Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard
Ref: I. OostromEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Fortuna Sittard beat Groningen 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Janse scored for Groningen; Sierhuis and Duijvestijn replied for Fortuna Sittard. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.42 for Groningen versus 0.80 for Fortuna Sittard. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while Fortuna Sittard are 11th.
First Half
⚽
Janse
Assist: Taha
12'
⚽
Sierhuis
Assist: Justin Quincy Hubner
Resink
Yellow Card
32'
⚽
Duijvestijn
Assist: Ivo Pinto
35'
Ihattaren
Yellow Card
43'
Brittijn
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Resink
⇄
Land
van Bergen
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Ihattaren
⇄
Rente
⇄
van der Werff
84'
⇄
Sierhuis
90+3'
⇄
Duijvestijn
90+3'
⇄
Michut
Taha
Yellow Card
90+6'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
| # | 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
GroningenFortuna Sittard
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.42VS0.80
Attack5 · 1 won
25
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
6
15
Shots in the box
4
10
Shots outside box
6
11
Shots off goal
1
16
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
489
Total passes
359
409
Accurate passes
249
84%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline1 · 1 won
12
Fouls
15
3
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
9
Blocked shots
3
0.45
Goals prevented
0.45
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Fortuna Sittard
3-4-2-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 18T. LandM
- 26T. van BergenF
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7T. HernesM
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 21H. JurjusG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 34R. MetuF
- 57Nils EggensF
- 69R. HigginsF
Fortuna Sittard
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4S. AdewoyeD
- 9K. SierhuisF
- 12Ivo PintoM
- 20É. MichutM
- 21N. KasanwirjoD
- 23P. BrittijnM
- 28Justin Quincy HubnerM
- 31M. BranderhorstG
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 52M. IhattarenF
- 70L. DuijvestijnF
Substitutes
- 1L. KoopmansG
- 6S. van OtteleD
- 7K. PetersonF
- 10A. HalilovićM
- 18D. LimniosM
- 19P. GladonF
- 22S. BastienM
- 25N. MartensG
- 38Tristan SchenkhuizenM
- 46Moussa GbemouM
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Younes Taha | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 57 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marco Rente | D | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Tygo Land | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Wouter Prins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Metu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nils Eggens | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Fortuna Sittard
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Duijvestijn | F | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Ivo Pinto(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kaj Sierhuis | F | 84 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Justin Hubner | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Shawn Adewoye | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Philip Brittijn | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mattijs Branderhorst | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Édouard Michut | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Iván Márquez | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Moussa Gbemou | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan Schenkhuizen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niels Martens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syb van Ottele | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Koopmans | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitris Limnios | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alen Halilović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Bastien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Peterson | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Paul Gladon | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |