Fortuna Sittard vs Telstar

Match summary

Fortuna Sittard and Telstar shared the points in a 2-2 draw.

In the first half, Mohamed Ihattaren put Fortuna Sittard ahead from the penalty spot in the 15th minute, Valk's own goal made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute, and Abdelnour Soualhia pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 45th minute. In the second half, Patrick Brouwer equalised in the 47th minute.

Fortuna Sittard had the better of the chances, with 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Telstar's 0.79 from 14.

Fortuna Sittard and Telstar played out a 2-2 draw in their Eredivisie fixture on matchday 12. The visitors edged the overall statistics, recording 53 percent possession, 14 shots, and 8 shots on target compared to Fortuna Sittard's 10 shots and 4 shots on target. Telstar also made 436 passes at an accuracy of 84.2 percent and launched 83 attacks, while the hosts registered 371 passes at 80.3 percent accuracy and 69 attacks. Despite trailing on territory and shot volume, Fortuna Sittard generated a higher expected goals figure of 1.87 to Telstar's 0.79. The disciplinary count reached 2 yellow cards for the hosts and 3 for the visitors, alongside 17 fouls by Fortuna Sittard and 14 by Telstar.

All 4 goals occurred during a frantic first half that ended level at 2-2. Mohamed Ihattaren opened the scoring for Fortuna Sittard from the penalty spot in the 15th minute. Yellow cards were then shown to Iván Márquez in the 25th minute, Marvin Peersman in the 32nd minute, and Tyrone Owusu in the 40th minute. Fortuna Sittard doubled their lead in the 43th minute when Sem Valk scored an own goal. Telstar responded immediately through Abdelnour Soualhia with a header in the 45th minute, before Patrick Brouwer equalised with a right-footed shot in added time. A quiet second half saw several substitutions and yellow cards for Isaiah Ahmed and Sven Simons, but no further goals.