Eredivisie Knockout phase Fri, Aug 8 · 19:00 Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard
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Our take

It was too close to call.

GO Ahead Eagles were the stronger side on L90 Strength (28 vs 16). Fortuna Sittard had ? days of rest, GO Ahead Eagles ? and had to travel 141 km.

Away travel141 kmMatches / 14d0 · 0
Fortuna Sittard33%
Draw27%
GO Ahead Eagles41%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.47
Fortuna Sittard33%
Draw27%
GO Ahead Eagles40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
Fortuna Sittard33%
Draw27%
GO Ahead Eagles41%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.47
Fortuna Sittard26%
Draw26%
GO Ahead Eagles48%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.65
Fortuna Sittard33%
Draw27%
GO Ahead Eagles40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
Over 2.5 53% Both score 57% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Sittard)

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Referee · NetherlandsRob Dieperink
  • Cards per match 3.4
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 20

Team strength

Fortuna SittardGO Ahead Eagles
16 L90 StrengthIn forecast 28
21 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
19 AttackIn forecast 29
19 DefenceIn forecast 17
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Fortuna Sittard

Attack—
Defense risk—

GO Ahead Eagles

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Fortuna SittardGO Ahead Eagles
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
0.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.42
-0.42 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
60% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.20 ShotsContext 14.80
2.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.33
26% On target shareContext 32%
6.30 Shots in the boxContext 9.40
67% Box shareContext 62%
7% ConversionContext 10%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.00
10.10 Shots allowedContext 17.20
4.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
3.00 BlocksContext 5.33
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.30
69% Save rateContext 72%
47% PossessionIn forecast 57%
358 PassesContext 502
279 Accurate passesContext 425
78% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.88 Team ratingContext 7.06
12.20 FoulsContext 8.00
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Fortuna Sittard
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
GO Ahead Eagles
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel141 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Fortuna Sittard GO Ahead Eagles
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match——
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km141 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one98.7

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Fortuna Sittard Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
31M. Branderhorst(G)
8J. Dahlhaus 28J. Hubner 4S. Adewoye 12Ivo Pinto
20É. Michut 80R. Fosso
7K. Peterson 23P. Brittijn 18D. Limnios
19P. Gladon
GO Ahead Eagles Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22J. De Busser(G)
5D. James 4J. Kramer 3G. Nauber 2M. Deijl
8H. Linthorst 6C. Twigt
17M. Suray 16V. Edvardsen 18R. Margaret
9M. Smit

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Fortuna Sittard Absences are shown before kick-off
GO Ahead Eagles Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fortuna Sittard+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • GO Ahead Eagles+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Fortuna Sittard · Home No home games yet this season.
GO Ahead Eagles · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

1 Fortuna Sittard wins0 draws2 GO Ahead Eagles wins
Goals per game0.67 – 2.00 Over 2.567% Both scored0% Clean sheets33% · 67%
  • 10 Jan 2025Fortuna Sittard0–3GO Ahead Eagles
  • 11 Aug 2024GO Ahead Eagles0–2Fortuna Sittard
  • 22 Sep 2023GO Ahead Eagles3–0Fortuna Sittard

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Rob Dieperink Netherlands · 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.15
Red cards0.20
Cards 5+30%
Fouls21.4
Penalties0.25
Home wins35%
Fortuna Sittard5 with this referee
Record0-2-3 Cards · opp.2.4 · 0.4 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L3 May 25A · PSV Eindhoven1–42
  • L10 Jan 25H · GO Ahead Eagles0–32
  • D20 Oct 24A · Willem II0–01
  • L21 Oct 23A · PSV Eindhoven1–31
  • D13 Aug 23A · Feyenoord0–06
GO Ahead Eagles3 with this referee
Record2-1-0 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W10 Jan 25A · Fortuna Sittard3–00
  • W29 Sep 24A · Groningen1–03
  • D17 Sep 23A · PEC Zwolle1–14

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Fortuna Sittard
No complete event data.
GO Ahead Eagles
No complete event data.
Fortuna Sittard10 games · scored 6 · conceded 12
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
3 3 61-75
2 1 76-90
GO Ahead Eagles10 games · scored 14 · conceded 17
3 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 5 61-75
3 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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