Heerenveen vs Fortuna Sittard
Ref: E. van de GraafAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · 27,224 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat Fortuna Sittard 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Meerveld and Linday scored for Heerenveen; Brittijn replied for Fortuna Sittard. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.41 for Heerenveen versus 0.85 for Fortuna Sittard. Heerenveen sit 8th in the Eredivisie table while Fortuna Sittard are 11th.
First Half
12'
⚽
Brittijn
Assist: Limnios
⚽
Meerveld
Assist: Trenskow
⇄
Rivera
Second Half
⇄
Nordås
70'
⇄
Ihattaren
70'
⇄
Sierhuis
70'
⇄
Brittijn
⚽
Linday
Assist: van Overeem
79'
⇄
Dahlhaus
⇄
Meerveld
87'
⇄
Márquez
Braude
Yellow Card
Klaverboer
Yellow Card
90'
Ivo Pinto
Red Card
90'
Gladon
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 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
HeerenveenFortuna Sittard
9Won
Statistical edge
9–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.41VS0.85
Attack2 · 4 won
15
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
7
11
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
10
5
Shots off goal
7
7
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
550
Total passes
387
450
Accurate passes
298
82%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 3 won
10
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
2
0.27
Goals prevented
0.27
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Fortuna Sittard
3-4-2-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 18Lasse Selvåg NordåsF
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 11Luca OyenF
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 30T. SchreuderG
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 38I. MulderD
- 50Eser GürbüzF
Fortuna Sittard
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Luuk KoopmansG
- 4Shawn AdewoyeD
- 6Syb van OtteleM
- 8Jasper DahlhausM
- 9Kaj SierhuisF
- 18Dimitrios LimniosM
- 23Philip BrittijnM
- 28Justin Quincy HubnerD
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 52Mohamed Amine IhattarenF
- 70Lance DuijvestijnF
Substitutes
- 5Yassin OukiliM
- 7Kristoffer Paul PetersonF
- 12Ivo PintoD
- 19Paul GladonF
- 22Samuel Christopher Bastien BindaM
- 25Niels MartensG
- 38Tristan SchenkhuizenM
- 45Owen JohnsonF
- 46Moussa GbemouM
- 48L. van ParysG
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Linday | M | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Joris Overeem(C) | M | 90 | 8.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1/3 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 84 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 43 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | F | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ingmar Mulder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Schreuder | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Vente | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Oyen | F | 47 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/8 |
Fortuna Sittard
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Adewoye | D | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philip Brittijn | M | 70 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Syb van Ottele | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Dimitris Limnios | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Luuk Koopmans | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Dahlhaus | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/1 |
| Kaj Sierhuis | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Justin Hubner | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lance Duijvestijn | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Iván Márquez(C) | D | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Moussa Gbemou | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan Schenkhuizen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Bastien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lars Van Parys | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niels Martens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Peterson | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yassin Oukili | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Gladon | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Johnson | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivo Pinto | D | 20 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |