ROTTERDAM. Sparta Rotterdam beat Fortuna Sittard 3-1 thanks to A. Verschueren who scored in the 26th and 83rd minute. It was Fortuna Sittard to score first with a goal from T. Noslin. Nonetheless, later Sparta Rotterdam found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with A. Verschueren (26′), V. van Crooij (54′) and A. Verschueren (83′).
The match was played at the Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Serdar Gözübüyük assisted by Joost van Zuilen and Johan Balder. The 4th official was Stan Teuben. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 8 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 100 Attack 89
- 67 Dangerous attack 47
- 77 Ball safe 97
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sparta Rotterdam was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Fortuna Sittard that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Rotterdam was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Rotterdam won the match.
Sparta Rotterdam shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fortuna Sittard shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sparta Rotterdam received 1 yellow card (B. Vriends). On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard received 2 yellow cards (X. Navarro and B. Yilmaz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sparta Rotterdam will have 20 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Fortuna Sittard will stay with 12 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Sparta Rotterdam will host FC Twente on the 11th of November with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of FC Twente (3 draws).
Fortuna Sittard will play away agasint FC Groningen on the 13th of November with a 4-2 head to head in favor of FC Groningen (1 draw).
Sparta Rotterdam – Formation
Sparta Rotterdam
18'
77'
26', 83'
Sparta Rotterdam adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Maurice Steijn decided to play with the following team: Nick Olij , Shurandy Sambo , Bart Vriends , Adil Auassar , Mica Pinto , Arno Verschueren , Joshua Kitolano , Koki Saito , Sven Mijnans , Vito van Crooij and Tobias Lauritsen .
The home team had on the bench: Jason Lokilo, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Dirk Abels , Mario Engels, Aaron Meijers, Jeremy Van Mullem , Patrick Brouwer, Augustin Drakpe, Youri Schoonderwaldt, Delano van Crooy and Mohammed Tahiri.
Substitutions
Sparta Rotterdam made 6 changes: K. Saito for J. Van Mullem (65′), S. Sambo for D. Abels (65′), Micha Pinto for A. Meijers (77′), T. Lauritsen for M. Engels (81′), A. Verschueren for J. Eyenga-Lokilo (90′) and S. Mijnans for M. Eerdhuijzen (90′).
Best player: Vito van Crooij
The player that probably impressed the most for Sparta Rotterdam was Vito van Crooij.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 15 crosses.
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard
Also Fortuna Sittard adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Ivor Pandur , Ivo Pinto , Ximo Navarro , Dimitrios Siovas , George Cox , Oğuzhan Özyakup , Arianit Ferati , Tijjani Noslin , Mats Seuntjens , Iñigo Cordoba and Burak Yılmaz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Doğan Erdoğan , Cole Bassett, Úmaro Embaló , Tom Hendriks, Rémy Vita, Yanick van Osch, Roel Janssen, Rodrigo Guth , Paul Gladon , Mike van Beijnen and Muhammet Tunahan Tasci.
Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: D. Siovas for R. Guth (46′), A. Ferati for D. Erdogan (58′), T. Noslin for U. Embalo (59′), I. Cordoba for P. Gladon (76′) and X. Navarro for C. Bassett (89′).
Best player: Tijjani Noslin
The most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Tijjani Noslin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- Sparta Rotterdam – Fortuna Sittard – 3-1
- SC Heerenveen – FC Utrecht – 1-2
- Go Ahead Eagles – Excelsior – 3-1
