Groningen 2-3 Fortuna Sittard: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

Groningen

2 : 3

Fortuna Sittard

D. van der Werff19'

12'M. Ihattaren
28'L. Zeefuik
72'A. Descotte
87' (og)J. Hubner

EuroborgMartijn VosCapacity 22,579Fri, 28 Aug 202620:00

Groningen4-2-3-1

Line ups

5-3-2Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard crest

Assistant

Marcel Groninger

Assistant

Kristof Aelbrecht

Assistant

Marcel Groninger

Substitutions

64'
186.6
T. Land
116.6
J. Ondrejka
64'
96.7
B. Willumsson
196.7
O. Zawada
81'
25.6
W. Prins
76.6
T. Hernes
82'
178.0
D. van der Werff
166.3
A. Nordin
82'
46.2
M. Csinger
206.5
N. Eggens

Unused

Assistant

Kristof Aelbrecht

Substitutions

68'
528.0
M. Ihattaren
156.2
N. de Groot
80'
226.5
S. Zand
56.3
Y. Oukili
81'
37.0
R. Guth
66.3
S. van Ottele
90'
97.7
A. Descotte
38
M. Gbemou

Unused

Home

M. Jeng
Leg Injury
Out
T. Mercera
Injury
Out
R. Metu
Injury
Out
M. Rente
Injury
Out

Away

R. Bayram
Knee Injury
Out
I. Marquez
Injury
Out
K. Peterson
Inactive
Out
O. Romeny
Red Card
Out
S. Simons
Hamstring Injury
Out

Player of the match

Mohammed Ihattaren

Midfielder · Fortuna Sittard

8.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes22

Key passes2

Pass accuracy100%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won3 · 75%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Mattijs BranderhorstG	1	2	0,52	-0,48	18/45	9/36
Etienne VaessenG	2	3	1,04	-1,96	24/30	12/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

68%Possession32%

551Total passes279

87%Pass accuracy74%

7Corners2

Attack

22Shots9

2On target5

15Off target1

5Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

16Shots in box6

6Shots out box3

1.6xG0.9

-1.5Goals prevented-1.5

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves1

3Offsides1

8Fouls8

3Yellow cards4

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,64xG0,59

10Shots4

1On target3

1Big chances2

10Touches in box6

66%Possession34%

2Corners0

Second half

0,96xG0,29

12Shots5

1On target2

1Big chances0

19Touches in box5

70%Possession30%

5Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Groningen

1.6022768%

70% open play30% set piece

Fortuna Sittard

0.8810932%

99% open play1% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

32 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Groningen1,60 xG · 2 scored

Fortuna Sittard0,88 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Groningen42

Open play 31Set piece 7Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Fortuna Sittard17

Open play 12Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Groningen91% pressure

Fortuna Sittard9% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-3

0%Draw 0%100%

1.60xG0.88

22Shots10

7On target9

Momentum

90' Off target Nils Eggens 0.14 xG · From corner · Right foot

Shot map

22 v 9

Groningen shoot right, Fortuna Sittard left. Bigger dot = better chance.

GROGroningenFSFortuna Sittardgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

GroningenFortuna Sittardgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

GroningenDefensive line 37%

Fortuna SittardDefensive line 25%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

GroningenUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Blokzijl and Schreuders, 33 passes between them.

Fortuna SittardUntil 68'

Most-connected pair: Michut and Zand, 12 passes between them.

Tactical battle

80control20

Thom van Bergen

10 touches in box

In possession

82,5%Field tilt17,5%

16Passes into box1

26Progressive passes13

25Carries into final third5

18Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

14,67Press intensity (PPDA)18,26

6High turnovers2

4Regains within 5s5

14,5sBall recovery time30,5s

4Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

149Carries62

1972mCarry distance714m

41Progressive carries9

1379mProgressive carry distance348m

3Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won2

13Take-ons attempted3

477mProgressive pass distance279m

1Through balls1

8Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,48Expected threat (xT)0,45

1,19Action value (VAEP)3,16

42Shot-creating actions17

2Goal-creating actions6

1,29Expected assisted goals0,82

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

5,2Passes per attack2,7

17,0sAttack duration10,5s

2,43 m/sAttack directness2,98 m/s

11Build-up attacks2

23Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

29Touches in box11

81Final third entries56

2Big chances2

0,52xG on target1,04

1Big chances missed0

Passing

7/43 (16%)Crosses0/6 (0%)

27/46 (59%)Long balls32/83 (39%)

28Throw-ins5

8Free kicks8

1Goal kicks23

Duels

51Total49

18/39 (46%)Ground21/39 (54%)

24/44 (55%)Aerial20/44 (45%)

5/12 (42%)Dribbles2/3 (67%)

4Dispossessed4

Defending

47Recoveries34

2Interceptions11

5Tackles11

60%Tackles won64%

22Clearances60

1Big chances scored2

0Big saves1

2Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third0

6,83Average rating6,95

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

GroningenThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal88%

75%2+ goals50%

38%3+ goals38%

They concede

88%1+ goal88%

38%2+ goals63%

25%3+ goals13%

13%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 5-1 (A)·worst 1-5 (A)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-5 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

GroningenshootallowFortuna Sittard

6.8%+1.7Six-yard box5.5%

54.8%-7.5Penalty area+1.764.2%

26.4%+1.5Edge of the box25.3%

12.1%+4.4Long range-2.65.0%

546 shots taken · 505 faced

Fortuna SittardshootallowGroningen

3.9%Six-yard box5.9%

61.3%Penalty area+5.568.0%

25.1%Edge of the box-6.018.8%

9.7%+2.0Long range7.3%

434 shots taken · 410 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Fortuna Sittard beat Groningen 3-2 at Euroborg in the Eredivisie. Fortuna Sittard led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: D. van der Werff (19'), an own goal by J. Hubner (87') for Groningen; M. Ihattaren (12'), L. Zeefuik (28'), A. Descotte (72') for Fortuna Sittard. In their last 15 meetings, Groningen have won 7, Fortuna Sittard 7, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.