SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard tops Go Ahead Eagles 1-0 after Z. Flemming scored just 1 goal (21′). Go Ahead Eagles was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Joey Kooij who was helped by Dyon Fikkert and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Alex Bos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 114 Attack 135
- 38 Dangerous attack 35
- 99 Ball safe 120
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Go Ahead Eagles had a strong ball possession 61% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fortuna Sittard was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fortuna Sittard won the match.
Fortuna Sittard shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Go Ahead Eagles shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fortuna Sittard will have 29 points to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles will stay with 36 points like FC Groningen to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will host Feyenoord on the 1st of May with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Feyenoord (1 draw).
Go Ahead Eagles will host Vitesse on the 1st of May with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard
63'
21'
Fortuna Sittard started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sjors Ultee decided to play with the following team: .
Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of R. Janssen (injured).
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 3 changes: D. Siovas for R. Janssen (63′), T. Noslin for A. Samaris (72′) and P. Gladon for N. Lonwijk (87′).
Go Ahead Eagles – Formation
Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Kees van Wonderen played with: .
Substitutions
Go Ahead Eagles made 4 changes: I. Lidberg for M. Cardona (64′), P. Rommens for O. Heil (64′), M. Deijl for M. Berden (81′) and I. Cordoba for J. Mulenga (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- FC Groningen – Heracles Almelo – 0-1
- Feyenoord – FC Utrecht – 2-1
- Fortuna Sittard – Go Ahead Eagles – 1-0
- Willem II – Vitesse – 1-0
