Counter-Punch
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard were happy without the ball and still created more — 0.55 xG from 42.0% possession.
- Possession
- 42.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.55
- Opponent xG
- 0.48
Eredivisie · Matchday 5
ADO Den Haag
Y. Eduardo 59'
J. Bal 90'
2 – 3
FT
HT 0–2
Fortuna Sittard
M. Ihattaren 29', 62'
L. Zeefuik 34'
Eredivisie
Matchday 5ADO Den Haag2–3Fortuna Sittard
0.48
Expected goals
0.55
29′34′59′62′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: ADH 0.48, FS 0.55.
Match report
ADO Den Haag 2-3 Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard edged out ADO Den Haag 3-2 at Bingoal Stadium in Eredivisie. Ihattaren opened the scoring for Fortuna Sittard on 29', Zeefuik made it 2-0 to Fortuna Sittard on 34', Eduardo pulled one back for ADO Den Haag on 59', Ihattaren added his second on 62' and Bal pulled one back for ADO Den Haag on 90'.
Expected goals finished ADO Den Haag 0.48, Fortuna Sittard 0.55. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. ADO Den Haag held 58.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Fortuna Sittard graded out for counter-punch — 42.0% possession and 0.55 expected goals. Fortuna Sittard graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 0.55 expected goals.
Mohamed Ihattaren came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.3 for Fortuna Sittard from 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 key pass.
It was a niggly afternoon: 33 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with ADO Den Haag conceding the most free-kicks (17).
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
58%Possession42%
11Shots8
0.48xG0.55
What the numbers say
6 readsClinical Edge
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 0.55 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 0.55
- Overperformance
- +2.45
Clinical Edge
ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.48 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.48
- Overperformance
- +1.52
Passive Possession
ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 58.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.48
- On target
- 3
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.10
Timeline
🟨10'
Shiloh 't Zand
Foul
⚽29'
M. Ihattaren
⚽34'
L. Zeefuik — assist: M. Ihattaren
Half-time
J. Jensen-Abbew ↑ S. Sylla ↓
🔄46'
J. Hawkins ↑ D. van Mieghem ↓
🔄46'
J. Bal ↑ M. Jimenez ↓
🔄53'
🟨58'
Jasper Dahlhaus
Foul
Y. Eduardo — assist: E. Rottier
⚽59'
⚽62'
M. Ihattaren
L. Reischl ↑ Y. Eduardo ↓
🔄64'
🔄64'
Y. Oukili ↑ A. Descotte ↓
I. de Ruijter ↑ N. Thomas ↓
🔄72'
🔄74'
S. van Ottele ↑ M. Ihattaren ↓
🔄83'
N. de Groot ↑ Unknown ↓
J. Bal — assist: J. Kilo
⚽90'
🟨90+2'
Justin Hubner
Foul
🟨90+5'
Philip Brittijn
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBingoal Stadium, Den Haag
RefereeIngmar Oostrom, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 5
StatusMatch Finished