Eredivisie · Matchweek 31 · Apr 25

Heerenveen - Fortuna Sittard

Heerenveen beat Fortuna Sittard 2-1 in Eredivisie (Matchweek 31). Goals: R. Meerveld 16'; M. Linday 74'; P. Brittijn 12'.

🏟 Abe Lenstra Stadion Heerenveen 👤 Referee: E. van de Graaf
Key events
12' ⚽ P. Brittijn(0 - 1) · Assist: D. Limnios Fortuna Sitt
16' ⚽ R. Meerveld(1 - 1) · Assist: J. Trenskow Heerenveen
74' ⚽ M. Linday(2 - 1) · Assist: J. van Overeem Heerenveen
88' 🟨 O. BraudeYellow card Heerenveen
90' 🟥 I. PintoRed card Fortuna Sitt
90+5' 🟨 B. KlaverboerYellow card Heerenveen
Quick stats
%60 Possession %40
1.66 Expected goals (xG) 1.71
1.85 Pre-match xG 1.21
15 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 9
6 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
12'
⚽P. Brittijn(0 - 1) · Assist: D. Limnios
R. Meerveld(1 - 1) · Assist: J. Trenskow⚽
16'
M. Rivera ↔ L. OyenSubstitution🔁
43'
HT 1 - 1
L. Nordas ↔ D. VenteSubstitution🔁
70'
70'
🔁P. Brittijn ↔ Y. OukiliSubstitution
70'
🔁K. Sierhuis ↔ P. GladonSubstitution
70'
🔁M. Ihattaren ↔ I. PintoSubstitution
M. Linday(2 - 1) · Assist: J. van Overeem⚽
74'
79'
🔁J. Dahlhaus ↔ K. PetersonSubstitution
R. Meerveld ↔ L. BrouwersSubstitution🔁
84'
87'
🔁I. Marquez ↔ O. JohnsonSubstitution
O. BraudeYellow card🟨
88'
90'
🟥I. PintoRed card
B. KlaverboerYellow card🟨
90+5'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsHeerenveen · Fortuna Sittard
Key stats
%60 Possession %40
1.66 Expected goals (xG) 1.71
1.85 Pre-match xG 1.21
Shots
15 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 9
6 Saves 2
Attacking
138 Attacks 120
48 Dangerous attacks 27
Passing
543 Total passes 364
446 Accurate passes 281
%82 Pass accuracy %77
Set pieces & discipline
7 Corners 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Fouls 6
6 Free kicks 8
19 Throw-ins 20
6 Goal kicks 10
Cards
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 1
0 1st-half cards 0
2 2nd-half cards 2
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 0
3 1st-half corners 0
4 2nd-half corners 0
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2020–2025
Heerenveen 4
Sep 19who was on topNov 8
Fortuna Sittard 5
4 Heerenveen 2 draw 5 Fortuna Sittard
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.1goals / match
15–19total goals
2/4clean sheets
3-0Heerenveen best win · Nov 25
3-0Fortuna Sittard best win · Nov 2
%91 Over 1.5 10/11
%64 Over 2.5 7/11
%36 Over 3.5 4/11
%45 BTTS 5/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Heerenveen at home5 matches
3W 1D 1L 9:6
Fortuna Sittard at home6 matches
4W 1D 1L 13:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Heerenveen3W 1D 1L Fortuna Sittard0W 1D 4L
2.00 0.20 Points per game
10 4 Goals scored
7 9 Goals conceded
1.60 1.20 xG average
1.89 1.66 xGA average
%20 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %80 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
5.6 3.8 Corners
1.0 2.6 Cards
Heerenveen7W 1D 2L Fortuna Sittard3W 1D 6L
2.20 1.00 Points per game
22 13 Goals scored
14 21 Goals conceded
1.53 1.35 xG average
1.95 1.74 xGA average
%20 %0 Clean sheets
%70 %90 BTTS
%90 %80 Over 2.5
5.1 3.6 Corners
1.5 1.9 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
8Heerenveenin the table51pts
34matches 14-9-11W-D-L 57:53goals +4diff
DLWWL
11Fortuna Sittardin the table39pts
34matches 11-6-17W-D-L 49:63goals -14diff
LWLLD
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
1.19 1.18 Points per game
1.73 1.40 xG average
1.33 1.76 xGA average
%10 %14 Clean sheets
%67 %73 BTTS
%67 %64 Over 2.5
5.8 4.5 Corners
1.7 2.4 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Nov 8 Fortuna Sittard 2-0 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Feb 1 Heerenveen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
Nov 2 Fortuna Sittard 3-0 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Feb 3 Fortuna Sittard 3-3 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Nov 25 Heerenveen 3-0 Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
Jan 25 Fortuna Sittard 2-0 Heerenveen Eredivisie
Aug 27 Heerenveen 2-1 Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
