ENSCHEDE. FC Twente was in the end too strong for Fortuna Sittard with the goal of R. van Wolfswinkel (22′), J. Brenet (44′) and V. Misidjan (53′).

The match was played at the De Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof who had the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Don Frijn. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.2 degrees Celsius or 90 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Twente

3 - 0

Fortuna Sittard

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 19 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 98
  • 63 Dangerous attack 22
  • 78 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 8

Ball possession

FC Twente was in firm control of the ball 55% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Twente was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Twente won the match​.

FC Twente shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Twente received 1 yellow card (R. van Wolfswinkel). Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard received 3 yellow cards (D. Duarte, M. Seuntjens and B. Yilmaz).

Match Timeline

Ricky van Wolfswinkel(goal)G. Smal
22'
Joshua Brenet(goal)V. Misidjan
44'
46'
Ivo Pinto - sub ->M. Tirpan
46'
46'
Iñigo Córdoba- sub ->Tijanni Noslin
53'
Mathias Kjølø- sub ->M. Vlap
69'
Sem Steijn- sub ->R. Zerrouki
69'
73'
Deroy Duarte- Yellow
Ricky van Wolfswinkel- Yellow
74'
76'
80'
82'
82'
83'
83'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After playing this encounter, FC Twente has 0 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard stays with 0 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Fortuna Sittard will host SC Cambuur on the 20th of August with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of SC Cambuur (4 draws).

FC Twente – Formation

FC Twente
G
Lars Unnerstall 1.Germany
7.2
D
Robin Pröpper 3.Netherlands
7.1
D
Joshua Brenet 20.Netherlands
7.8
44'
D
Julio Pleguezuelo 4.Spain
7.0
D
Gijs Smal 5.Netherlands
8.2
M
Michal Sadílek 23.Czech Republic
7.4
M
Michel Vlap 18.Netherlands
7.4
69'
M
Ramiz Zerrouki 8.Algeria
7.4
69'
M
V. Misidjan 10.Netherlands
8.1
83' 53'
M
D. Rots 11.Netherlands
6.6
83'
F
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 9.Netherlands
7.1
76' 74' 22'
Substitutes
G
Przemyslaw Tyton 22.Poland
G
Issam El Maach 16.Morocco
D
Luca Everink 24.Netherlands
D
M. Hilgers 2.Netherlands
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 17.Netherlands
M
Mathias Kjølø 21.Norway
6.4
69'
M
Sem Steijn 14.Netherlands
6.1
69'
M
M. Bruns 38.Netherlands
F
Christos Tzolis 19.Greece
6.2
83'
F
Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic
6.7
83'
F
Manfred Ugalde 27.Costa Rica
6.8
76'
F
Denilho Cleonise 26.Netherlands

FC Twente adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ron Jans decided to play with the following team: Lars Unnerstall (7.2), Joshua Brenet (7.8), Robin Pröpper (7.1), Julio Pleguezuelo (7.0), Gijs Smal (8.2), Ramiz Zerrouki (7.4), Michal Sadílek (7.4), Daan Rots (6.6), Michel Vlap (7.4), Virgil Misidjan (8.1) and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Christos Tzolis (6.2), Luca Everink, Przemysław Tytoń, Václav Černý (6.7), Mathias Kjølø (6.4), Manfred Ugalde (6.8), Denilho Cleonise, Issam El Maach, Sem Steijn (6.1), Mees Hilgers, Max Bruns and Anass Salah-Eddine.

Substitutions

FC Twente made 5 changes: M. Vlap for M. Kjolo (69′), R. Zerrouki for S. Steijn (69′), R. van Wolfswinkel for M. Ugalde (76′), D. Rots for V. Cerny (83′) and V. Misidjan for C. Tzolis (83′).

Best player: Gijs Smal​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Twente was Gijs Smal even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 48 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
6.7
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
6.6
82'
D
Mickaël Tirpan 25.Belgium
6.9
46'
D
George Cox 5.England
6.5
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
6.6
M
Mats Seuntjens 10.Netherlands
6.4
80'
M
Doğan Erdoğan 21.Turkey
6.8
82'
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
6.1
46'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.6
73'
M
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
6.6
46'
F
P. Gladon 11.Netherlands
6.7
Substitutes
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Mike van Beijnen 18.Netherlands
D
R. Janssen 4.Netherlands
6.8
82'
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
6.9
46'
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
6.4
46'
F
V. Sourlis 90.Greece
6.2
82'
F
Burak Yılmaz 17.Turkey
6.4
46' 90'

Also Fortuna Sittard adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Sjors Ultee played with: Yanick van Osch (6.7), Mickael Tirpan (6.9), Rodrigo Guth (6.6), Dimitrios Siovas (6.6), George Cox (6.5), Doğan Erdoğan (6.8), Deroy Duarte (6.6), Tijjani Noslin (6.6), Arianit Ferati (6.1), Mats Seuntjens (6.4) and Paul Gladon (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Vasilios Sourlis (6.2), Mike van Beijnen, Burak Yılmaz (6.4), Ivor Pandur, Roel Janssen (6.8), Ivo Pinto (6.9), Tom Hendriks, Iñigo Cordoba (6.4) and Rémy Vita.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: M. Tirpan for I. Pinto (46′), A. Ferati for I. Cordoba (46′), T. Noslin for B. Yilmaz (46′), D. Erdogan for V. Sourlis (82′) and D. Siovas for R. Janssen (82′).

Best player: Mickael Tirpan​

The most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Mickael Tirpan.

His rating is (6.9) with 11 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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