Fortuna Sittard v Groningen result

Full-time · Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Groningen

Eredivisie · Sat, 26 Oct 2024 15:30 BST · Fortuna Sittard Stadion

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Fortuna Sittard · Groningen · Head-to-head

Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Groningen — Fortuna Sittard won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Fortuna Sittard beat Groningen 1–0 at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in the Eredivisie on Saturday 26 October.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Groningen: an own goal by L. Bacuna (86’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Fortuna Sittard 0.71, Groningen 0.40, from 9 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Blank showed four yellow cards — against 2.4 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Fortuna Sittard: M. Aïko (25’); Groningen: L. Bacuna (35’), Marvin Peersman (72’) and Marco Rente (87’).

What it changes

Fortuna Sittard are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Groningen are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Luciano Valente (Groningen) 5.5, Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard) 4.9 and Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard) 4.3 led the match.

Next up

Fortuna Sittard next host Excelsior on 25 October 2026.

Groningen next travel to NEC Nijmegen on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Fortuna Sittard: Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Groningen: NEC Nijmegen v Groningen, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Groningen · Eredivisie
Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion · Sittard
Referee: E. Blank
Head-to-head (last 6): Fortuna Sittard 3 · draws 1 · Groningen 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Fortuna Sittard 1W 1D 3L · Groningen 0W 1D 4L

Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Groningen (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.2

Corners

against 5.6 / 6.6 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.4 / 2.6

Shots on target

against 5 / 5.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.4 / 2.8

Cards

against 1.4 / 2 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

2.38 yellows

Referee · E. Blank

1.13 home / 1.25 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Fortuna Sittard for / against	Line	Groningen for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.2 for · 6.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.8 for · 12 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	7.8 for · 16.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.6 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.8 for · 9.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.4 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.8 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: E. Blank — 2.38 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 24.63 fouls over 8 matches (1.13 to the home side, 1.25 to the away side).

Home 1.13Away 1.25

Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Erceg n 8	23.8	2.4 4/1	2.8 4/1	—
M. Robberechts n 8	27.5	2 3/1	3.3 4/2	—
J. Dahlhaus n 8	54.5	1.9 5/3	0.8 3/1	—
S. van Ottele n 8	35.8	1.6 4/1	0.3 1/0	—
Ezequiel Bullaude n 8	57.3	1.4 4/3	1 3/1	—

Fortuna Sittard — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Halilović n 8	83.4	1.6 7/3	0.8 5/1
K. Peterson n 8	67.9	1.5 4/3	0.7 3/1
M. Aïko n 8	73.9	1.4 4/3	0.8 3/2
Ezequiel Bullaude n 8	57.3	1.4 4/2	0.8 3/1
A. Erceg n 8	23.8	1.4 2/1	0.9 2/0

Fortuna Sittard — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Peterson n 8	67.9	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Ezequiel Bullaude n 8	57.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
M. Robberechts n 8	27.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
M. Dijks n 8	78.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Mitrović n 8	42.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Fortuna Sittard — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Robberechts n 8	27.5	2.9 6/1
J. Dahlhaus n 8	54.5	2.7 7/3
J. Mitrović n 8	42.1	2.4 4/2
D. Grujcic n 8	39.4	2.3 5/1
L. Rosier n 8	81.1	2.1 8/4

Fortuna Sittard — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Branderhorst n 8	90	3.5 7/5

Groningen

Groningen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Willumsson n 8	35	3.5 4/3	1.3 3/1	—
T. van Bergen n 8	82.4	1.9 6/4	1.8 8/4	—
Wouter Prins n 6	55.3	1.9 4/3	1.4 2/2	—
T. Oosting n 8	14.3	1.6 1/1	1.6 2/0	—
S. Resink n 8	68.5	1.5 6/2	1.1 6/1	—

Groningen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Willumsson n 8	35	2.6 4/2	1 2/1
T. Oosting n 8	14.3	1.6 2/0	1.6 2/0
L. Bacuna n 8	84.4	1.1 4/3	0.5 3/1
T. van Bergen n 8	82.4	1 3/2	0.5 2/2
J. Hove n 8	90	0.9 3/3	0.3 2/0

Groningen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Willumsson n 8	35	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
L. Bacuna n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
Rui Mendes n 8	51.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Pelupessy n 8	28.3	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
J. Schreuders n 8	80.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Groningen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Wouter Prins n 6	55.3	4.6 6/5
T. Oosting n 8	14.3	3.9 4/1
T. de Jonge n 5	72.4	3.7 5/4
S. Resink n 8	68.5	3.3 8/6
J. Pelupessy n 8	28.3	2.8 3/2

Groningen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Vaessen n 8	90	3.9 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Fortuna Sittard		Groningen
53%	Possession	47%
0.71	Expected goals (xG)	0.40
9	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	3
6	Corners	3
2	Offsides	2
15	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
339	Passes	307
80%	Pass accuracy	75%

Fortuna Sittard player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Branderhorst	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
Ivo Pinto	90	0	0	2	4	0	7.7
S. Adewoye	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Rodrigo Guth	90	2	1	0	1	0	7.7
L. Rosier	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Dahlhaus	90	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
Ezequiel Bullaude	89	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
Ryan Fosso	81	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
M. Dijks	68	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Erceg	68	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Aïko	45	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
K. Peterson sub	45	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Mitrović sub	22	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Alessio Da Cruz sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. van Ottele sub	9	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Úmaro Embaló sub	1	1	1	0	0	0	–

Groningen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Vaessen	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	1	1	Y	6.2
M. Rente	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
M. Peersman	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Hove	90	3	3	2	0	0	7.2
L. Valente	90	0	0	2	2	0	7.5
T. van Bergen	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
Wouter Prins	89	1	0	0	2	0	7.3
T. de Jonge	89	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
J. Schreuders	79	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
R. Postema	67	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
B. Willumsson sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Rui Mendes sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Oosting sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–
Alex Mortensen sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Fortuna Sittard v Groningen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Fortuna SittardLLLDW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

GroningenDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Fortuna Sittard 3 · 1 draw · Groningen 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2024-02-08 Groningen 0–0 Fortuna Sittard
2023-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 Groningen
2022-11-13 Groningen 2–3 Fortuna Sittard
2022-02-12 Groningen 0–1 Fortuna Sittard
2021-11-27 Fortuna Sittard 1–4 Groningen
2021-02-28 Groningen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Fortuna Sittard#11 pos41 pts34 pl-17 GD

Groningen#13 pos39 pts34 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Fortuna Sittard scored1.09

Groningen scored1.18

Fortuna Sittard conceded1.59

Groningen conceded1.56

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What is the head-to-head record between Fortuna Sittard and Groningen?: In their last 6 meetings, Fortuna Sittard won 3, Groningen won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Fortuna Sittard and Groningen?: Recent form — Fortuna Sittard 1W 1D 3L; Groningen 0W 1D 4L.

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