Feb 5 Fortuna Sittard 2-0 Heerenveen Eredivisie
xG difference & finishing
Heerenveen2 gol · 1.66 xG +0.34
Fortuna Sittard1 gol · 1.71 xG -0.71
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Heerenveen dominated the ball60% possession
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.7 +0.3
Shots 15.014.1 +0.9
On target 5.05.1 -0.1
Possession %60%51 +9.1
Corners 7.05.3 +1.7
Cards 1.02.5 -1.5
Conceded 1.01.6 -0.6
this matchseason average · 34 matches
Goals 1.01.5 -0.5
Shots 15.011.7 +3.3
On target 7.04.0 +3.0
Possession %40%45 -4.5
Corners 0.04.0 -4.0
Cards 1.03.0 -2.0
Conceded 2.01.8 +0.2
this matchseason average · 33 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Marcus Linday 8.90
Starting XI
16 Marcus Linday M · 90' 8.90
Goals1On target1/2Dribbles2/2Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won10/13Fouls won3Passes61 · %51
6 Joris Overeem M · 90' · K 8.20
Assist1Key pass6Dribbles1/3Tackles3Duels won8/14Passes71 · %57
10 Ringo Meerveld M · 84' 7.30
Goals1On target1/2Key pass2Tackles1Duels won1/8Fouls1Passes31 · %24
19 Vasilios Zagaritis D · 90' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won8/10Passes47 · %37
45 Oliver Braude D · 90' 7.00
Key pass1Dribbles1/5Tackles2Duels won5/11Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes59 · %50
3 Maas Willemsen D · 90' 7.00
Dribbles2/2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/5Passes77 · %73
20 Jacob Trenskow M · 90' 7.00
Assist1Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/7Fouls1Passes40 · %31
22 Bernt Klaverboer G · 90' 7.00
Saves6Duels won1/1Passes26 · %19
4 Sam Kersten D · 90' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/3Passes73 · %68
7 Maxence Rivera M · 43' 6.70
On target1/1Dribbles2/2Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes15 · %10
18 Lasse Selvåg Nordås F · 69' 6.20
On target2/3Dribbles1/2Duels won2/9Fouls1Offside1Passes15 · %9
Substitutes
9 Dylan Vente F · 21' 6.30
Fouls1Passes6 · %3
11 Luca Oyen F · 47' 6.20
Dribbles2/7Tackles1Duels won4/11Fouls won1Passes20 · %14
8 Luuk Brouwers M · 6'
Duels won1/1Passes2
Unused: Nolhan CourtensNikolai Soyset HoplandEser GürbüzNordin BakkerMats EgbringIngmar MulderHristiyan PetrovTimo Schreuder
Starting XI
4 Shawn Adewoye D · 90' 8.70
Tackles3Interceptions4Blocks4Duels won5/7Fouls won2Passes40 · %32
23 Philip Brittijn M · 70' 7.60
Goals1On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won2/4Passes38 · %32
18 Dimitris Limnios M · 90' 7.20
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won5/9Passes27 · %25
1 Luuk Koopmans G · 90' 7.00
Saves2Passes39 · %13
8 Jasper Dahlhaus M · 79' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles5Interceptions2Duels won5/6Fouls1Passes13 · %11
6 Syb van Ottele M · 90' 6.90
Key pass3Tackles4Duels won9/18Fouls won1Passes37 · %29
9 Kaj Sierhuis F · 70' 6.70
On target2/4Dribbles1/3Tackles2Blocks1Duels won6/14Passes18 · %12
52 Mohamed Ihattaren F · 70' 6.70
On target3/3Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/8Passes24 · %19
70 Lance Duijvestijn F · 90' 6.60
Key pass4Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/9Fouls won1Passes37 · %31
28 Justin Hubner D · 90' 6.30
Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Passes33 · %26
44 Iván Márquez D · 87' · K 6.30
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won3/3Fouls1Passes30 · %29
Substitutes
5 Yassin Oukili M · 20' 6.60
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls2Passes9 · %7
19 Paul Gladon F · 20' 6.50
Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes6 · %4
7 Kristoffer Peterson F · 11' 6.30
Duels won1/3Fouls won1Passes1 · %1
12 Ivo Pinto D · 20' 5.90
Tackles2Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes12 · %10
45 Owen Johnson F · 3'
Unused: Samuel BastienNiels MartensLars Van ParysMoussa GbemouTristan Schenkhuizen
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%57) ✓
Heerenveen %57 Draw %24 Fortuna Sittard %19
1.95Heerenveen xPuan
0.81Fortuna Sittard xPuan
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Form
HeerenveenLWDWW
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