NIJMEGEN. NEC was able to capture a draw against Fortuna Sittard with a late goal from P. Marques scored in the (90′) after Fortuna Sittard got a lead with a goal from O. Ozyakup (71′). NEC was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Goffertstadion stadium in Nijmegen on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Rob Dieperink with the assistance of Dyon Fikkert and Joris Westhof. The 4th official was Ingmar Oostrom. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 25 Total 8
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 16 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 120 Attack 84
  • 60 Dangerous attack 30
  • 75 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 23
  • 0 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

NEC had a strong ball possession 62% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

NEC was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough NEC to win the match​.

NEC shot 25 times, 9 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

NEC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Fortuna Sittard received 5 yellow cards (D. Duarte, A. Ferati, D. Erdogan, O. Ozyakup and D. Siovas).

Also, Fortuna Sittard didn’t end the match with 11 players after D. Erdogan (Fortuna Sittard) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

37'
Rémy Vita- sub ->T. Noslin
46'
55'
Deroy Duarte- Yellow
62'
62'
Oğuzhan Özyakup- sub ->I. Pinto
71'
Oğuzhan Özyakup(goal)B. Yilmaz
76'
Arianit Ferati- Yellow
80'
80'
Pedro Marques- sub ->S. El Karouani
80'
81'
85'
87'
Oğuzhan Özyakup- Yellow
90'
90'
Dimitrios Siovas- Yellow
Pedro Marques(goal)L. Dimata
90'

Standings

After this encounter, NEC will have 7 points like Sparta Rotterdam to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Fortuna Sittard will have 1 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, NEC will play away with FC Utrecht on the 16th of September with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of FC Utrecht (7 draws).

Fortuna Sittard will host Excelsior on the 17th of September with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Excelsior (4 draws).

NEC – Formation

NEC
G
Jasper Cillessen 22.Netherlands
6.4
D
Calvin Verdonk 24.Netherlands
7.0
D
Iván Márquez 4.Spain
6.8
D
6.4
80'
D
Bart van Rooij 28.Netherlands
6.8
M
Lasse Schöne 20.Denmark
7.5
M
Dirk Proper 71.Netherlands
6.5
81'
M
O. Tannane 14.Morocco
8.4
F
Mikkel Duelund 10.Denmark
6.6
62'
F
L. Dimata 19.Belgium
7.0
F
Elayis Tavsan 7.Netherlands
7.5
Substitutes
G
Mattijs Branderhorst 1.Netherlands
G
R. Roefs 31.Netherlands
D
Terry Sanniez 34.Netherlands
D
Ilias Bronkhorst 2.Netherlands
M
Ibrahim Cissoko 21.Netherlands
6.1
62'
M
A. Baldursson 8.Iceland
M
Magnus Mattsson 11.Denmark
6.9
81'
F
Pedro Marques 9.Portugal
7.7
80' 90'

NEC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rogier Meijer decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen (6.4), Bart van Rooij (6.8), Iván Márquez (6.8), Calvin Verdonk (7.0), Souffian El Karouani (6.4), Dirk Proper (6.5), Oussama Tannane (8.4), Lasse Schøne (7.5), Elayis Tavsan (7.5), Landry Dimata (7.0) and Mikkel Duelund (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Terry Sanniez, Pedro Marques (7.7), Ibrahim Cissoko (6.1), Mattijs Branderhorst, Robin Roefs, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Magnus Mattsson (6.9) and Ilias Bronkhorst.

Substitutions

NEC made 3 changes: M. Duelund for I. Cissoko (62′), D. Proper for M. Mattsson (80′) and S. El Karouani for P. Marques (80′).

Best player: Oussama Tannane​

The player that probably impressed the most for NEC was Oussama Tannane.

His rating is (8.4) with 52 passes (80% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 12 crosses.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
7.1
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
6.9
90'
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
6.9
62'
D
George Cox 5.England
7.1
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
7.4
D
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
6.8
37'
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
7.2
80' 76'
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
6.7
46'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.1
55'
F
Burak Yılmaz 17.Turkey
7.1
F
P. Gladon 11.Netherlands
7.0
80'
Substitutes
G
Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
6.8
37'
D
Bryant Nieling 20.Netherlands
D
R. Janssen 4.Netherlands
6.1
80'
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
6.8
62' 87' 71'
M
Mats Seuntjens 10.Netherlands
6.5
46'
M
Doğan Erdoğan 21.Turkey
5.1
80' 85'
M
Cole Bassett 8.United States
F
Tunahan Tasci 34.Turkey
F
V. Sourlis 90.Greece
F
Úmaro Embaló 85.Portugal

Fortuna Sittard started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Dominik Vergoossen played with: Ivor Pandur (7.1), Tijjani Noslin (6.8), Rodrigo Guth (7.4), Dimitrios Siovas (6.9), Ivo Pinto (6.9), George Cox (7.1), Iñigo Cordoba (6.7), Deroy Duarte (6.1), Arianit Ferati (7.2), Paul Gladon (7.0) and Burak Yılmaz (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oğuzhan Özyakup (6.8), Mats Seuntjens (6.5), Rémy Vita (6.8), Bryant Nieling, Muhammet Tunahan Tasci, Roel Janssen (6.1), Vasilios Sourlis, Úmaro Embaló, Yanick van Osch, Doğan Erdoğan (5.1), Cole Bassett and Tom Hendriks.

Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of O. Ozyakup (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: T. Noslin for R. Vita (37′), I. Cordoba for M. Seuntjens (46′), I. Pinto for O. Ozyakup (62′), A. Ferati for R. Janssen (80′) and P. Gladon for D. Erdogan (80′).

Best player: Rodrigo Guth​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Rodrigo Guth.

His rating is (7.4) with 22 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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