Sterile Domination
Groningen
Groningen monopolised the game and still barely tested the goalkeeper.
- Possession
- 68.0%
- On target
- 2
- Passes
- 551
Eredivisie · Matchday 4Groningen
D. van der Werff 19'
J. Hubner 87'
2 – 3
FT
HT 1–2
Fortuna Sittard
M. Ihattaren 12'
L. Zeefuik 28'
A. Descotte 72'
Eredivisie
Matchday 4Groningen2–3Fortuna Sittard
1.60
Expected goals
0.88
12′19′28′72′87′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GRO 1.60, FS 0.88.
Match report
Groningen 2-3 Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard edged out Groningen 3-2 at Euroborg in Eredivisie. Ihattaren opened the scoring for Fortuna Sittard on 12', Werff levelled for Groningen on 19', Zeefuik put Fortuna Sittard back in front on 28', Descotte made it 3-1 to Fortuna Sittard on 72' and Hubner turned into his own net on 87' to make it 1-4.
Expected goals finished Groningen 1.60, Fortuna Sittard 0.88. On the balance of chances Groningen had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Fortuna Sittard will take more happily than the performance deserved. Groningen held 68.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Groningen graded out for sterile domination — 68.0% possession and 2 on target. Fortuna Sittard graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 0.88 expected goals.
David van der Werff came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for Groningen from 1 goal, 5 key passes and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 16 fouls between them and 7 yellow cards, with Fortuna Sittard conceding the most free-kicks (8).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
68%Possession32%
22Shots9
1.60xG0.88
What the numbers say
4 readsClinical Edge
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 0.88 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 0.88
- Overperformance
- +2.12
Box Occupation
Groningen
Groningen kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 16 of 22
- Share
- 73%
- xG per shot
- 0.07
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Groningen scored on 87′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 87′
Timeline
🟨4'
Rodrigo Guth
Foul
⚽12'
M. Ihattaren — assist: L. Zeefuik
D. van der Werff — assist: J. Schreuders
⚽19'
⚽28'
L. Zeefuik — assist: E. Michut
Half-time
J. Ondrejka ↑ T. Land ↓
🔄64'
O. Zawada ↑ B. Willumsson ↓
🔄64'
Jacob Ondrejka
Foul
🟨65'
🔄68'
N. de Groot ↑ M. Ihattaren ↓
🟨69'
Justin Hubner
Foul
⚽72'
A. Descotte — assist: E. Michut
🔄80'
Y. Oukili ↑ S. Zand ↓
T. Hernes ↑ W. Prins ↓
🔄81'
🔄81'
S. van Ottele ↑ R. Guth ↓
A. Nordin ↑ D. van der Werff ↓
🔄82'
N. Eggens ↑ M. Csinger ↓
🔄82'
Jacob Ondrejka · Penalty cancelled
📺84'
J. Hubner
🔴87'
Etienne Vaessen
Argument
🟨88'
🟨88'
Lequincio Zeefuik
Argument
🟨90+1'
Édouard Michut
Time wasting
🔄90+4'
M. Gbemou ↑ A. Descotte ↓
Travis Hernes
Foul
🟨90+7'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEuroborg, Groningen
RefereeMartijn Vos, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished