessel Dammers (7.0), Derrick Köhn (6.3), Mats Köhlert (6.3), Freek Heerkens (7.2), Daniel Crowley (6.8), Che Nunnely (6.4), Görkem Sağlam (7.4), Elton Kabangu (6.0) and Jizz Hornkamp (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Connor van den Berg, Jorn Brondeel, Kilian Ludewig (6.3), Ringo Meerveld, Pol Llonch, Max Svensson (6.8), Nikolaos Michelis, Argyris Kampetsis, Godfried Roemeratoe (7.0), Abdenasser El Khayati (6.4), Miquel Nelom and Emil Bergstrom.

Substitutions

Willem II made 4 changes: G. Saglam for N. El Khayati (72′), D. Crowley for G. Roemeratoe (72′), L. Owusu for K. Ludewig (85′) and E. Kabangu for M. Svensson (85′).

Best player: Görkem Sağlam​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Willem II was Görkem Sağlam.

His rating is (7.4) with 18 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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