Fortuna Sittard recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Vitesse 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ARNHEM. Fortuna Sittard found a way to reverse the scoreline against Vitesse to win 2-1.

October 10, 2022

ARNHEM. Fortuna Sittard managed to reverse the scoreline against Vitesse to win 2-1. It was Vitesse to strike first with a goal of B. Bialek at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Vita gave the win to Fortuna Sittard in the 80′ minute. Vitesse lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot who had the assistance of Rens Bluemink and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Vitesse

1 - 2

Fortuna Sittard

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

7 Total 7
1 On Target 5
6 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 0

117 Attack 97
41 Dangerous attack 41
72 Ball safe 78

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 5

Fouls

17 Total 8
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Vitesse was in firm control of the ball 58% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitesse had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Fortuna Sittard managed to find the solution to win this match.

Vitesse shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fortuna Sittard shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Vitesse received 4 yellow cards (T. Hajek, M. Wittek, R. Flamingo and M. Bero). On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (O. Ozyakup).

Match Timeline

16'

32'

40'

Arianit Ferati(goal)

51'

55'

59'

61'

Oğuzhan Özyakup- Yellow

K. Kozłowski- sub ->R. Flamingo

67'

68'

Melle Meulensteen- sub ->T. Hajek

68'

78'

Rémy Vita- sub ->I. Cordoba

78'

80'

Rémy Vita(goal)

Gyan de Regt- sub ->G. Vidovic

83'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

PSV

NEC

After this encounter, Vitesse will stay with 5 points like FC Emmen and FC Volendam to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Fortuna Sittard will have 10 points like NEC and Excelsior to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Vitesse will play away against Go Ahead Eagles on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (3 draws).

Fortuna Sittard will play away agasint FC Groningen on the 13th of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Groningen (1 draw).

Vitesse – Formation

Vitesse

Kjell Scherpen 16.Netherlands

6.4

T. Hájek 18.Czech Republic

6.8

68'

51'

Carlens Arcus 2.Haiti

6.4

Maximilian Wittek 32.Germany

6.7

55'

Ferro 5.Portugal

7.1

R. Flamingo 3.Netherlands

6.1

67'

59'

Matus Bero 21.Slovakia

6.5

59'

S. Tronstad 8.Norway

6.6

G. Vidović 10.Croatia

6.8

83'

Nikolai Baden Frederiksen 11.Denmark

6.4

68'

Bartosz Bialek 14.Poland

7.1

32'

Substitutes

Jeroen Houwen 24.Netherlands

Daan Reiziger 33.Netherlands

Melle Meulensteen 20.Netherlands

6.4

68'

E. Cornelisse 13.Netherlands

M. Manhoef 42.Netherlands

6.4

68'

Toni Domgjoni 22.Kosovo

K. Kozłowski 17.Poland

6.4

67'

Simon van Duivenbooden 53.Netherlands

Thomas Buitink 29.Netherlands

Mohamed Sankoh 9.Netherlands

Gyan de Regt 25.Netherlands

83'

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

The manager Phillip Cocu decided to play with the following team: Kjell Scherpen (6.4), Carlens Arcus (6.4), Ferro (7.1), Tomáš Hájek (6.8), Maximilian Wittek (6.7), Sondre Tronstad (6.6), Ryan Flamingo (6.1), Nikolai Baden Frederiksen (6.4), Gabriel Vidović (6.8), Matúš Bero (6.5) and Bartosz Białek (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Toni Domgjoni, Simon van Duivenbooden, Jeroen Houwen, Thomas Buitink, Mohamed Sankoh, Melle Meulensteen (6.4), Enzo Cornelisse, Daan Reiziger, Million Manhoef (6.4), Kacper Kozłowski (6.4) and Gyan de Regt.

Substitutions

Vitesse made 4 changes: R. Flamingo for K. Kozlowski (67′), N. Baden Frederiksen for M. Manhoef (68′), T. Hajek for M. Meulensteen (68′) and G. Vidovic for G. de Regt (83′).

Best player: Ferro

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitesse was Ferro.

His rating is (7.1) with 49 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard

Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia

6.6

Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal

6.4

16'

Ximo Navarro 2.Spain

7.4

George Cox 5.England

7.3

Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil

6.9

Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey

6.4

88'

61'

Doğan Erdoğan 21.Turkey

7.3

Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo

7.7

88'

40'

Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain

7.1

78'

Úmaro Embaló 85.Portugal

6.8

78'

Burak Yılmaz 17.Turkey

7.3

Substitutes

Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands

Yanick van Osch 1.Netherlands

Mike van Beijnen 18.Netherlands

Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar

7.1

78'

80'

R. Janssen 4.Netherlands

88'

Mats Seuntjens 10.Netherlands

6.5

16'

Cole Bassett 8.United States

88'

V. Sourlis 90.Greece

Tunahan Tasci 34.Turkey

Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands

6.4

78'

P. Gladon 11.Netherlands

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

Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Ivor Pandur (6.6), Ivo Pinto (6.4), Ximo Navarro (7.4), Rodrigo Guth (6.9), George Cox (7.3), Doğan Erdoğan (7.3), Arianit Ferati (7.7), Úmaro Embaló (6.8), Oğuzhan Özyakup (6.4), Iñigo Cordoba (7.1) and Burak Yılmaz (7.3).

They had on the bench: Tom Hendriks, Tijjani Noslin (6.4), Paul Gladon, Mats Seuntjens (6.5), Mike Johannes Hendrikus Josephus van Beijnen, Cole Bassett, Rémy Vita (7.1), Roel Janssen, Vasilios Sourlis, Muhammet Tunahan Taşçı and Yanick van Osch.

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: I. Pinto for M. Seuntjens (16′), I. Cordoba for R. Vita (78′), U. Embalo for T. Noslin (78′), A. Ferati for R. Janssen (88′) and O. Ozyakup for C. Bassett (88′).