Fortuna Sittard vs Groningen
Ref: Rob Dieperink, NetherlandsFortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard · 12,500 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Fortuna Sittard 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Gladon scored for Fortuna Sittard; van der Werff and Peersman replied for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.20 for Fortuna Sittard versus 1.77 for Groningen. Fortuna Sittard sit 11th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
6'
⚽
van der Werff
Assist: Resink
Second Half
⇄
Peterson
⇄
Adewoye
Justin Quincy Hubner
Yellow Card
61'
⚽
Peersman
Assist: Taha
Sierhuis
Yellow Card
62'
VAR
Goal confirmed
⇄
Sierhuis
⇄
Limnios
71'
Resink
Yellow Card
⚽
Gladon
Assist: Ivo Pinto
80'
⇄
van der Werff
⇄
Ivo Pinto
85'
⇄
Rente
85'
⇄
Taha
Brittijn
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Fortuna SittardGroningen
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20VS1.77
Attack1 · 4 won
9
Shots
16
3
Shots on target
10
7
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
8
5
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
408
Total passes
317
304
Accurate passes
225
75%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline1 · 2 won
14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
3
-0.78
Goals prevented
-0.78
Fortuna Sittard
4-3-3
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Fortuna Sittard
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4S. AdewoyeD
- 7K. PetersonF
- 8J. DahlhausD
- 9K. SierhuisF
- 12Ivo PintoD
- 17J. LonwijkM
- 18D. LimniosF
- 23P. BrittijnM
- 31M. BranderhorstG
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 80R. FossoM
Substitutes
- 1L. KoopmansG
- 11M. AïkoF
- 19P. GladonF
- 21M. KerkezM
- 25N. MartensG
- 28Justin Quincy HubnerD
- 52M. IhattarenM
- 77Luka TunjicM
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 8T. de JongeM
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 26T. van BergenF
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 7T. HernesM
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 15E. van der LaanD
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 18T. LandM
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
Fortuna Sittard
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattijs Branderhorst | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitris Limnios | F | 66 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Philip Brittijn | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Iván Márquez | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Peterson | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Shawn Adewoye | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fosso | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Justin Lonwijk | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ivo Pinto(C) | D | 83 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kaj Sierhuis | F | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jasper Dahlhaus | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Niels Martens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Kerkez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Koopmans | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Gladon | F | 24 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Justin Hubner | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makan Aïko | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Tunjić | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| David van der Werff | M | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Younes Taha | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/4 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marco Rente | D | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Travis Hernes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |