Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
  • 19': David Van Der Werff
  • 87': Justin Hubner (OG)
FT
2 - 3
Fortuna Sittard
  • 12': Mohamed Ihattaren
  • 28': Lequincio Zeefuik
  • 72': Anthony Descotte

About

FC Groningen are hosting Fortuna Sittard at Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 4': Thom van Bergen (Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Attempt missed. David van der Werff (Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thijmen Blokzijl.
  • 5': Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Márk Csinger (Groningen).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  • 12': Goal! Groningen 0, Fortuna Sittard 1. Mohamed Ihattaren (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lequincio Zeefuik following a fast break.
  • 19': Goal! Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 1. David van der Werff (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
  • 21': Foul by Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 21': Thom van Bergen (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen). Assisted by Anthony Descotte.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David van der Werff.
  • 24': Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Philip Brittijn.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Goal! Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 2. Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Édouard Michut with a through ball.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Márk Csinger with a headed pass following a fast break.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lequincio Zeefuik following a fast break.
  • 35': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 35': Thom van Bergen (Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 37': Tygo Land (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Tika de Jonge (Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 39': Offside, Groningen. Thom van Bergen is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Tygo Land (Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Wouter Prins (Groningen).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jorg Schreuders (Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijmen Blokzijl.
  • 45': Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Thijmen Blokzijl (Groningen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 2.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Ihattaren (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Tygo Land.
  • 50': Thom van Bergen (Groningen) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tika de Jonge with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders with a cross.
  • 54': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Tygo Land (Groningen).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Tika de Jonge.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen). Assisted by Édouard Michut.
  • 56': Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
  • 56': Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Shiloh 't Zand.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Tika de Jonge (Groningen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Offside, Groningen. Thom van Bergen is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tika de Jonge.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 61': Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (Groningen).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren.
  • 63': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Tika de Jonge.
  • 64': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Jorg Schreuders (Groningen).
  • 64': Substitution, Groningen. Jacob Ondrejka replaces Tygo Land.
  • 64': Substitution, Groningen. Oskar Zawada replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  • 65': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen).
  • 65': Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tika de Jonge.
  • 67': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Lequincio Zeefuik is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Nick de Groot replaces Mohamed Ihattaren.
  • 69': Foul by Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 69': Tika de Jonge (Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Goal! Groningen 1, Fortuna Sittard 3. Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Édouard Michut following a fast break.
  • 75': Foul by Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 75': Pelle Clement (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Wouter Prins (Groningen).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tika de Jonge.
  • 77': Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Philip Brittijn.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 80': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Yassin Oukili replaces Shiloh 't Zand.
  • 81': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Syb van Ottele replaces Rodrigo Guth because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Groningen. Travis Hernes replaces Wouter Prins.
  • 82': Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Márk Csinger.
  • 82': Substitution, Groningen. Alvin Nordin replaces David van der Werff.
  • 83': Offside, Groningen. Jacob Ondrejka is caught offside.
  • 84': VAR Decision: No Penalty Groningen.
  • 86': Foul by Yassin Oukili (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 86': Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Own Goal by Justin Hubner, Fortuna Sittard. Groningen 2, Fortuna Sittard 3.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Thijmen Blokzijl (Groningen).
  • 88': Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Etienne Vaessen (Groningen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Alvin Nordin (Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+1': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nils Eggens (Groningen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Oskar Zawada following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Moussa Gbemou replaces Anthony Descotte.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 90'+5': Tika de Jonge (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Nick de Groot (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (Groningen).
  • 90'+7': Moussa Gbemou (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Travis Hernes (Groningen).
  • 90'+7': Travis Hernes (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Groningen 2, Fortuna Sittard 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Groningen 2, Fortuna Sittard 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 2
32.4 Possession 67.6
9 SHOTS 22
5 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
206 Accurate Passes 478
279 Passes 551
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 7
6 Crosses 43
0.0 Cross % 0.2
83 Long Balls 46
32 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 3
11 Tackles 5
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 2
60 Effective Clearances 22
60 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,000

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AZ Alkmaar 5 +11 15
2 PSV Eindhoven 5 +12 13
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 +6 11
4 Excelsior 5 +7 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

GRO FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Etienne Vaessen (GK) Yellow Card
4 Márk Csinger
3 Thijmen Blokzijl
2 Wouter Prins
14 Jorg Schreuders
26 Thom Van Bergen
8 Tika De Jonge
18 Tygo Land
9 Brynjólfur Willumsson
24 Pelle Clement
17 David Van Der Werff
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Oskar Zawada, Daan Erdman, Nikolas Brandis, Jacob Ondrejka, Nils Eggens, Travis Hearnes, Jesper Mosselaar, Alvin Vilhelm Valdemar Nordin, Elvis Laan, Lovro Štubljar, Jahelille Hall, Jismerai Dillema.

FOR Fortuna Sittard (5-3-2)

No. Name
31 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
3 Rodrigo Guth Yellow Card
28 Justin Hubner Yellow Card
23 Philip Brittijn
8 Jasper Dahlhaus
12 Ivo Pinto
20 Edouard Michut
22 Shiloh ’t Zand
52 Mohamed Ihattaren
25 Lequincio Zeefuik
9 Anthony Descotte
Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
Ganni Buyukhan, Kaylen Reitmaier, Luuk Koopmans, Nick De Groot, Yassin Oukili, David Stockbrink, Moussa Gbemou, Alhaji Bah, Syb van Ottele.

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